“In the photobook “PIECES OF A MAN”, Shabazz’s photos become a time capsule that illuminates and provides a deeper context for the lives of his subjects between 1980 and 2015.” - Byron Armstrong Award-Winning Journalist and Writer
“Shabazz is more closely aligned with forebears like James Van Der Zee and Gordon Parks, both Black 20th Century photographers who brought intelligence and insight through images of ordinary citizens that remind us that “Black America” is America, with all its joy, pain, tribulations, and promise.” - Byron Armstrong Award-Winning Journalist and Writer
“Pieces of a Man is a story of love and loss, of joy and pain, of life and death and rebirth with each page. It's like listening to a classic album like What's Going On absolutely overwhelming and yet, you want to listen to it over and over..” - Sara Rosen Art Writer
"Pieces of a Man, the newest monograph by legendary photographer Jamel Shabazz, is a tremendous undertaking, bringing us around the world and across time, yet always able to center on what we all share as human beings. The title speaks to the way in which each of us are so many things in this life and on this earth, with each photograph capturing a facet of our infinite complexity. The book, like the individual, proves that the sum of the parts is greater than the whole, and yet sometimes we feel fragmented, or must only reveal one part of ourselves, and still remain authentic to our souls." -Sara Rosen for Mandatory Magazine
"The comparison of Jamel Shabazz to other photographers makes sense, from Gordon Parks to Henri Cartier-Bresson. But to me, Jamel’s photos were cinematic, his images not static but alive, capturing a sensibility reminiscent of filmmaker Charles Burnett of the L.A. Rebellion School that emerged out of UCLA in the 1970’s, or of filmmaker Kahlil Joseph who’s work today carries that same torch." - Sohail Daulatzai Art Writer & Scholar