{"product_id":"souls-against-the-concrete-9781477313145","title":"Souls Against the Concrete","description":"\u003cp\u003eKhalik Allah is a New York-based photographer and filmmaker whose work has been described as \"street opera,\" simultaneously penetrative, hauntingly beautiful, and visceral. His photography has been acclaimed by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e Light Box, the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, the BBC, and the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e. Since 2012, Allah has been photographing people who frequent the corner of 125th Street and Lexington Avenue in Harlem. Shooting film at night with only the light pouring from storefront windows, street lights, cars, and flashing ambulances, he captures raw and intimate portraits of \"souls against the concrete.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume presents a gallery of 105 portraits created with a Nikon F2 35mm camera and a photography predicated on reality. Inviting viewers to look deeply into the faces of people living amid poverty, drug addiction, and police brutality, but also leading everyday lives, Allah seeks to dispel fears, capture human dignity, and bring clarity to a world that outsiders rarely visit. This nuanced portrayal of nocturnal urban life offers a powerful and rare glimpse into the enduring spirit of a slowly gentrifying Harlem street corner and the great legacies of black history that live there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477313145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 12.40w x 1.00d","brand":"Khalik Allah","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42917209997493,"sku":"9781477313145","price":42.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5018830a-13cd-4fee-aef4-7e14ab44e1e3.jpg?v=1687279745","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/souls-against-the-concrete-9781477313145","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}