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Id covered a lot of conflict zones and was increasingly aware that the real story wasnt being told. Gun nation, love me and a portrait of hackney here. Gun nation has been exhibited internationally and awarded five major photography prizes including first prize in world press photo competition, the visa dor, france, and the alfred eisenstaedt award, usa. Gun nation trailer available on prime video youtube. In light of the recent incidents of mass gun violence in colorado and wisconsin, nelson.
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Aug 24, 2009 zed nelson is an renowned photographer whose work has been published and exhibited internationally. Compare that to a population of over 310 millionand there. Zed nelson love me an unsettling photographic journal. Nelson describes himself as a journalist looking for simple stories, but who in doing so has been drawn into increasingly complex, disturbing worlds. At the end of last year, zed went back to the states and tracked down the gun owners he had photographed in his original work to ask why.
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In the 18 years since zed nelsons seminal photography book gun nation was published, 500,000 americans have been killed by firearms in the us and many more injured. Gun nation is a revealing and disquieting journey into the minds of us gun owners, as they cling to the notion of a centuriesold right to bear arms gun nation complete film, 30 mins a film by zed nelson on vimeo. The project has been awarded five major international photography prizes and is regarded by many as the definitive body of work on the subject. These are 4 photographs froma photo essay done by zed nelson on the gun culture in the united states. Zed nelson institute i started my book gun nation for many reasons. Gun nation has been exhibited internationally and awarded five major photography prizes including first prize in world press photo competition, the. Like many of my longterm fascinations, i dont know exactly when the idea seeded itself. Gun nation, a disturbing reflection on americas deadly love affair with the gun, was zeds seminal first book. The film explores issues surrounding gun ownership, gun violence, and gun culture in the united states and marks 18 years since the directors awardwinning photography book of the same name.
Nelson returns to the people he met, photographs them again, and asks why america is a nation still with an insatiable appetite for. Zed nelson s recent film, the street, released in cinemas november 2019, can now be watched online here. It shows americas love affair with guns and is commposed of some very disturbing photos. Zed nelson s seminal project gun nation a disturbing reflection on americas deadly love affair with the gun is widely considered to be the definitive body of work on the subject these compelling images explore the paradox of why americas most potent symbol of freedom is also one of its greatest killers resulting in an annual death toll of over 30,000 american citizens. Zed nelson s gun nation combines the use of irony and gun awareness together in a series. On the 18th anniversary of his seminal photography book, photographer zed nelson returns to the us to find the everyday gun owners from his original works, interrogating their relationship to firearms. This hardhitting visual essay, shot throughout the united states over a threeyear period, shows how deeply guns are ingrained in the american way of life.
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