Portraits Of This Time: Faces of Lockdown

In March 2020 the United Kingdom went into a period of Lockdown in an effort to contain the spread of Covid-19, the Coronavirus. As the global pandemic spread schools were shut to all but the most vulnerable and children whose parents were front-line/critical workers who needed the childcare, offices and workplaces were shut down and the majority of the country were working from home. During this period the people of the UK were asked, then told to Stay Home to protect the NHS and Save Lives!
In the middle of a period that can only described as unprecedented, communities banded together to support one another to help those self isolating, rainbows appeared as a sign of hope in windows and on walls and the nation took to their doorways to applause the NHS and critical workers every Thursday at 8pm.
I was desperate to bring something to help others, to bring some entertainment and joy but also to find a way of documenting this time through my photography. Portraits of this Time began with a simple idea shared on Facebook to create portraits of people in or outside their homes in a socially distanced world whilst on my daily permitted walk.
I hope the images deliver a glimpse of the people I met locally during this period of time in my home village of Ruddington, Nottingham and provide a documentation of the lockdown during 2020.
For any further information please contact me at: peter@urbanscot.co.uk or www.instagram.com/urbanscot
Ruddington, 2020
Gavin, Donna and family with Barley
'It's a bit weird isn't it. We've been doing some kids yoga on YouTube. We like the pace of life, it's a lot simpler.'
Sarah, Oliver & family with Angus
'This time has given us the chance to do the jobs we haven't managed before. We are also doing a lot of playing, baking, gardening and composting!'
Lisa and family with Wilbur the cat
'We both work really stressful jobs, when we got furloughed it was a god send'
Donna, Simon & family with Arfur
'He is still out and about and that’s a worry. He comes in every day and decontaminates himself.'
Arron, Laura and family with Baz
'It's great, Daddy goes on the trampoline with us a lot, and we get to do baking!'
Mandy, Ian & family with Archie
'We are basically baking our way through lockdown'