Paul Shambroom's series Face to Face with the Bomb: Nuclear Reality After the Cold War is both interesting and impressive. It is unlikely that any other photographer will be granted access to such sites in the foreseeable future on the grounds of 'Post 9/11' security issues. His work on this project is insightful, offering a glimpse into an unseen world of power. This project was undertaken between 1992 - 2001, visiting sites accross America and the South Pacific.
In his statement regarding his work on this project, Shambroom quotes Psychiatrist Robert J. Lifton in his 1986 essay "Examining the Real: Beyond the Nuclear 'End'"
My goal is neither to directly criticize nor glorify. My objective is to reveal the tangible reality of the huge nuclear arsenal, something that exists for most of us only as a powerful concept in our collective consciousness.
Shambroom's project is successful in this respect, blurring the line between reportage and art. He is able to record and demistify the secrecy surrounding America's nuclear deterrent programme whilst maintaining his impartiality.
Paul Shambroom's website
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