People to Know: Imani Khayyam
"I like simple things," says Imani Khayyam, Photographer for Communications Department for the City of Jackson.
"Just seeing different places, houses. Going around the city exploring different things I haven't seen before. Photographing things I haven't seen before."
Jackson is like his foundation, Khayyam says. "You know how people say, 'If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere?' I truly believe that I believe that about Jackson."
Khayyam sees his role as seeking out the hidden jewels in the city and taking time to nurture them. "[Jackson is] a melting pot of hidden jewels, but it's also a foundation. Where people can be groomed and go and take over the world."
See his work at ImaniKhayyam.com.
Presented in support of the JXN Bicentennial's 200 Souls campaign