2020苏格兰疫情观察纪录
这一系列的照片拍摄于Covid-19疫情期间。所有照片来自于三月六日至六月二日之间。我不愿意把这些照片划分在艺术之下。对我而言，我只是想要分享一个微不足道的普通人在这大环境下的视角。
我将这系列的照片分成了5个不同的部分：疫情，封锁期前，封锁期，减缓，以及封锁期后。
This collection simply reveals what I witnessed through my camera during the Covid-19 pandemic. Images were taken from the 6th of March to the 2nd of June. I don’t view them as art, I just wanted to share a documentary from a normal individual's perspective under this exceptional circumstance.
I divided these images into 5 different sections: pandemic, pre-lockdown, lockdown, ease off and post lockdown.
01
Pandemic 疫情
这组照片摄于疫情爆发之前。三月六日那天，我漫步在爱丁堡老城区的街上，想要像往常一样记录下街上的人们以及街景。在经历了数个小时抓拍后，查看这些照片，却发现这些照片都很巧合的散发着一种偏沮丧的情感。我当时觉得这只是机缘巧合，后来却发现这些照片似乎也预示了些什么。
This set of images were captured before the pandemic got fully developed in the UK. I was roaming the streets in the Old Town of Edinburgh, doing street photography. Somehow all the images I captured happened to emit a rather dim tone. It might be a coincidence but could also be a projection of what is to come.
02
Pre-lockdown 封锁期前
这些照片则拍摄于三月十四日。也就是苏格兰正式进入封锁的前几天。我来自德国，就读于爱尔兰的好友Michelle（出现在前两张照片里的女孩），回到爱丁堡来看我。我们一起花了将近一天的时间游历爱丁堡的城区以及海边，并拍摄了一些照片。我们后来提到，这大概是我们一段时间里最后一次感受到人们生活中积极的一面了。
I captured this set of images on the 14th of March, just a few days before the lockdown begins. My close friend Michelle (the girl appearing in the first two images) from Germany, who studies in Ireland, came to visit me. We took the day off taking photos, going about the city and seaside. We later agreed that it was the last time we felt the positive energy from people for a long while.
03
Lockdown 封锁期
这些照片则拍摄于三月二十九日至五月十五日。在这封锁期间，我尽我所能的去遵守了相关的法规。因此，大部分的照片都是在我前往购买日用品和杂货的路上拍摄的。
看着毫无生气的街道以及人们，我禁不住一遍又一遍的问自己：我们的生活怎么会到如此田地？
During the lockdown, I tried my best to follow the strict protocols. All these pictures were taken between 29th of March to 15th of May. The majority of them were taken when I was on my way to the groceries stores.
Seeing everything being so quiet and so down, I just couldn’t stop asking myself again and again: how did we end up like this?
04
Ease off 减缓
在五月底， 苏格兰政府相对放宽了部分政策。人们也相对有了更多的运动及锻炼的自由。因此我决定，拿起相机上街，去进行一番“运动”。同样以便我去观察人们在这晴朗的天气下有何活动。
Around the end of May, the lockdown policy has been eased off slightly. People were offered a bit more freedom to exercise outside. I took the opportunity to ‘exercise’ around the city with my camera, to observe how people cope with the sunny weather during the period.
05
Post Lockdown封锁期后
最后一组照片拍摄于六月二日，苏格兰开始进入解禁期第一阶段。虽然仍有保留一些社交距离限制，但在散步的途中，我感受到了一种不一样的氛围。看到每个人都能保持如此积极地生活态度，我在人们当中感受到了人性中积极的一面。
The last set of images were photographed around the 2nd of June, when Scotland had begun to step into Phase 1 of lockdown. There are some remaining policies regarding social distancing in the country, but I felt the difference in people’s spirit whilst walking about. Seeing people maintaining a rather positive attitude towards life made me feel the optimism of humanity in each and every one of them.
06
写在结尾
在此，向所有NHS以及其他奋斗在一线的工作人员致敬！真心地感谢你们！
Lastly, I would like to send my regards to all frontline and NHS staff. Thank you so much!
Fin! Thank you so much for watching.
感谢观看！
By Wayne Zhang
Wayne Zhang，生在中国，长在苏格兰的摄影师。Wayne在2017年获得了爱丁堡大学的建筑学学位。目前在许多商业摄影领域工作，包括肖像，时装和婚礼等。色彩和自然光给他带来了很大的灵感。除商业作品外，Wayne还会拍建筑和风景，以此来不断提高视觉传达的能力。
Wayne Zhang, a photographer who was born in China, grew up in Scotland. He graduated from an Architecture degree from the University of Edinburgh in 2017. His strong passion for photography since he was young has pushed him to pursuit a career in photography world. Combined with his previous degree and great interest in art, he is currently working in many commercial photography field including fashion editorial, portraiture and wedding. Natural light and colour is huge inspiration for him. Outside the commercial work, he also shoots architecture, landscape and street photography as ways to keep improving his visual communication skill.
小编的话：
苏格兰终于解封了，2020年上半年就这样过去了，在这半年里，我们大部分时间都在lockdown里度过。每个人都经历了内心的起伏，辗转与困顿。相信这次经历也给了我们更多的勇气去迎面未来的困难。
感谢Wayne的投稿，让我们在lockdown结尾看到了这段特殊时期内这座城市的 “心情变化”。让我们好好和2020上半年告别！💌
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