Emily Schiffer

Photographer

www.emilyschiffer.com

Covid-19

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Location: Brooklyn, NY

Nationality: USA

Biography: Whether merging photography and sculpture, working on decade-long photo documentaries, doing commercial photography, or collaborating on community-based projects, I actively engage the issues and ideas at stake in our visual culture. I enjoy... MORE

Quarantined on our stoop, my da...ed the rules. She is not happy.

Quarantined on our stoop, my daughter watches her friends ride by on bikes. Yesterday she was allowed to pass a soccer ball with the other kids. Today news of friends with the virus coupled with a new tightness in my lungs prompted me to take extra precautions. I've changed the rules. She is not happy.

My daughter Lola and I were in ...hour dancing on the windowsill.

My daughter Lola and I were in her room when we heard a flute that stopped us in our tracks. Our neighbor was playing below, an impromptu backyard concert. We opened the window and let the music flood in. Lola spent a good half hour dancing on the windowsill.

My 8 month old baby doesn&#... the rest of the family sleeps.

My 8 month old baby doesn't realize that we no longer need to wake up early in the morning. Here he asks for milk while the rest of the family sleeps.

Dance Class.

After two weeks inside I allowe... her best friends on the block.

After two weeks inside I allowed my daughter to play social distance soccer with her best friends on the block.

My daughter and one of her best...ach other's apartments.

My daughter and one of her best friends hug themselves to keep from hugging each other. Under ordinary circumstances the kids on our block free flow in and out of each other's apartments.