Nobody Wanted
Daniel George documents the empty landscape in Eastern Idaho where gun-owners practise target shooting. The project examines the tradition and culture rooted in the concept of rugged individualism.
Photography Daniel George
In the American West, vast areas of remote, arid terrain were disregarded by early settlers and described as “the lands nobody wanted.” In the Upper Snake River Valley of Eastern Idaho, parts of these sagebrush desert expanses, now overseen by the Federal Bureau of Land Management, are regularly used by local gun-owners for target shooting. The work is an examination of this culture and tradition, which is rooted in the concept of rugged individualism, the myth of the frontier, and a strict championing of the Second Amendment. Through the documentation of landscapes, artefacts, and individuals, Daniel is considering the social, political, and ecological issues that intersect and complicate this once undesirable frontier.
“Through the documentation of landscapes, artefacts, and individuals, Daniel is considering the social, political, and ecological issues that intersect and complicate this once undesirable frontier.”
About George
Daniel George is a photographic artist whose work is rooted in the medium’s documentary tradition and explores the interconnection of place and culture as it relates to communal and personal identity. Having lived as a transplant in various locations throughout his adult life, he uses the camera to study defining characteristics of the communities within which he resides. The resulting photographs are his attempt to visualize and understand the idiosyncrasies of human activity in these local cultures. Daniel’s work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across the United States, and has been published internationally in both print and online publications. He is currently based out of Vineyard, UT.
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