Jill Velinos, Strength and Fragility (PEOPLE 2020)

Living in Melbourne during Stage 4 lockdown (2020) is like living in an altered reality. We are disconnected from the outside world whilst at the same time being suffocated by our internal world. In response to life in lockdown my daughter and I created these photographs together. They echo how it is for a young child to exist during this COVID time. With no friends to play with she creates her own unique world, sometimes becoming deeply immersed in her imagination, other times being weighed down by the fragility of an uncertain future. Patiently waiting to get back to school and back to her friends, she views the world with anticipation.

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