The Last Sunday in June
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.96 (967 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 157687172X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Originally staged to celebrate the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots of 1969, which mark the birth of the Gay Pride movement and the eventual recognition of rights for gays and lesbians, Gay Pride Month now takes over the West Village in a parade that attracts close to a million people of all genders, sexualities, ethnicities, and classes. On the last Sunday in June, New York City celebrates Gay Pride Month by staging a parade of floats showboating south down Fifth Avenue to Christopher Street. The four-on-the-floor thump of house music pumps as caravans of divas, boob-flapping biker gals, and costumed creatures preen, primp, and pucker for cameras and spectators on the street. Drawing from an enormous cast of eye-catching characters, Shabazz showcases an extraordinary collection of lu
. Shabazz was born in Brooklyn and lives in Long Island, New York. His debut book, Back in the Days, has received astounding critical acclaim and commercial success since its initial release in January 2001. Shabazz’s work has been exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Kravets/Wehby Gallery, New York; by Kangol at the Dazed & Confused Gallery, London
A Customer said No more hiding in the closet. Jamel Shabazz has the magic touch.I loved the book.This is the real world we live in but hid behind closed doors.His Pictures show the real emotions of real people not afraid anymore.He has a gift and is a truly great photographer.The pictures are beautiful.I been to many of his events and enjoyed each and every one.I hope this book will be a best seller.. LET TRUTH BE KNOWN The book The Last Sunday in June captures photographs of the many faces of the people who are proud of who they are and are comfortable with their lifestyle.The photographer is not afraid to capture the real world that we live in. I felt that the photographer's work was excellent and I am looking forward toseeing more work by this photographer.. Gay Pride Photos Jamel Shabazz is not homosexual yet while working for the New York City Department of Corrections, he published a sympathetic and candid book of photography about the gay pride parade.Mr. Shabazz is the the type photojournalist driven by curiosity about other humans. The photographs, mostly in color, are like snapshots in an inclusive family album. All kinds pose for Mr. Shabazz: a pair of handsome men dressed like twin sch
. In 1990, two young women in New York's Washington Square Park suggested that Shabazz, a documentary photographer, check it out, after he asked them where to find "drama and flava." After some initial discomfort, Shabazz began documenting the celebration annually, showing off the diversity and energy of the gay community. From Publishers Weekly Commemorating New York's Stonewall Riots of June 1969, the last Sunday (and Saturday) of every June finds Greenwich Village electric with gay pride events and activity. Moving from people in metallic outfits to those in very little at all, Shabazz captures picketers, revelers and people in love; transgender, multiracial, cross-class and totally engaged, Pride Day draws celebrants from around the world. Shabazz previously published Back in the Days, a collection of his shots of street gangs in New York in the 1980s; as New York Times reporter Kalefa Sanneh writes in an included essay, "Where many street p