176 pages Edited by Ali Gitlow Text(s) by James Shabazz, Layla Ayatollah Barrayn, Richard E. Green, Noelle Théard Photographs by James Shabazz Designed by Rush Jackson 27.4 x 21.5 cm Language: English Hardback Publisher: Prestel 2025
Spanning 45 years of his work in New York’s most beloved green space, Jamel Shabazz turns his lens toward Prospect Par: a sanctuary of community, culture and renewal amid Brooklyn’s hustle and history.
Known for his powerful portraits in the city’s African-American neighborhoods, Shabazz here shares a quieter, deeply personal vision. From Afro-Caribbean drummers at Drummer’s Grove to multi-generational families at play; from sweeping park landscapes to fleeting moments of everyday grace, these images reflect both the park’s vibrant pulse and its stillness.
For anyone who cherishes Brooklyn’s cultural history, its enduring communities and the power of seeing, this book is an invitation: to pause, to look, to feel and to find, in the midst of the city, a place of refuge and reflection.
