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Photography And Mental Health: Capturing Personal Thoughts About Covid-19

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Though we may not see it now, we are living in a historic moment. As the years pass and we think back, the Covid-19 pandemic is sure to creep back in and take on a trip through memory lane. Never before have things been closed across the globe, with many populations forced inside. It's affected millions, causing deaths, closures, depression, and uncertainty wherever it goes. Just like any other historic moment, photographers are snapping pictures that will later be there to tell the tale of the 20th centuries’ global pandemic. Inspiration for the Project One photographer had a swell idea to document the true feelings of people around the world. Feelings are a big part of the issue with the Covid-19 outbreak, with several countries enforcing social distancing and taking away our human instinct to be social. She felt the grave and depressive states that came from a life in isolation, going through stages of depression herself. While she was able to manage her depression and come ou