Corona Moments
By Steve Bennett | August 11, 2020
As I document the pandemic in my area, I’m heartened when I come across people who are making the best of things and are carrying on with their lives—just with varying degrees of protective gear and operating with new rules of social engagement. When I ask how they’re bearing up, most people respond that this is “just how life is for now.” Most are optimistic that this will be over, albeit not for a long time. Here’s a collection of everyday scenes from around Cambridge.
Outdoor remote office in front of Simon’s Coffee
Another almost typical new normal day at the cafe….
A typical day at the park
Waiting for ice cream curbside delivery, Honeycomb Creamery
Passing the time while waiting for clothes to dry in the laundromat
Just a day at the park, except…
Steve Bennett is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based visual artist. He began taking photographs more than 40 years ago, in the age of film, and transitioned to digital photography in the late 90s. Today, in addition to taking and making traditional street, macro, and landscape photographs, he creates photo-based abstract composites designed to take viewers on fanciful flights of the imagination through virtual realms. His work has been displayed in numerous juried exhibitions, and at Google’s Kendall Square, Cambridge offices as well as various technology, biotech, and financial service companies in the Boston area.