Artist's images, musings, and observations
about life in the time of corona
Artist's images, musings, and observations about life in the time of corona
Omicron Edition 2022
The Getaway, Part 1
![C. J. Lori_Leaving the Beach House_oil on canvas_12 x 12 C. J. Lori_Leaving the Beach House_oil on canvas_12 x 12](https://pandemiclens.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/C.-J.-Lori_Leaving-the-Beach-House_oil-on-canvas_12-x-12-1024x1024.jpg)
It was the time of year we most look forward to—early fall, when we would typically travel to Europe or take a cottage on outer Cape Cod. Clearly, our original...
Masks of Boston, Part 1
![Cole & Maude Bascome-Duong Cole Bascome-Duong and Maude Bascome-Duong
20 years old
Occupation: Students
Most challenging part of Covid19/this time in history?
Keeping a positive outlook (Cole)
Not being around other people, not knowing when that will happen again (Maude)
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What has given you strength/ are there any unexpected positives from Covid19?
It reignited my passion for the visual arts that I didn’t have time for before the virus. (Cole)
I think one of the biggest positives is that the entire world is experiencing the same exact thing. I’m not sure when that will ever happen again but I think from this I have had a deeper appreciation for life and being around other people- a development of kinship. (Maude)
Who do you wear a mask for?
My family and friends who are high risk. (Cole)
I don’t think I wear a mask for myself. I’ve gotten to the point where if I get sick- I’m sick and kind of have the thinking that it’s inevitable (which probably isn’t the best thinking) but I care more about spreading it to my family and other people. So I guess to protect the people around me. (Maude) .](https://pandemiclens.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Katherine_TaylorBascome_Duong_SQ.jpg)
As a photojournalist who has covered many stories related to COVID-19, I was acutely aware that the advent of this virus had enormous personal and professional long-term, serious implications. I...
COVID-19 and People in Pain
![Benjamin_Arizmend-Gonei Benjamin_Arizmend-Gonei](https://pandemiclens.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Benjamin_Arizmend-Gonei-786x1024.jpg)
On November 3, the day of the United States presidential election, more people in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Minnesota tested positive for the coronavirus than on any other day since the...
I Am a Nurse
![RGately1-BW--p2 RGately1-BW--p2](https://pandemiclens.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/RGately1-BW-p2.jpg)
Long before the pandemic hit, the World Health Organization (WHO) had declared 2020 The Year of the Nurse, and now, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems especially...
Transitions
![Bennett_Gewirtz_Adapting to Our Flattened Lives Bennett_Gewirtz_Adapting to Our Flattened Lives](https://pandemiclens.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Bennett_Gewirtz_Adapting-to-Our-Flattened-Lives-1024x766.jpg)
For the past few years my work has been influenced by the time I spent in a part-time job at local Home Depots. As I walked around the store, in...
Fine (Enclosed) Dining for Two
![Talulla-Single +51 DSCF6977 Talulla-Single +51 DSCF6977](https://pandemiclens.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Talulla-Single-51-DSCF6977-1024x1024.jpg)
I've been photographing a lot of outdoor dining setups in Cambridge, but the upscale Talulla's “greenhouse” cubicles struck me as the most sophisticated, replete with elegant table settings for two...
Night Walk
![Nightwalker drawing series (2) Nightwalker drawing series (2)](https://pandemiclens.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Nightwalker-drawing-series-2-1-812x1024.jpg)
These images are from a body of drawings and paintings that I created during lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Nightwalker series pastel drawings record a passing sense of...
Motoring On
![SBennett-Unicycle-RBPark110820 SBennett-Unicycle-RBPark110820](https://pandemiclens.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SBennett-Unicycle-RBPark110820-1024x1024.jpg)
When I began documenting the pandemic in my area, I was looking for the signs of distress that we're all feeling. I still capture them whenever I can, but now...