Life in the Time of Corona Virus

  • Happy to be home

    Happy to be home

    A piano in a garden made an interesting COVID twist for photographer Sandy Scheltema when she went to the Tylden South home of David and Susan Jaffe and their son Patrick to photograph them for her pandemic project. Sandy has been photographing local families in their driveways as part of her ‘Life in The Time…

  • Students look forward to face-to-face learning

    Students look forward to face-to-face learning

    Kyneton High School students are looking forward to returning to school next week after months of home schooling due to COVID-19 restrictions. Students from the leadership team recently met outside the school in front of the sign the team wrote to boost morale during the lockdowns. Principal Ana Rees said everybody had been placed outside…

  • Life in a parallel universe – Photo makes NY exhibition

    Life in a parallel universe – Photo makes NY exhibition

    A photograph from Sandy Scheltema’s ‘Life in The Time of Corona Virus’ series is among just 1000 selected from 35,000 images worldwide for an exhibition documenting the pandemic at the International Centre of Photography New York. ICP (www.icp.org) is the world’s leading institution dedicated to photography and visual culture. Established in 1974, the ICP has…

  • An opportunity of rest

    An opportunity of rest

    This week’s ‘Life in The Time of Corona Virus’ photo features local identity Annie Smithers, holding young ducks Willow and Buttercup, Susan, Hannah-Rose and Amelie, plus terriers Tommy and Misty on their driveway at Babbington Park in Lyonville. Chef and restaurateur Annie runs du Fermier restaurant in Trentham. The restaurant was forced to close in…