[Leica] Armed America Documentary Video up on YouTube

[kcassidy at asc.upenn.edu (Kyle Cassidy)]

For the last two weeks of the road-trip videographer Cora Benesh went
along with Phil and I and produced this 6.5 minute documentary on the
making of the book -- please feel free to forward it to people you think
may be interested in seeing it. You can also check out my Leica d200 in
here!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOAJgtHSo8E



My publisher says:

In 2004 after a fractious election in which the gun argument played a
significant part, photo-journalist Kyle Cassidy hit the road to learn
why so
many people owned so many guns. His search for answers took him
on a journey that extended over two years and 15,000 miles. Ultimately,
more
than a hundred gun owners opened their doors and their lives to him,
answering
the single question he asked: "why do you own a gun?".  The result is a
collection of striking and thought provoking photographs:  ARMED
AMERICA:
Portraits of Gun Owners in Their Homes (Krause Publications; August
2007;
Hardcover).

Few issues generate as much debate as firearms. Without taking a pro or
con
stance, ARMED AMERICA shows the faces of American gun owners and gives
voice to
each individual "why"...without ancillary comment, editorializing, or
judgment.
These "everyman" portraits reveal people
from different backgrounds, living in various locations, with one common
connection.


Keep turning knobs on that Hasselblad, one of them probably winds it,

Kc