Quarantine Faces
The year 2020 being a year of fear, panic, and tremendous loss, was also a year of social isolation. The idea of this portrait series emerged during my “work from home” period. While stuck at home, socially disconnected, and getting bored with a monotonous quarantine routine, I thought to myself “why not capture this boredom?”.
Living in a small apartment, an ultra-wide-angle lens was the ideal choice to shoot these portraits. Surprisingly, it turned out to be a great decision, because the exaggerated perspective distortion helped strengthen the expressions of the subjects, in an interesting and somewhat comical way.
Close-up Details
A high-contrast black and white treatment adds a pop to finer details in fabric, skin, eyes, and hair.
