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It's All Good
Meet Boogie, a Serbian immigrant whose work has appeared in The New York Times, TIME, Maxim, Playboy, and Rolling Stone, among other publications. 'It's All Good is his first book. Listen to him explain the process of capturing these incredible images of life in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn.
Warning: This gallery contains mature images and language.
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An Eye For An Eye
Her mother's boyfriend lost his eye in a violent incident. He removes it often and plays with it, and now she is playing with it as well.
Stop Snitching
Gang members hang a dead rat from a street light as a warning that area residents shouldn't speak with police.
Boogie's Angel's
While the majority of the images in the book feature images of males, this picture shows the young women in their lives.
Hush Little Baby
A mother washes her newborn in the kitchen sink, a practice Boogie discovers is common in other countries.
Adrenaline Rush
Boogie describes how this picture, taken on the first day he captured images of kids with guns, gave him an adrenaline rush.
Death in The Streets
While walking down the street, Boogie happens upon a woman in extreme pain. He calls the paramedics and proceeds to take pictures of what happens next.
Live from the Crack House
This picture was taken in an abandoned hospital in Brooklyn. The man in the shot was a boxer, years ago.
Life Sentence
While the image of the young men with guns and machetes is powerful, the reality is driven home when Boogie reveals that the young man peeking through the door window is currently serving a life sentence for murder.
Surreal
After all he's seen during his travels, Boogie finds himself speechless when he discovers this window front.
The Interview
Boogie joined BV Entertainment programmer Ken Gibbs Jr in the AOL Studio in NYC to talk about 'It's All Good,' Serbia, and how he got in to photography.
What's Next?
Despite these less than uplifting images from the world's biggest borough, Brooklyn has left it's mark on the world in many positive ways. Talib Kweli is a prime example of how Brooklyn residents have influenced the world. Watch this self made emcee and CEO celebrate Black Music Month with Black Voices.