In response to this sudden loss of contact, we created a neighbourhood project, Picture Window. We connect through distance by taking portraits of households on our street as they maintain self-imposed isolation. Glass picture windows arrived in the 17th century to provide homeowners with light and an opportunity to enjoy the view outside. This project reverses the picture window's original intention with the viewer becoming the view and the light coming from within. 

Taken at dawn or dusk, the images convey the resilience of a community. When we put out the call, thirty neighbours responded with excitement. Their portrait session was something to look forward to and a few moments in their day where fun could override fear or questions about a precarious future.

This project is now closed, but you can learn more and view some of these portraits here.