A Time Before Crack, by Jamal Shabazz

Why?

“I love the way that he captures people, and especially New York City. It's important within the black community to see these photographs of people. It reminds me of my dad's archival work, too. Capturing people in the ‘80s and the late ‘70s is historical—that was the biggest thing, having a pinpoint for these people to live in history. That stood out to me the most. But I can also see that he takes time in his framing and I like seeing that initiative to frame up these subjects where he only has a few moments to shoot the photo of these people.”
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- Micaiah Carter, Photographer