The Getaway, Part 1

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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 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) .
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

The Short Season

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My wife Cathy and I live in a subdivision called Margie’s Cove, where we have close friendships with a number of our neighbors. All through the spring and summer and...

Quarantine Portrait

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Although I almost always paint in oils, during quarantine I had the strange urge to use watercolors for the first time in more than eight years. With all of the...