The sixth in a weekly series of curations of images made by Magnum photographers around the world, working and living under varying degrees of social restriction. As part of an ongoing photographer-led initiative, Magnum photographers are sharing information, updates, and new work made in these strange and difficult times.
Each week, we are featuring edits of these images, selected by project leader Peter van Agtmael , alongside personal notes and reflections from Magnum photographers on how they are experiencing the unfolding situation.
You can see the latest iteration of the collaboration here. Now there is complete silence. The benches look as if spiders have spun webs around them because nobody used them. The place where I live in London was already a quiet cul-de-sac before the restrictions made it quieter still….
The strange thing about quietness is that it makes noise seem louder; the sound of birdsong…. I take some pictures of flowers, in the garden, in the park, mainly because I like flowers, and I can send them to my wife, who is in Japan, and say….
Fecamp, Normandy, France. April 9, A million-euro investment is now closed. The movement of a cloud entirely changes the picture. This is hard to do during a pandemic. But if I turn off my iPhone and simply watch the light, I can see that the world is still spinning. Due the lockdown nobody is allowed to enter the square. The prayer takes place in an empty Piazzia San Pietro and the audio is broadcast only on television. Two days ago the Tunisian goverment closed the borders and canceled all flights to Tunisia.
