Portrait Projects
Between June 2021 and June 2022, while the world was still reeling from the Pandemic that engulfed us all, my husband and I traveled the Great American Loop in our small motorboat. This 6000 mile journey travels along the rivers, canals, lakes and intracoastal waterways of the eastern United States. Along the way I met many people whose lives were linked to the water and I was curious how they fared during the COVID lockdowns. I asked them: “what did you learn about yourself during the Pandemic?”
J, Fishmonger, Oriental, NC
I learned that apparently I’m a pretty boring fella because nothing changed. Now I have a, let’s see, that was the year when the doctors told me that if I don’t get stop working with heavy equipment then I wouldn’t be walking too much longer so I got off the heavy equipment and here I am. I live off my disability and what little I make here as a fishmonger. Since then my life hasn’t really changed a whole lot.