This Anti-Gang Program Teaches Kids to Shoot Cameras, Not Guns
Don’t Shoot Guns, Shoot Cameras (DSGSC) is a program that's working to keep youth away from gang violence by teaching them to shoot cameras and not guns.
Sharing Photography to Reclaim the Streets from Gun Violence
Back in November 2015, Toronto-based photographer and early childhood educator Yasin Osman began an initiative called #ShootForPeace. Every Sunday, he would arrange a meetup with local youths, hand out some cameras, and take them on a photo walk. His goal was to use photography to reclaim the streets from crime to art.
Portraits of People Who Have Been Shot and Scarred by Gun Violence
Since 2013, photographer Kathy Shorr has been shooting portraits of subjects who have been shot by guns -- the victims and survivors of gun violence from around the United States. The ongoing project is titled "SHOT" and now contains over 50 portraits.
Harm Less: A Photo Series of Firearms Made Entirely out of Plants
Here's a great photo series by artist Sonia Rentsch that quite literally takes the "fire" out of firearms. Dubbed "Harm Less," the series consists entirely of weaponry made out of only organic materials.