Coronavirus: National Geographic photographers capture their worlds on pause
Stuck at home from New York to Nairobi, National Geographic photographers focus on family, empty streets, and walks in the wild.Thursday, 26 March 2020
“Andrà tutto bene.”
“Jiayou.”
“Together, apart.”
These phrases, in Italian, Mandarin, and English, respectively, roughly translate as “solidarity in solitude.” It’s as if, around the world, the creep of COVID-19 has created a universal call and response. If we can’t gather in person, we’ll join together in spirit against the shared threat of coronavirus.
From San Francisco to Milan to Tokyo and beyond, we are staying home, flattening the curve, socially distancing. That means National Geographic photographers are, as well.
What does this pandemic look like from their now geographically limited perspectives? We asked several photographers to share their thoughts on the worlds they see inside—and just outside—their windows. These images are what they sent us.
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