Sights in the City: New York Street Photographs. Collector's Edition

This Collector's Edition includes the book 'Sight in the City: New York Street Photographs' and this print signed and numbered by Jamel Shabazz: 'Street Photographers of Times Square', 1982, Archival inkjet print, 12 x 8 inches. The photograph has been printed in 2016 in a limited edition of 25 copies.

During the summer of 1980, under the direction of his father, a photographer, Jamel Shabazz armed himself with a Canon AE1 SLR camera and passionately photographed the urban landscape that he called home. New York City-the city that never sleeps-was the ideal epicenter to photograph because of its 24-hour subway system and the many businesses that are open late into the night. New York's energy inspired him to use the streets as a canvas for the majority of his work for over 35 years. Photographing in the streets put Shabazz in the heart of all of the action- he carried his camera everywhere, always set and at the ready. Like a sherman seeking a fruitful catch, Shabazz ventured into locations full of life and uncertainty in hopes of capturing a unique moment. More importantly, he sought to gain insight into the conditions of the larger world and its inhabitants.

'Sights in the City' is a testament to Shabazz's visual journey, contianing 120 color and black-and-white photographs, most of which have never been published. His images are both intimate and provocative in nature, each having its own DNA.