Shot in America:
The goal of my Guggenheim Fellowship, “Shot in America,” is to awaken the national consciousness to survivors of gun violence and create a deeper dialogue about the growing crisis in this country. Through my photographs, I aim to bring to life a cross section of people who make up the gun violence statistics.
Many of us have become desensitized to gun violence because of its pervasiveness in daily headlines and entertainment. The stark reality is that on any given day in this country, an average of 96 people are killed while 246 are wounded. This works out to more than 100,000 victims of gun violence annually.
Our country now has the highest incident of gun violence of any first world nation. But the political polarization around the second amendment has blocked action to deal with this growing threat to our schools and other public places. Mass shootings are now an everyday occurrence yet these staggering statistics have yet to bring about the passing of any sensible gun control laws.
