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We shoot photos, videos, messages, and eat shoots in our salads. While the words “to shoot” may have many different meanings, one thing always remains true; whatever you mean by “to shoot” it is an impactful action with unretractable consequences. The discussion surrounding these consequences and the inherent violence tied to the use of these words is to be explored in this selection.
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Intimate Negrociations
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$24.00
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As gun violence is at an all time high, it is imperative to investigate the ties between colonialism and the use of guns as a means of terrorizing and subjugating, and consequently European and North American institutions roles in maintaining and imposing violence upon black people.
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In Almost Every Picture 7: Shooting Gallery Updated Edition
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With her first shot in 1936, Ria started a tradition of shooting with gun and camera. She continued this tradition and archived her shots over the years, assembling quite the collection.
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Explosions, Rainbows and the Rest
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$20.00
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Shots from the Nokia 6600, a manual, and the examination of Nokia’s role as a tool for quick-capture photography. This book takes a closer look at the ways in which Nokia allowed for mass documentation and dissemination of ideas and content.
The power of the often blurred and pixelated photos captured within Che Yeh’s Explosions Rainbows and the Rest hold a certain power and magnitude. Coupled with commentary, Che Yeh seeks to examine the impacts of the Nokia 6600.
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TWO DONKEYS IN A WAR ZONE
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$40.00
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(available for in-store reading only)
Shots from a U.S. Army drone following an attack on an Isis camp. In a moment between two explosions, two donkeys can be seen witnessing the human violence. This brief shot captures life in a moment of violent death.
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trails ( out of print, rare )
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$180.00
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Takashi Homma shoots the blood trails left by deer killed in Hokkaido’s Shiretoko National Park. The shots, symbolic and abstract, examine the role of the deer, which are considered by some to be sacred. A shoot in growth of the deer population has upset agricultors seeking to protect their crops. To aid in reducing the deer population local hunters are encouraged by the government to reduce the number of deer. The effects are captured by Homma, the last traces of their lives found drawn in red in the snow.
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After
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$40.00
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“the before transcends into the after”
After losing his partner Maria, Martin Kollar cautiously browsed the photo archive the two had built together in anticipation of the film they were to shoot ‘Chronicle’. In examining the images Kollar found things he had not seen in the moments before.
In Kollar’s book After he seeks to try to understand how the pieces of before led to the after.
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Come by, enjoy a shot of esspresso, and shoot a glance at these publications to see what it means “to shoot”. And by all means, shoot us an email if you have any questions...
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