Witness to History

By Kate C

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Here is a photo of someone walking down the street. I took it from this angle, with the blinds, to show the different ways people react to social distancing. There is the very obvious person in the photo walking down the street, but then there is the other person. The one behind the camera. Why are they upstairs, with the blinds partially closed?

I like to take photos that make you pause and think more about why this photo looks that way. I try to put consideration not only into the shot, but in the way the shot was taken. While looking at these photos, try to consider: why... think about why all the things are there, and use your imagination to come up with all the different reasons!

Have you ever thought about the simplicity of shaking hands? Neither had I. Until now. What does shaking hands symbolize? Why do we do it? How do the hands create different atmospheres? Have you ever shaken a strong hand? Or a dainty one? Or hand that is slightly damp? If you have, has it ever led to you thinking about why this hand was that way? Well, I can remember clasping someone’s hand in my own. But now all I think about is how many germs it’s spreading.

You might see this photo and think “eeeewwww,” a mask and tissue! But does your mind drift to all the things they symbolize? Me, a 14 year old child, knows that this is a N95 mask. They are called such because they stop 95% of bacteria. Think about that. In this time of COVID-19, we are all aware of such masks. And know the risks of going about our daily lives unprotected.