Serbian born photographer Boogie, is re-releasing his book ‘It’s All Good’ which is a monograph of druggies, gangs, violence, homelessness and guns in New York’s most notorious neighbourhoods. The book was first released in 2006 and will be reissued in December this year.
Boogie immerses himself in the underworld of areas such as Bushwick, Bedford-Stuyvesant and Queensbridge where he befriends drug users, gangs and people with guns, who invite him to photograph them. The photographs are without judgment but rather are a direct documentation of the reality for the people he shoots.
Boogie grew up in Belgrade which was safe until the 90s when civil war broke out, and then morals were abandoned and weapons became commonly present.
Boogie found the area he lived in in New York to be boring which is when he ventured into the rough areas of Brooklyn. He met a woman called Christine who has just been released from jail.
After that he went to the public housing projects and was soon approached by gangsters. One asked him: “Hey, Boogie, would you take some photos of us with guns?” However things changed the more he spent time with them.
Boogie’s approach to document and report on his subject matter, means viewers get to see inside the underbelly of New York and inside the world of gangs and drug addicts.
Boogie has two other books to come out after ‘It’s All Good”. His work is important in unveiling a world we wouldn’t otherwise get to see. His direct approach is effective and revealing.
