The Waunakee front porch project was created out of inspiration. This inspiration was from other photographers that were taking to their neighborhoods to document families during COIVID-19. I was also inspired by my daughter and all the children of the neighborhood playing separately. There are good things to look for right now. To keep our spirits a little higher during one of the darkest periods of our countries history.
We are in some pretty surreal times currently. Shelter at home is becoming more normal now. We are in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s been scary, isolating, and uncertain. It has also been a strange blessing for our family by bringing us closer, working from home has allowed me to see my daughter grow up a little every day, and it has also given me a chance to be active by walking around our neighborhood several times a day.
Walking around Waunakee, in particular my neighborhood of Southbridge, you can see lots of little kids riding their bikes. Chalk art lines the pavement and in every driveway and some of it is quite impressive. I never would have thought seeing chalk art would make me happy. But it does these days. It’s all pretty different, I wonder if life will ever be as care free as it was before?
As a photographer I wanted to do something positive. Give something to my neighbors. A photo perhaps, a keepsake. Something positive from this chapter in all our lives. Stay safe!
