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Isla Matheison
I'm an urban, fashion, and lifestyle photographer, and I want to show the new up and coming scene of artists that are based around where I live. These photographs are part of my ongoing work about my friends & the lives they lead.
Amanda Hall
This image is a humorous representation of what some women may have felt on a day in their life in lockdown.
The glamorous, impactful outfit worn to do the mundane task of laundry is down to the desperation in wanting to wear something other than a tracksuit around the house.
The subjects head is inside the washing machine because she is trying to discover a Narnia type world to escape in. Being a woman and mother myself I felt many women bore the weight of lockdown through trying to juggle childcare, work from home, run the household and remain sane, a washing machine drum is a good place to scream into when one needs to release the tension.
Seeing a red, latex clad bottom in the air is undeniably sexy and sex was of course another way to pass the time during lockdown. The inspiration for this style of image using the stark colour palate and male gaze was the late fashion photographer Guy Bourdin.
Jon Rees
I began making this series of photos as a response to our forced disconnection from friends, family and loved ones. When my family were quarantined, we had a few window visits from friends dropping off shopping. These were surprisingly emotional encounters, especially for our youngest, Tommy who had no concept of the virus or why his friends couldn’t come in. I began visiting my friends and loved ones during my daily cycle, photographing them through their front windows. In these times of distancing and disconnection, making these became incredibly important for my own mental wellbeing. I have often described my experience of mental illness as like witnessing life happening on the other side of a glass barrier. This series is my way of trying to represent and diminish that feeling while creating some safe connection with people I love and care about.
Alice Merati
I took this photo at an anniversary march for Grenfell tower. There is lots of green in the picture as this is the colour to commemorate Grenfell. I wanted to show that people are still asking for justice and to present the unity and strength within my North London, Ladbroke grove community.
Jessica Donnelly
This was taken during the later days of the COVID lockdown, with the beauty of the shifting light covering Angus. It captures a moment of freedom and bliss in such a strange time.
Nilu Zargham
My two daughters are my inspirations! During the lockdown, we decided to make artwork (drawing/painting/photography) and edit them digitally to what we had envisioned. It ended up being such a fun projects for the three of us during those tough times.
Cosmo Davis
This photo is representative of the dystopian tranquility of time immobile. The calm of the photo shows time being killed, yet it's contrasting nuclear tinge is suggestive of the uncertainty of our current situation (Covid 19).