A Shooting In London

By Author: Alexandra Holland
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So in this age of global terror and the rise in gun culture in London, you'd be forgiven for believing that this would be along the lines of such subject matter. But no, I'm not refering to the sort of shooting you're undoubtedly thinking about...

Shoot Experience are an energetic and innovative photographic events company who, believe it or not, specialise in photographic scavanger hunts! One of there big events is based in the Tate Modern gallery in London. It is used as a corporate team building exercise (as well as for the general public) albeit a long and creatively demanding one from what I've been told.

People get there in the morning and are put into groups, each team being issued a camera. They are then given a set of 10 clues which they follow throughout the city with the task of creating their own answers through the visual medium of, yes, you guessed it, camera pics. They're also given a deadline to return by the evening where the pictures are judged and prizes are for the best and most entertaining pictures. Participants can relax back at the Tate with a drink as the winners are picked. They ...
... even get to have their work showcased at an exhibition at the museum!

The fun filled event is a winner with corporate companies and the general public, and one where in the words of Shoot Experience themselves is "breaking boundaries, improving communication and providing an accessible and artistic platform for discussion and interaction". And who are we to argue with their track record of rave revues in The Metro, The London Paper, London Lite, The Times, Timeout, Contact, Reach as well as an array of other online review sites.

The company is the brain child of South African born Brett Jefferson Stott who created the company in 2006. Brett is a photographer, musician, web designer and entrepreneurial extroadinaire who in the past has had his music featured on UK National radio and his photos in Time Out and the SA Times amongst other well known magazines. Through his passion for the visual arts he has created the Shoot experience to ‘Encourage people to rediscover their everyday environment and lives through photography'.

The Shoot projects are not just exclusive to the Tate Modern and are held all around London, other parts of the UK. The company have recently gone global too with events in Toronto, Delhi and Ouaga.