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  April 8, 2020

  COVID Litter

  What you will find as you take a walk down any block, street, avenue, or boulevard on Staten Island.
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  2022-04-25

  Empanadas and COVID-19

  These are some photos showing the COVID-19 hygiene measures posted at an Empanada stand called Streat in Arequipa, Peru.
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  2020-04-12

  The Empty Streets of Time Square

  “A pedestrian crosses a nearly empty street in Times Square, New York's most-visited tourist attraction, on Wednesday, April 1.” The bright lights and advertisements bordering the streets have no people or tourists to hypnotise and blind. The usual busy streets of New York are almost completely vacant. I personally felt like the world was literally ending. There was no aggressive honking from impatient drivers, no yelling from pointless arguments on the street. Only the sparse pedestrians, the singular car, but nothing else. Everything was closed.
• 2020-04

  Empty New York

  This is a photo I took of an empty street in New York. During the first peek of the pandemic, New York traffic-filled streets and bustling attractions were rather empty.
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  2020-05-02

  Empty NYC

  The once bustling and lively city of New York, thanks to Covid-19, transformed into a deserted and helpless concrete island. I captured this photo in May of 2020, a depressing time for so many in our city, country, and world. If I had taken an identical photo in the same spot at the same time 3 months before, I would have quite frankly been run over. The concept of one of the most crowded compact cities being abandoned was unthinkable as well as symbolic to the unimaginable and tragic things this pandemic has brought.
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  2021-05-31

  Empty Dusk of 6th Ave

  The streets were different than usual, it was the ironic sense of peacefulness arising from emptiness.
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  2021-09-10

  HIST30060 Group-chat shenanigans

  Lockdown shifted the nature of community dynamics in our local area. We live in a peri-urban region on the outskirts of the Yarra Ranges; as such, neighbouring properties are separated by large swathes of Australian bush. This can be isolating at times; it’s very different to suburban living. Our street (which spans about 7kms) and adjacent streets have a WhatsApp group chat named ‘Fireguard’, which allows residents to share information about fire safety, planned burn-offs and emergency warnings. However, during lockdown the chat was increasingly used for the purposes of socialisation. Suddenly, distant neighbours began sharing jokes and engaging in conversations about lockdown living, through the chat. The chat became a site of social interaction that the members of our area probably didn’t realise they needed, until they did. We eventually decided to create a separate chat for general/social purposes only, the title ‘WHICHBIN’ constituting a friendly inside joke about one particular chat member who never fails to ask, “which bin?” she needs to put out for collection each week.
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  2020-04-06

  The City That Slept

  When you look at this picture, you notice something right off the bat. Most likely the fact that the streets of New York City are completely empty. On April 6th, 2020, New York City was as quiet as it’s ever been. The streets were empty and there was a ghostly feeling to it. If you were downtown that day, something had to feel wrong. I chose this picture to submit to the archive because these streets represent how the majority of people felt during lockdown; empty and alone. When people are cooped up and confined to the safety of their home, they start to realize the things that they took advantage of when things were normal. This picture also represents the odd nature in which the pandemic brought upon the world. We’ve never experienced anything like this before, and didn’t really have any idea how to prepare. It kind of just happened, and whether we liked it or not our way of life was going to have to change for the time being. While sitting in our homes, time was never an issue and, for me personally, I kind of just expected that one day this was just going to be all over.
• 2020-03-20

  The city does sleep

  At the start of the pandemic, I was facing home insecurity and was living in a shelter for three months and special housing for 6 months. The city was the most empty I have ever seen it. Ive seen so many people, homeless people, because of the pandemic and it was devastating. It isolated people.
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  2021-03-26

  Mask trash #25

  Disposable white face mask found near 9th and Roosevelt in Tempe, AZ.
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  2020-03-14

  An Empty NYC Times Square Amidst Covid Lockdown

  In early March, 2020, everyone in school was talking about this new, deadly virus from China. There was a few cases reported in the United States, with reports of community transmission. Suddenly, schools, and entire cities were being shut down across the states. Seeing an empty New York City (being one of the first major cities in the states to shut down) frightened me, and opened my eyes to the brutal reality of what a global pandemic looks like.
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  2021-03-06

  Mask trash #8

  I came across this white fabric mask while walking from home to the university. It was near the corner of Roosevelt and 5th.
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  2021-03-04

  Mask trash #7

  Mask trash spotted on the walk back from Whole Foods near the intersection of 5th and Hardy.
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  2021-03-04

  Mask trash #6

  Fabric mask spotted on the corner of Mill and University near Campus.
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  2020

  Baby it's covid outside

  This post was made by the street artist, Velvet Bandit, of their past up on a pole in Petaluma, California. The artwork is a cartoon virus with the message "Baby it's covid outside" over it.
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  2020-08-23

  NYC Ghost Town

  When people think of NYC, they think of how crowded and busy it is. To walk down the streets of NY, especially Times Square, and see nothing short of a ghost town, is a scary site. It almost reminds me of something out of a movie, more specifically the movie “I Am Legend.” Who knows the next time you’ll ever see an empty street in NYC like this again.
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  2020-03-18

  Covid19 in Newyork

  I had an internship last year in New york. It's a crowded city. When I got off from work, I have to walk really fast, because if I walk slower than others, there even some bankers would push me to walk forward. They are not intended to do so, just because there are many people get off work during that time. And it's usually a noisy and energetic street. However, during the Covid19 period,it became a quiet street, almost nobody on the street. Also, people on the street would wear masks. I think it's a big change for this street and really shocked my mind.
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  2020-01-28

  Empty city

  In these months of the virus's rapid expansion, China has taken measures to seal off its cities. In Wuhan, no one is free to enter or leave the city. Residents in Wuhan are also unable to leave their homes. All supplies, as well as food, are delivered by a single person. People were asked to self-segregate as well as social distance. The whole city was like an empty city, no vehicles, no lights, no people. The formerly bustling city becomes a 'dead city' with no breath. At that time, what awaited people was the rising number of confirmed diagnoses and deaths and the sporadic hope they saw as soon as they opened their eyes each day.
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  2020-04-29

  A Walk through Covid-19 Brooklyn (Shore Road, Bay Ridge)

  Chalk writing found on Shore Road in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
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  2020-03-28

  Empty street during Covid19 outbreak - Boston, MA

  Photograph of St. James St. in Boston, MA, empty during the Covid19 outbreak.
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  2020-03-28

  Empty street during Covid19 quarantine - Boston, MA

  Photograph of St. James Street, empty during the Covid19 quarantine in Boston, MA.
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  2020-04-05

  COMERCIANTES MAYORISTAS Y AMBULANTES SE APODERAN DE MERCADO AVELINO HACIENDO CASO OMISO A REGLAMENTO POR COVID-19

  Comando Regional COVID-19 dispuso el cierre de puestos de mayoristas en el Avelino, pero no hicieron nada contra el comercio ambulatorio. El recorrido empieza, en el video podemos observar que las personas piden que el general que dio la orden del cierre haga también que otros centros comerciales como Tottus , Plaza vea entre otros acaten la misma orden. Ademas mencionan que ellos no pueden cerrar ya que no solo abastecen a Arequipa sino también a Puno, Cusco y otras provincias aledañas. Los comerciantes muestran sus productos como cebolla , papas, manzana, camote, las cuales están en grandes cantidades ya que distribuyen por mayor dicen "No podemos cerrar nuestros puestos de un momento a otro a quien vamos a vender nuestros productos se van a malograr". En el video se muestra también como los comerciantes ambulantes se apoderaron de los exteriores de este centro de abastos de Arequipa los cuales generan desorden y sus ventas son solo al por menor.
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  2020-05-07

  My Lonely Street

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  2020-03-20

  [UNTITLED]

  The image shows how seriously Covid-19 is being taken. A city that is constantly filled with people looks like a ghost town.
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  2020-04-23

  Empty Streets

  Today is April 23rd 2020 My name is Dylan and I live in the small New England town of Marblehead, just 15 miles north of Boston. Marblehead is one of those small boutique towns that pride themselves on its rich history and position right on the ocean. However, due to COVID-19, Marblehead has effectively become barren and small businesses along our main road are closed until the foreseeable future. This road is usually busy and crowded with traffic, runners, dog walkers, street side parkers, and tourists. This has been the state of the town for weeks now and has been the cause of some small-town discussions online. The closing of businesses in town will be hard felt compared to many other towns and cities because Marblehead is against the establishment of chain stores (besides Dunks and Starbucks of course) and relies heavily on local businesses created by local Marbleheaders. This pandemic will be the cause of many financial issues in our town and as the U.S. remains closed, our town’s income from lobstering and tourism will likely be very limited. The town has also passed rules for those willing to shop, that we must wear face coverings to get our shopping done. And for walkers, walking around town has also been hampered by the closing of certain public locations, parks, and access to walkways connecting different parts of town. As for myself, I prefer to stay indoors for the time being due to our rather poor weather lately.
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  2020-04-29

  Children's Chalk Artwork

  I have noticed kids playing in our neighborhood again. Parents setting up cones in the street for games and kids riding scooters, all have been more prevalent than ever before. I decided to document this as best I could with a picture of our neighbor’s kid’s chalk artwork to show how even in dark times, people always strive to make the best of bad situations which is something I think we should always remember when looking back at this year.
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  2020-04-17

  Cleaning Bourbon Street, New Orleans, LA

  Some Bourbon Street business are maintaining their cleaning schedules even with reduced, or non-existent, foot traffic on Bourbon Street.
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  2020-04-27

  Hong Kong: Street Portrait #3

  As a result of the pandemic, mask-wearing has become a norm in Hong Kong.
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  2020-04-01

  A cafe-bus in a mask

  A cafe-bus is “wearing” a mask
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  2020-04-20

  Streets and Avenues / New York City (V)

  After college, and a year of vagabonding through Central and South America, I moved to the city forty-two years ago. I was drawn to New York, like many, by the energy and complexity of the city itself, and more specifically, the rich and endless theater found on its streets. While the array of cultural offerings has been a source of nourishment and pleasure, it is the streetlife that keeps me as excited as my first weeks here. What I love about New York is not what I know about the city, but how much I don't know. You cannot exhaust it as a subject, and from the start, I have made the city my primary interest and subject as a photographer. I always go out with a camera and am often mistaken as a tourist because of it. I take that as a compliment, given few can match the exalted state of excitement and awareness that a tourist experiences on a visit. When the Coronavirus hit and the staggered shutdown of the city went from a talked about possibility to a reality, I found myself inside my apartment looking out at the street below. At first, I made short trips to get necessities, then later added walks through Central Park, and now through the streets of Manhattan. If you think of a photograph as a piece of theater, with a stage set, lighting, cast, and choreography, the new version of the streetlife of New York is an eerie and fascinating show. The set and lighting is much the same, but the cast and choreography have wildly changed. Wandering through Midtown is like walking through an amusement park in the off-season. You experience the present colored by what you know it to be in season.
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  2020-04-20

  Streets and Avenues / New York City (VI)

  After college, and a year of vagabonding through Central and South America, I moved to the city forty-two years ago. I was drawn to New York, like many, by the energy and complexity of the city itself, and more specifically, the rich and endless theater found on its streets. While the array of cultural offerings has been a source of nourishment and pleasure, it is the streetlife that keeps me as excited as my first weeks here. What I love about New York is not what I know about the city, but how much I don't know. You cannot exhaust it as a subject, and from the start, I have made the city my primary interest and subject as a photographer. I always go out with a camera and am often mistaken as a tourist because of it. I take that as a compliment, given few can match the exalted state of excitement and awareness that a tourist experiences on a visit. When the Coronavirus hit and the staggered shutdown of the city went from a talked about possibility to a reality, I found myself inside my apartment looking out at the street below. At first, I made short trips to get necessities, then later added walks through Central Park, and now through the streets of Manhattan. If you think of a photograph as a piece of theater, with a stage set, lighting, cast, and choreography, the new version of the streetlife of New York is an eerie and fascinating show. The set and lighting is much the same, but the cast and choreography have wildly changed. Wandering through Midtown is like walking through an amusement park in the off-season. You experience the present colored by what you know it to be in season.
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  2020-03-25

  Empty streets in Barrie Ontario

  Normally, this street is very busy and consistently filled with traffic. However, it is not in this nearly minute long sample. Unheard of.
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  2020-04-18

  Trouble

  The silence of the streets is only broken by the scream of the lightening these days
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  2020-04-18

  Niño se arrodilla y reza en plena calle por el fin de esta crisis ocasionada por el COVID-19 en Perú

  Esta imagen se viralizó rápidamente en redes sociales se ve al pequeño Alen Castañeda Zelada (6) de rodillas, con los ojos cerrados y las manos juntas en una desolada calle, ubicada en La Libertad - Trujillo - Perú . El pequeño Alen salió a la calle durante la noche para orar por el fin de esta crisis ya que solo así podrá volver a ver a sus abuelos. El menor dijo tambien a los medios "Rezo para que Dios cuide a los que están con esta enfermedad. Estoy pidiendo que nadie salga, muchas personas grandes están muriendo con esta enfermedad".
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  04/07/2020

  "This Will Pass"

  It has been a common occurrence to see messages in windows, streets, and porches in the neighborhoods of Chicago. Social distancing has instilled barriers into people’s lives and these messages are a sign from others that they are with you, while we all experience the effects of COVID-19. Some of these messages are uplifting while others can be relatively nihilistic. Either way it can be seen as an expression of the anxieties that stem from this plague—there are plenty of unknowns, but messages like “this will pass” is a nice reminder that community is still present in these trying times.#DePaulHST391
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  2020-03-30

  Sign Series #10

  This is part of a series exploring the role of language, typography and design in informing the general public. #FordhamUniversity #VART3030 #SignSeries
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  2020-03-30

  Sign Series #8

  This is part of a series exploring the role of language, typography and design in informing the general public. #FordhamUniversity #VART3030 #SignSeries
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  2020-03-30

  Sign Series #6

  This is part of a series exploring the role of language, typography and design in informing the general public. #FordhamUniversity #VART3030 #SignSeries
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  2020-03-20

  Sign Series #1

  This image is part of a series exploring the role of language, typography, and presentation in informing the larger public. The rainbow sign is part of a movement in my community (and many others on LI) to engage children as they go on walks with their family. Businesses and families alike have drawn rainbows and put them in their windows so that kids who are out playing can count how many rainbows they find while on a walk/bike ride and try to find new rainbows the next day! #FordhamUniversity #VART3030 #SignSeries
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  2020-04-05

  Empty streets like never before

  The video shows Hyderabad’s empty streets. Every business in the country, no matter how small, has shut down. The country of 1.3 billion is at a complete standstill. Closures at this stage have not been observed till date, not even on Sundays are the streets so deserted.
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  03/30/2020

  Empty street

  Shot from intersection of Seddon Street and Upper Heidelberg Road, Ivanhoe take 6:30pm Monday when street would normally be packed with peak hour traffic.
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  2020-03-29

  Spread Good Vibes Street Chalk

  This artifact is an example of the street chalk that seeks to encourage positivity as the pandemic continues across the United States.
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  2020-03-25

  Trabajadores de limpieza exigen bono

  Trabajadores de limpieza, workers in municipal cleanup demand a bonus similar to the S/380 bonus given to Peru's poorest citizens