During the stay at home orders of 2020, Workbook photographers got busy creating assignments for themselves. The creative freedom this afforded them was the catalyst for these beautiful stories and the imagery with which we know clients will be eager to engage.
Andy Goodwin‘s latest personal project, Isolated, is both reflective of the current sense of isolation many of us have felt and continue to feel during the pandemic, as well as the digital techniques brought to bear by retoucher Jeff Satterwaite. Andy says, “The response to the series has been really positive, and I’m hoping to apply this technique to a good-fitting project in 2021.”
For this series Femke Tewari photographed women of all backgrounds and ethnicities with inspiring stories to tell. Some fled war, some battle severe illness, some created communities to help others. Many dealt with discrimination, but strength and optimism helped overcome the challenges they faced.
Robert Ripps' Negativityness is an ongoing personal project. In the age of Covid, the series pushed in new directions that includes the addition of New York City landmarks, which are mostly closed for now, and imagining what would happen if, as Robert says, "Vegetation over grew the familiar and transformed it into something altogether different and foreign looking but also strange and beautiful."
This fall, Tracy + David set out on a road trip around the West to capture imagery they hope will inspire people to get outside, live more holistically, and respect the environment. Covid gave them the time and chance to explore closer to home and find safe ways to travel locally and domestically. They didn’t miss a sunrise during the five-week trip, and returned with a large library of active lifestyle, landscape, outdoors, and automotive imagery.
William DeShazer first moved to Nashville in 2018 where he found a distinct group of musicians who were devoted to keeping the old Honky Tonk Country Music stylings alive and wanted to capture all the grit. The results make for a compelling series.
One of the most personal submissions we received was from photographer Richmond Gibbs. In it he documents his daughter as she goes through brain surgery that will alleviate her debilitating seizures.
Richmond tells us, "These photographs are from our adventure. They were shot, often times, in the dark with the only light coming from medical machines. They were shot with tears so thick it was hard to focus. They were shot from a pull out bed in the ICU in the middle of the night. They are the rawest of images I have ever made, and I am so thankful that we have them."
