It’s been a year since the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic emerged, photographer Birdy Chu document the life under the epidemic in 2020. Although everyone has been accustomed to living in the epidemic, it is still incredible to relive the past year’s moments. At the beginning of the epidemic, there were crowds of people lining up to buy masks. Meanwhile, the deserted shops on the streets also became the epitome of Hong Kong.
In one of the pictures, people line up to buy toilet paper and disinfection supplies, which became the new normal. “At that time, pharmacies would occasionally bring out things to sell. I tried to ask the first person waiting in line on the street. It’s sad and absurd that sometimes they didn’t even know what was in the line.”
On the other hand, the cute puppy wearing a mask and the masked girl contrast the young lady with long flowing hair in the billboard. Everything looks unusual. “Even during the festive Christmas holidays, there was still a depressive atmosphere. In one of the shopping malls in Tsim Sha Tsui, everyone lined up to take photos. In front of the beautiful Christmas illumination, three girls didn’t have any happy expressions even though they were photographed. ” It’s realistic yet rather strange.
武漢肺炎去年初在香港爆發，恍如一場沒有硝煙的戰爭，轉眼已持續逾一年，疫情一波又一波，而今不僅不降反升、確診病例逾萬，佐敦更成為封鎖區，the best is yet to come。攝影師朱迅（Birdy）用紀實的鏡頭記錄疫症下的2020年，雖然大家早已習慣活在病毒氾濫時，然而重溫過去這年的大小瞬間，卻仍覺不可思議。
