STORY AND PHOTOS BY KARISHA KUYPERS
My telework home setup has all the trappings of the modern knowledge worker lucky enough to be able to work from home during the COVID-19 sanitary restrictions in Mexico City—A computer loaded with at least four different video conferencing apps. A work cell phone. A larger than strictly necessary coffee mug. Large binoculars and a camera with telephoto lens….wait, what?
STORY BY HEATHER M. SURLS
On Day 23 of quarantine I stood in front of a black iron gate, coaxing open its sliding lock. This gate was not mine, nor was the yard or the building inside. They didn’t belong to a friend either, or even to a neighbor. Essentially, I was attempting to trespass on a stranger’s property in broad daylight.
PHOTO ESSAY BY SARAH CONNER
Lockdown for me has revealed a strange sense of calm living alongside the fear and uncertainty in the world at the moment. Towns and cities lie deserted, and there is empty space where humans once were. Lockdown has given me the time to pause, become more aware of my immediate surroundings, and see the beauty that exists within this stillness. The following photos capture small moments of peace I have felt during lockdown.
ECRITURE ET PHOTOGRAPHE PAR CATHERINE RICOUL
TRADUCTION ANGLAISE PAR KAMI L. RICE
STORY AND PHOTO BY CATHERINE RICOUL
ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY KAMI L. RICE
11 mai, le premier jour du déconfinement et sa première sortie depuis plus de deux mois au bord de sa mer bien-aimée …
