Allan Copson, Lockdown (Creative 2021)

“Lockdown” has become a word that resonates with millions of people in 2020/21. This single word has been declared the word of the year for 2020 by Collins Dictionary, after a sharp rise in its usage during the pandemic. I used a composite of just two of my images. The image of two shuttered windows and the image of the back view of a girl. The girl has her head bowed and inclined, arms clasped, indicating loneliness and a withdrawal from society. Time passing, going nowhere, waiting for the world to open up again.

Images have been resized for web display, which may cause some loss of image quality. Note: Original high-resolution images are used for judging.