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    A FOOT IN THE DOOR

    Jun 22, 2020 6 minutes
    BY SAM EDMONDS

    With the outbreak of COVID-19 and the subsequent implementation of social distancing and isolation, the world of photography has been thrown a curveball. For the first time in living memory, the world’s population has been forced to retreat to their homes, with streets emptied and the subject matter for a whole spectrum of photographers evaporating right before our eyes.

    While the likes of Trent Parke, Christopher Anderson, Phillip Toledano and Larry Towell have proven that one needn’t leave their home to make timeless photographs, for most people the frustration of taking pictures under socially restrictive laws is palpable. One such victim was Sydney-based photographer Jim A. Barker. Having made a brave career switch from public relations to photography just months before the global COVID-19 pandemic hit, what could have been a tough transition for Barker was instead a period of creativity marked by a genius idea that has allowed his portraiture work to flourish.

    On a lonely drive home

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