Street Photography nominee

The issue of guns, gun ownership and in particular, gun violence, has increasingly become a mainstay of our country’s weekly news cycle. Over time and by means of extended exposure, I found myself becoming progressively curious about the topic at large, the motivations behind gun ownership and the intense feelings and diametrical opinions that accompany firearms. Ultimately, this struggle became my own as I personally grappled with this fiercely debated subject and its polarity and discovered to my surprise, that the resolution to my quandary lay in lifting my lens in its direction so that I might discover what it wouldreveal.
While at this juncture I cannot return to many of the communities that I photo documented due to the expansive geographic distance that I covered, not to mention the economic outlay that it would entail, I would nonetheless attempt to exhibit my work in disparate communities that overall might reflect one side more strongly of the divide than the other in order that each might see this issue
anew. In addition, I would augment these viewings with personal recollections of the communities in which these photos were taken as well as many of the stories conveyed to me from

Anne-Marie Weber is an assignment photographer living in Lake Tahoe, California. She studied photography and the liberal arts at the College of Marin, California. Anne-Marie began her photographic career in documenting extreme sports and over time gradually began to expand her portfolio to include street and travel photography.

Anne-Marie’s commercial clients include: Volvo, Timex, White Rain Shampoo, Norwegian Cruise Lines, The US Soccer Team, and Cannon. Editorial clients include: Vogue, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, Outside Magazine, Men’s Fitness, and Climbing Magazine.

Anne-Marie’s current project, LOCKNLOADED USA, explores America’s deep history and complex relationship with guns. She has used her background and acquired skills in her previous photo disciplines in her crossing over to this challenging and divisive subject matter that will range over the whole of the United States.

Anne-Marie Weber was just a Finalist in The LensCulture B&W contest and her profile was just featured there as well.

As a sports photographer, Anne-Marie has always attempted to narrow the gender gap. On this specific project, she wanted to additionally explore the world of guns that includes women as equals in this complex issue of firearms in our country and the associated polarity that has arisen as a result.