I’m feeling a bit apprehensive about what the next few weeks will bring for my project and I’m worried that I’m starting to feel a bit uninspired by the space I’m stuck in. I’ve noticed some photographers I follow on Instagram are already starting to respond to the situation through their work, so I thought it would be helpful to have a look at some of these and collect a few images to look back on when I’m lacking motivation!
I also tried searching hashtags like ‘Covid-19’ on Instagram, and found a few new photographers responding to the current events.
Caroline Dyke:
USA. Vallejo, California. March 30, 2020. The sun came out one day and my partner and I packed up the camera gear and rode our bikes around to say hi to some friends in the neighborhood, trying to follow the 6 foot distance rule.
David Hurn:
GB. Wales. Tintern. March 23, 2020. Coronavirus. I am amazed by how times flies. I have been in self isolation for eleven days now. The cottage seems cleaner. I have more re-scanned, spotted, accurately captioned pictures ready. I don’t seem the least bit bored. I know more names in the village than ever before – but no new faces. Glenn Gould, Bach Goldberg Variations is so inspiring. Love the second part of CD when he keeps repeating phrases with subtle differences that even my ears can pick up. Chet Baker reminds me of very happy times listening to him in Paris – I wonder where she of the time is now. If I listen to two CD’s a day I can last for a year. Village ghost visits twice a week. Spring is trying a visit. Not affected by bugs.
Emin Ozmen:
TURKEY. Istandbul. March 17, 2020. We are stressed after learning two of our nephews have been diagnosed with Covid-19. They are 4 and 6 years old living in France, far from us. Here my wife Cloé is sitting on the couch, lost in her deep thoughts, uncertainty of our own situation, only hoping the best for our beloved ones. Here in Turkey they are announcing only 98 cases for the moment, it’s hard to believe, so we’ve been avoiding any contact with the others for a week.
The situation is only starting to get worse and schools, cafes, cinemas, etc, have closed this week. President Erdogan is expected to speak later today to announce new measures.
Mark Power:
GB. Brighton. March 18, 2020. Monday’s extraordinary u-turn by Boris Johnson’s government, from the bizarre concept of ‘Herd immunity’, allowing the virus to naturally spread to enough people to eventually bring it to an end (until it was discovered this could result in a quarter of a million deaths) to the other extreme of family self-isolation at the first sign of the virus and advice to no longer visit pubs, clubs, cinemas, etc., has meant that most of us in the UK are pretty confused as to what to do. Our 17-year old son, Milligan, is going stir-crazy already, after his college closed it’s doors yesterday until further notice; particularly problematic because he’s supposed to be taking his ‘A’ levels in June. We’ve banned him from going to the gym (an enormous sacrifice, which we continually have to acknowledge!) and our gentle suggestions to use the time to tidy his room have fallen on deaf ears. But at least he has his music, and for much of the day our house is filled with piano, drums and marimba. In this respect at least, we’re very lucky. Our 21-year old daughter Chilli (she of my Fuji ‘Home project) decided to come home from university at the weekend, and is now our leading crusader for self-isolation, virtually refusing to leave the house at all. The other pictures attached show the moment, this morning, when she received news that her degree show has been cancelled (not postponed, but cancelled altogether)… a bitter blow since she’s been preparing her installation for months. We feel deeply for her. Meanwhile, now that I’ve reached 60 and have an ‘underlying health condition’ (type 2 diabetes) I’m told I’m in the ‘at-risk’ category. Walking through virtually deserted streets with Kodak (my dog) yesterday, I had this strange feeling that it was all a dream and soon enough I’d be waking up. I’m still waiting.
Martin Parr:
GB. England. Bristol. During the coronavirus outbreak. Practicing social distancing. 2020.
Nanna Heitmann:
Jonas Bendiksen:
NORWAY. 2020. Nesoddtangeen. At home with daughters Boe and Billie, as all the nursery schools are closed during the Coronavirus outbreak.
NORWAY. 2020. Nesoddtangeen. At home with daughters Boe and Billie, as all the nursery schools are closed during the Coronavirus outbreak.
Jack Latham:
I’ve also had a look on the BJP online magazine and been watching Magnum’s ‘Quarantine Conversations’ with lots of different photographers.
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