I think that's what the war photography did for me. It showed me the human side of people and how certain circumstances can change people's lives.
Jamel ShabazzI think what it was with the war photography was the concerned eye, the desire to document these situations to show the world the horrors of war. It inspired me to document prostitution; inspired me to document homelessness in America. We are the richest country in the world, yet we have people suffering, so it helped me to look at things in that manner.
Jamel ShabazzThe images of war inspired me to create, to go to different situations and communities, to document the human side of people, to show a side that we don't see.
Jamel Shabazz