Nate Love - 64 WEEKS
People are getting sick and dying of the plague all around the world. We have been told to isolate, to prevent death. As a result, my daily preoccupation became photography, a way to be distant - yet close. These personal photos document those 64 weeks of my time isolated with my son during the Covid-19 pandemic.
My production process was to take photos every day and print 9 select photos per week. These photos here were selected out of those 576 images. Bi-weekly WYHA meetings with “Back to the Lab” helped support and develop this photographic project, for that I am most grateful.
IG: @nate___love
Where’s Your Head At?
Where’s Your Head At, started as a peer support group during the pandemic for photographers struggling to create. Started in October of 2020 it lasted until June of 2021, meeting once every two weeks.
The open zoom sessions allowed for photographers to drop in and out, but a core group formed and they became a close community. There was a true concern for each other, a willingness to be open about their experiences during the pandemic and what it was like to navigate, while sharing knowledge and photography.
Each photographer had to adapt to the circumstances and deviate from the familiar. The pause made some meditative, some dove into their archive of work, personal projects, experimentation in new styles or techniques, and ultimately accept and engage with the situation.
In a time where society as a whole felt a deep disconnect, the group was able to elucidate highlights of human connection; familial ties, intimacy, support via team or other, and an appreciation for life as it is, not always what we want it to be.
- Maria Lau, Facilitator and Curator
