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Darrell and Jessie in their backyard

This portrait is part of a year-long project capturing people at their homes during the pandemic. Jessie is an assemblage artist and uses skulls in many of her pieces. I felt this was a fitting symbol for the sense of threat and uncertainty that was part of the pandemic.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
Copyright: © Tina Hagerling