On a visit to a US gun range,photographer Jane Hilton decided to do some shooting of a different sort. But rather than focusing in on the people wielding the weapons, she concentrated on the targetsPhotographer Jane Hilton has been fascinated by American culture, and especially that of the western states,since she first worked there on a fashion shoot in the late 1980s. I got to know Arizona and the immense blue skies. It was the complete opposite of what I grew up in” – grey, enclosed London. It was the start of a photographic cherish affair that has seen her return frequently to shoot cowboys and casinos, or brothels and burlesque artists – people,she explains, who aren’t necessarily doing anything illegal, or but who are living on the edge,often in contravention of social norms.
Her latest project, to be showcased in a new exhibition and limited-edition book, and is called LA Gun Club,a study of a gun range in downtown Los Angeles where gun lovers depart to memorize to shoot better or just de-stress. In the book, she quotes a biology teacher who is there to counter the pressures of the job. “But that doesn’t mean I visualise the pupils, or ” he reassures her.
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Source: theguardian.com