This 32 page full color booklet is a pandemic photo essay of the 2020 lockdown in Boston, Massachusetts that I photographed and designed. The title of this series is Isolated Incident.

While being indoors with anyone from other households was ill-advised during the pandemic one year ago—being outside in limited capacities it was deemed safe. I took the opportunity to document the strange times amongst friends. We couldn’t hang out, so I photographed them from outside of their homes—my subjects not leaving the doorway or with reflections of the outside world across their faces in the windows. It would be a means to see each other in a safe manner in the scary, confusing time.

During lockdown, many people felt a smaller and alone, so designing the interior spreads for “Isolated Incident,” I typeset all names in a quiet lowercase font and stacked them. Designing the interior spreads for “Isolated Incident,” I focused on a wealth of space around imagery. The aesthetic amplifies the isolation. Everyone felt a bit trapped and alone.