JAMEL SHABAZZ
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JAMEL SHABAZZ
wordsby leah turner photoscourtesy thrush holmes empire
Billed as a “mini-retrospective,” Seconds of My Life at TorontoÂ’s Thrush Holmes Empire presents a selection of work by Brooklyn-based photographer Jamel Shabazz. Representing a career that spans over thirty years, Seconds of My Life includes approximately two dozen photographs – indicative of ShabazzÂ’s long-time commitment to documenting urban life, hip hop and street culture in New York City. A twenty-year veteran of the New York City Department of Correction, as well as an activist, philanthropist and youth mentor, Shabazz has dedicated much of his life to working with inner city communities…
