![]() and it brought me peace of mind that if an encounter would happen again, i had at least a half a chance of protecting me and my wife. It took me a while to feel comfortable having it, but soon realized it was just a tool that can be handled safely and securely. But after a close encounter with an ex-convict at my home, i braved up and purchased one. I use to be of the opinion that guns were something evil by themselves and was "afraid" to own one or be around one. So if you want to be kept up to date on this or any of Peter's other projects be sure to like him on Peter Andrew's Facebook page or follow him on Twitter Peter and his crew have more models in the works and have aspirations for a book of the series. Also, I'm working on a project on the Air Jordan chronology.” ![]() “As always I'm working on my highway series. My first real gig was a food shoot for Molson-Coors.”Ģ) If a unicorn were to magically remove cameras from your hands, forever, what would you want to replace them with (the cameras not your hands)?ģ) If you were trapped in a pit full of ravenous chinchillas what would you want your last meal to be?Ĥ) Do you have any amazingly must see projects in the works? So I contacted Peter for permission and a few quick questions, in hopes of getting to know him a little better.ġ) How did you get started in photography / what was your first paid gig? It's always good to ask an artist for permission before posting their works but even more so when they have access to this many firearms. What I am saying is that guns can be interesting to look at from a technical and visual perspective.” “I’m not saying guns are good or bad in this project. I think that guns are safe if they are used by safe people and dangerous if use by dangerous people.” “We’ve thought a lot about the politics and here’s how I put it. As the viewer, you want to lean in and see the detail but at the same time it’s very uneasy to be as close as you are to the barrel of a gun.” This makes it very hard to examine at point blank range. Typically, when you see a gun at this range and perspective it’s usually seconds before the pistol is fired. “We also loved the impossible perspective these portraits provided. ![]() This imperfection and detail were very interesting to us connecting us back to these images as portraits.” Metal burring around the barrels, scratches in the metal. “As we started shooting them, we could see flaws in their design. Like powerful people, pistols have this “perfect” quality that we wanted to explore.” We decided to photograph portraits of them in a similar way you might photograph a powerful person. “Guns have a massive amount of power associated with them. Peter's work featured in Bruce McDonald's new movie "The Husband". ![]()
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