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2020-04-07
Plum Street Snoballs provided medical staff with a tasty treat during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2020-04-09
The COVID-19 virus disrupts life, particularly our relationships with those we love. But, relationships are flexible and adapt to circumstance. Due to the stress the virus puts on her non-profit organization, my mom must leave earlier for work and cannot see my dad in the morning. So, in addition to leaving notes for my brothers and I, she leaves a few for him. Most of these notes offer him encouragement, as working remotely is a stressful change for most people. Next to her note, she leaves a coffee filter filled with coffee grinds, so he can make his cup of morning joe. Although my mom cannot do these things in person anymore, she still lets my dad know shes there for him.
#FordhamUniversity #VART3030
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2020-04-01
Due to Covid-19 all schools have been required to do online school. This image represents students having to sit in their house all day doing school work and not being allowed near others
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2020-03-27
We went out for ice cream one night because it was the only thing left to do. I guess somebody sick was there too because they closed a week later.
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2020-04-19
Happy Birthday Andrew! I took a walk later that evening and saw some party lights coming from inside your house. I hope you had a good birthday.
- your neighbor
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04/12/2020
In these trying times, I believe that my photo helps to tell a story of strength, family, unity, and unwavering faith.
We’re both “essential” workers, however, family comes first and one of us has opted to stay home to homeschool our two sons. We are very appreciative of this extra, uninterrupted family time.
Spending more time together, we’re getting to know each other all over again.
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2020-05-01
Disney Parks rarely close down for long periods in time. The pandemic has created a new first for the parks, as this is an odd sight to see.
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2020-04-26
Many of my favorite musicians kept us entertained by putting on FB live concerts. To repay the kindness we would tip them via Venmo or PayPal. This is one of the things that kept me sane and gave me a relief from the boredom and loneliness as I could comment to friends live during the show. It was really awesome!
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2020-04-30
A personal account.
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2020-04-11
Confined to their homes, residents of Greater Boston have been seeking solace in their own space by gardening more than ever. The town of Brookline began to pick up yard waste weeks earlier than it usually does as a result of popular demand, garden centers across the city are now delivering supplies and plants to customers, and at Mahoney's a popular garden center in the Boston subrub of Winchester, the line to pick up supplies was hundreds of feet long. Yet the space still felt empty, as pickups were carefully scheduled and masked customers observed physical distancing.
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2020-04-28
An analysis of super-spreader events to identify the major source of transmission
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2020-05-01
A person walks with a mask covering his face and an umbrella covering his body
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2020-05-01
A cashier at the supermarket takes a moment to take a picture. She stands smiling (I think) wearing a face shield and mask over her mouth.
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2020-05-01
Uber's gate is down and the parking lot is filled. Could Uber really be closed?
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2020-05-01
The gate is down, the sign tells us that the cleaners is closed. I should have picked up my clothes sooner....
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2020-05-01
The corner store gives directors where to go- the door is closed, go to the window. A plastic covering is placed between the merchant and the buyer
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2020-05-01
A sign and lock on the gate: The playground is closed
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2020-05-01
Merchants restocking their store while wearing masks.
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2020-05-01
A wall mural reminding people of the dangers of blue light.
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2020-05-01
Honduran Siblings crossing the street in the Bronx with their faces hid by masks.
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2020-04-30
A merchant sits in her second hand shop, looking out of the window with a mask covering her face.
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2020-04-14
This is a photo of my little sister and I embarking on a 'journey' to the grocery store. Before this strange time, running an errand was something I never gave any thought. It oddly feels like so long ago: I would just grab my car keys and head out the door. Now, I need to take multiple precautionary steps before I go in public. It is still near impossible to wrap my head around the fact that the steps one needs to take (finding something to cover your face, having gloves ready or at least having hand sanitizer accessible) could literally be a matter of life and death. Not to mention, one needs to wipe down all the items that are purchased and brought back home. Now that I calculate my every move, like limiting what I touch, I realize more and more how much I previously took the little things for granted. I miss being around my friends, playing board games and sharing pizza. These are lonely times, and I could only imagine what it is like for those who live alone. I am so lucky to have my family so I don't go totally insane. This time has brought opportunities for us to have long talks that we would not normally have. This stagnant time has allowed us to discuss topics we would not otherwise dive into: topics of faith, philosophy, community, and what it means to be human. #REL101
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2020-04-30
This image demonstrates an alternative way to honor the 2020 senior class that is unable to attend their graduation due to COVID-19. It shows how the pandemic is affecting traditional graduation ceremonies. This is at my local high school.
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2020-04-30
My mom has been gardening as a hobby for as long as I could remember. Since we're in quarantine together, I have been helping her with her gardening recently. It's been a good way to keep busy and not feel like we're locked in all day. The image attached is a sunflower that recently bloomed.
#REL101
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2020-04-30
My mom has been gardening as a hobby for as long as I could remember. Since we've been in quarantine together, I've been spending more time with her helping her with her gardening. It's been a good way to keep busy and not feel like we're trapped inside all day. The image attached is a sunflower that recently bloomed.
#REL101
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2020-04-03
Looking across the usually busy New Market Square during the first week of Kansas's "shelter-in-place" order issued on March 30, 2020, which closed all non-essential businesses in the state.
*Aaron Peterka, Northeastern University
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2020-04-30
Personal account of a nurse
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2020-04-03
An electronic billboard at a shopping center along Maize Road in west Wichita, Kansas, encouraging citizens to weather the crisis and look forward to better days. The sign incorporates the city's emblem with a blue heart added in its center.
*Aaron Peterka, Northeastern University
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2020-04-20
Picture of a family pet interrupting work.
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2020-04-30
This is an image of the signboard in front of the St. Lucas Evangelical Lutheran Church in St. Louis, MO. This announcement is notifying the community that the church holds their services online, and by not gathering for traditional services, they are helping to minimize the spread of COVID-19 while still engaging in their religious lives. #REL101
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2020-04-08
West Jefferson Medical Center staff celebrates as patient recovers from COVID-19.
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2020-04-30
A personal account
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2020-04-30
A personal account
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2020-04-29
This is the road to a family lake near Loris, South Carolina. Built over 60 years ago the road is very worn down and the brush has grown up all around it, but it is still there. I went out there this past week just to clear my head after this past week. During, the Covid-19 season that we are stuck in I have found it necessary to get out and away to a place that you can breathe at. No news, Facebook, or Instagram just you and nature. Trust me it is a good way to keep sane.
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2020-04-12
Danielle Gonzalez celebrated Easter with her family through a Zoom call. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she was unable to see her family for this holiday. Even though they couldn't be there physically, they still saw each other virtually and that was enough. The Zoom call was full of laughter and love!
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2020-04-24
This is a picture of me at work at the Rotllies Pizza and Pasta. I work mostly as a pizza cook and sometimes I dabble at working as a line cook. We have taken many extra precautions at work to help stop the spread. Everyone has a mask and gloves on. If you have never worked an oven with a facemask on let me tell you it is hot. We are working hard to keep the doors open and the support from our local community has been amazing. While we have been fortunate other businesses have fared far worse. There has been many businesses that cannot keep the doors open. Others have tried to open back up with the help of the government loans. These are strange times and we got to stick together.
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2020-04-04
A hand-made sign reading "I assure you we're open" hangs outside a local restaurant and bar in Yuma, AZ. Despite the panic surrounding the pandemic, small businesses continue to bring positivity to daily life.
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2020-03-14
The image shows the aftermath of a grocery store two days after a state of emergency was issued in Virginia and all schools were closed due to Covid-19
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2020-04-23
In order to encourage high school senior from my hometown, a page was made in which people could post their child that's a senior and people within the community can "adopt" them and then sponsor them, specifically by sending them baskets or gifts catered to what they like.
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2020-04-30
Today my family put up this sign for my sister, since she won't be getting a proper graduation this year. She won't get to walk across a stage, but this way we can still brag to the neighbors about her accomplishment!
#REL100
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2020-04-30
Throughout my whole life I have never seen people so scared and/or lost like I did during this pandemic. Hearing on the news that the COVID-19 pandemic was sweeping across the country and that we were encouraged to stock up on essential supplies I decided to head to the nearest Walmart and get the things I would need for daily life to continue. As I walk into the grocery store, I could immediately feel the panic that was upon every individual that was in the building. Shopping carts full to the max as well as almost everybody having on mask and/or gloves. Shelves were almost completely empty with nothing really left for the workers to stock them back up with. People fighting over items that we considered very small and unimportant just a few days ago. I was completely shocked at just how real this invisible virus had become to everybody,and what people were willing to do to make sure that they were able to survive. A day I will always remember as the Great Grocery Store Run. #REL101
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2020-04-30
Every day, I cook (kitchen not pictured but in the same room), work out, study, relax, and work from home all in the same room. This goes to show that even though the world is changing in huge ways during this time, every day actions such as going to the gym have had to transition into the home. Small changes like this show how we have had to adapt routines that we wouldn't normally give a second thought to.
#REL101
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2020-04-23
While pandemic is going on, there are many people who end up buying more than the amounts that they need for themselves. This then leaves families who are in actual need to not have something healthy to provide for their families.
#REL101
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2020-04-30
I titled the image “A New Normal” as the Corona virus pandemic has forced us into a a different way of life. It used be where if we went out of the house to go to the store all you usually needed was your car keys and wallet or purse but now it is much more than that today. Today, because of the corona virus , there much more that you need to help protect yourself from the corona virus before going out. The everyday carrying of items such as latex gloves, face masks and hand sanitizer have become an everyday necessity for some because of corona virus and have become the new normal.
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2020-04-30
Every time the garbage truck comes, my son, Carter, 5, rushes to watch the action from the living room window. He comments on the bin order, and asks questions about how the truck’s “arms” work and where the garbage is going. It reminds me of when I was a kid, and how during hockey intermissions, with no action on the ice, my dad would entertain me by having us each pick a zambonie and see whose would win the “race” to clean the ice first.
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2020-04-28
This image shows a mother sewing homemade masks for her and her family to use whenever they are outside of the house.
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2020-03-10
This image was taken by me when I came home from University for Spring Break. At the time, the Covid 19 virus was present but it hadn't forced people into lockdown yet. I have always loved photographing things but the ocean has always been a place of true solitude. When I first saw the picture, I did not think that it would be the last time I saw the ocean for some time. I was unaware and did not appreciate how truly beautiful the picture was. I want this image to serve as a reminder to all that in these difficult times we must appreciate everything in our lives. Whether it be loved ones, a hobby, a food, or even the simplest things like waking up in the morning and being able to experience the sensations and feelings that we feel because we never really know when things may come to end and we want every last time to be a proper farewell if needed. #REL101
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2020-04-27
A young boy works on a speech therapy assignment from home. Families are struggling to navigate how to continue their children’s special needs services in a time when social distancing is mandatory and all non essential services are closed down. #REL101
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2020-04-14
This is an artwork drawn by the outsider artist Margaret Mousseau during the Covid period (March/April 2020). The title "Exorcism of a Virus" is not the only piece to reference current events. A former healthcare worker, now 64, she works from her apartment in Vermont.
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2020-04-29
As I imagine it is for many other people in the United States, particularly in the
northeast, the emergence of the Coronavirus, and the subsequent panic and declaration of
a global pandemic, was surprisingly quick. The first that I heard about the virus was from
a news article during Holiday Break. At this point, my thinking was that because it is in
China, it was not that big of a deal. However, the picture of doctors in full protection gear
carrying a body bag was disturbing. Being a person with contamination fears that
accompany my obsessive-compulsive disorder, I immediately Googled the symptoms of
the disease. I was slightly comforted that one of the symptoms was not nausea and
vomiting because my main phobia is vomit.
A few weeks after this initial introduction, I was back at Bates College for my
Winter Term. Coincidently, I was enrolled in a course called “China in the World.” Part
of this course was to analyze media relating to China and connecting it to our core
concepts. The first week that we got into small groups to share our individual pieces of
media that we chose, most of my classmates choose news articles about the novel
Coronavirus. In the weeks following our initial discussion about COVID-19, the virus
was present on everyone’s mind, but it did not seem as an eminent threat. People would
bring it up in conversation, but we were told not to worry. We had our winter break
during the week of February 16th, and many people traveled with friends or went home. I
went back to my home in Connecticut. Being that we live an hour away from New York
City, my dad commutes into the city every day, and we visit the city often. My mom
planned for us to go into the city and watch the Broadway show, Hadestown, before I left
to go back to school. At this point, I saw some people taking precautionary measures, but
the majority of people did not seem to be worried. My sister brought hand sanitizer, and
we all used it before eating and after touching handles or anything else.
After break, I headed back to school. During the next two to three weeks, the
nation saw the confirmed cases of the virus rapidly increase. Once it became prevalent in
the Boston area and colleges started to shut down, it was only a matter of time before
Bates closed. The last week before we were sent home—the week of March 8—things
started to change each day. Each day brought cancelations, new dining protocols, and a
lot of uncertainty for both students and professors. I found it hard to concentrate on
getting the work I needed to accomplish completed. By the time it got to Thursday, the
high school in my town—where my sister is a senior—had moved to remote learning, the
preschool that my mom works at had closed down, and many other colleges and
universities have sent their students home or asked that they stay home after spring break.
Thursday, I tried to spend a good amount of time with my friends, assuming that we were
going to be sent home and not going to be able to see each other for an unknown period
of time. Friday morning, around 10am, Bates College President Clayton Spencer
announced that we would need to pack up all of our belongings and leave school by the
following Tuesday. Subsequently, we would begin remote learning. My 11am class was
canceled and very few people showed up to our last in-person China in the World class.
During this time, our professor put up the live stream of President Trump’s address to the
American public declaring a national emergency. We all sat there pretty quietly. The
whole situation still felt so surreal. One invisible entity was causing mass destruction
around the globe.
My sister and my dad drove up to Maine and picked me up Saturday the 14th of
March. It was quite difficult to say goodbye to all of my friends, especially since I wanted
to give them all hugs. I said goodbye to the vast majority of people I wanted to see and
we headed to Portland for the night. It occurred to me as we were driving by the historic
quad a Bates that this would be the last time I would be there for a while; I was planning
on going abroad in the fall before the chaos of the virus. Arriving at the hotel, I was
feeling pretty down. I am such a homebody, so I never thought that leaving school and
spending the rest of the semester at home would be upsetting. It truly was. The week after
being sent home, I got an email saying that I was exposed to the one individual who had a
confirmed case of the disease on Bates campus. It was a little alarming feeling like I
might have exposed my family to the virus. However, my sister happened to be talking to
her best friend that night and her friend confessed that her whole family had the virus.
Therefore, we had been exposed to the disease twice. We all quarantined for fourteen
days, and luckily no one developed symptoms.
Over the last month, I have been trying to stay busy and focus on my schoolwork.
As more and more people perish from disease, it has been difficult to get up each day not
dreading the worst. I have tried to limit the amount of news that I have watched in order
to decrease my anxiety. I have tried to ignore some of the “news” presented on social
media sites that provide misinformation about the disease. I wish I could help with the
crisis more than I have already because, honestly, it feels like staying home is not
enough. It has helped to talk to my friends and family over Skype, Zoom, or FaceTime.
Now that school is over, I am going to focus on doing things for my mental and physical
health. As I mentioned before, having contamination fears during this pandemic has been
challenging. Through therapy, I have been taught to limit my hand washing and other
compulsions having to do with my phobias. During the pandemic, though, it is necessary
for everyone to be extremely cautious and wash their hands pretty constantly. All of the
precautionary measures have been triggering, but I am proud to say that I am handling the
pandemic a lot better than I would have imagined I would have a few years ago. I am
extremely grateful to be able to be living at my family home safely, and having access to
food and other resources. I feel extremely privileged being in the situation I am in, and
sincerely feel for others who may not find themselves in a similar circumstance.
