There
is a certain feeling of darkness coupled with loneliness during this period of
COVID-19, but there is also a light spilling through this gloom. This again is a photo essay compiled with
images that express feelings of isolation.
If
this period of self-isolation has taught me anything as a photographer, it is
how the small things around me can be visible definitions, or glimpses into
this isolation. The invisible has become
visible. The light and shadows around me
have helped give visual reality to these feelings of bleakness that my camera
helps me record.
The
light streaming through the windows is a dance between light and darkness. As the light moves from surface to surface,
shapes become defined. These shapes are
small parts of my existence. My senses
have become acute to the various items I see or maybe don’t
see. And, as I photograph these items
that seem to hide in the shadows, it has strengthened my ability to see and
feel this light and shadows. There is
certain aesthetics in the shadows because they define the light and that which
it falls upon. The question of course
arises, what more is hidden in the shadows?
It is therefore, this creative process that makes my isolation
palatable.
The images for this blog were
shot using a Sony Alpha7II camera…during morning hours when the light is coming
through the windows from the east and at it’s strongest. If you like this blog and want to reach me, I
can be reached at nymacc@gmail.com
