Seconds of My Life
Jamel Shabazz’swork has appeared in publications such asThe Source,Vibe,Trace,British Elle,Jalouse,Dune,GQ, andFrench Vogue. In addition, his photographs have been exhibited inHip-Hop Nation: Roots, Rhymes, and Rageat the Brooklyn Museum of Art, atXhibiton Transitionin Chicago, and atTrace Magazine: True Signs in Paris. Shabazz is a Teaching Artist with Rush Arts Foundation, where he mentors at-risk youth. He is a philanthropist who supports organizations likeThe Harlem Art Project,The Queens Council on the Arts, andProject Hope. He has published three books with powerHouse:Back in the Days, A Time before Crack,The Last Sunday in June(2001, 2005, and 2003). Shabazz was born in Red Hook, Brooklyn, in 1960.Lauri Lyonshas worked as a photo editor forMagnum Photos,The Source,B.E.T, andEssence, and created photo essays that have been featured inFortune,Vibe,The Fader, andThe London Observer, among others. Lyons’ work has been exhibited in the International Center of Photography, Brooklyn Museum of Art, and the Birmingham Civil Rights Museum, and her first monograph,Flag: An American Story(Vision On Publishing), was published in 2001.