Foresight - Mia Karlsrud

Digital Photo Essay
87 pages

Intertwining photographs and interviews, this photobook uncovers the varying COVID experience for residents in Boulder. Collecting street interviews during a time when pandemic restrictions have been lessened, this time capsule is a snapshot of the detected shifting psyches and lifestyles endured in 2020 and 2021.

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Foresight

Intertwining photographs and interviews, this photobook uncovers the varying COVID experience for residents in Boulder. Collecting street interviews during a time when pandemic restrictions have been lessened, this time capsule is a snapshot of the detected shifting psyches and lifestyles endured in 2020 and 2021. This project identifies the unique life transformations that the Boulder residents were forced to take when the COVID pandemic hit. In the process of creating the book, each subject was required to fill out a general media release form before being interviewed, audio recorded, and photographed. Interviewee’s ranging from ˛ĘĂń±¦µä students, business owners, farmers selling produce at the Farmers Market, to anti-mask protestors, reveal their experiences through anecdotes, personal insight, and advice. As one interviewee reflected, “The human spirit has an enduring quality and in many ways we are stubborn and will just fight our way through anything”.

This is an image of the farmer’s bare hand touching bell peppers. This might be a controversial action because during the pandemic everyone was required to wear masks and stay six feet apart, so to have someone touching the produce might make people uncomfortable that he could be transmitting germs or the virus.

This is an image of the farmer’s bare hand touching bell peppers. This might be a controversial action because during the pandemic everyone was required to wear masks and stay six feet apart, so to have someone touching the produce might make people uncomfortable that he could be transmitting germs or the virus.

These two images are of protesting posters that say “Unmask our children!” These posters were set up by anti-mask protestors who were also trying to get people at the Farmer’s Market to sign a petition.

These two images are of protesting posters that say “Unmask our children!” These posters were set up by anti-mask protestors who were also trying to get people at the Farmer’s Market to sign a petition.

The photo on the left is an image of a woman helping one of her children put on his mask. The other boy is also wearing a mask and is laying down on the picnic blanket. This is relevant because it shows that people of all ages needed to wear masks during the pandemic. The image on the right is of a man wearing sunglasses, not smiling. He appears to be sad to discuss that his two boys suffer from the pandemic.

The photo on the left is an image of a woman helping one of her children put on his mask. The other boy is also wearing a mask and is laying down on the picnic blanket. This is relevant because it shows that people of all ages needed to wear masks during the pandemic. The image on the right is of a man wearing sunglasses, not smiling. He appears to be sad to discuss that his two boys suffer from the pandemic.

This is an image of the farmer’s bare hand touching bell peppers. This might be a controversial action because during the pandemic everyone was required to wear masks and stay six feet apart, so to have someone touching the produce might make people uncomfortable that he could be transmitting germs or the virus.

This is an image of the farmer’s bare hand touching bell peppers. This might be a controversial action because during the pandemic everyone was required to wear masks and stay six feet apart, so to have someone touching the produce might make people uncomfortable that he could be transmitting germs or the virus.

The images show a young female adult taking off her mask as she looks into the camera. The top image shows her with the mask on and the bottom image shows her taking the bands off from around her ears.

The images show a young female adult taking off her mask as she looks into the camera. The top image shows her with the mask on and the bottom image shows her taking the bands off from around her ears.