‘Do you have a favourite gun?’ Franks asked Eunju over tea, casually shifting the direction of the conversation. Her eyes lit up. ‘Yes, I’ll show you’ she replied enthusiastically, as she strolled out of the room momentarily. Re-entering the kitchen she looked at the photographer with a giddy smile. ‘This is my favourite,’ she said with a sense of pride, ‘The Remington 870 Police Magnum Short Barrel Shotgun.’
Series Name: The Second
Series Description: Part of the reason the Second Amendment was written was to ensure that American civilians were sufficiently armed that they could deal with a British invasion, should it ever happen. Yet when Tom Franks knocked on their door and asked – with a British accent – if he could see their guns, have a chat and take their photograph, he was invited straight into the subjects’ homes. Franks is not sure what they imagined a full-scale British invasion was going to look like, but the irony of the situation was not lost on him. The photographer spent over two weeks in Prescott, Arizona, visiting the homes of the city’s residents to learn about the normalisation of gun ownership in the USA.
Prestiżowy tytuł Fotografa Roku 2025 przyznano znanemu brytyjskiemu fotografowi Zedowi Nelsonowi za cykl The Anthropocene Illusion (Złudzenie antropocenu). Zwycięzca otrzymał nagrodę pieniężną w wysokości 25 000 dolarów, cyfrowy sprzęt fotograficzny firmy Sony oraz możliwość zaprezentowania dodatkowych prac na wystawie Sony World Photography Awards 2026.
