On March 23rd 2020 the UK government declared a national lockdown in an effort to slow the spread of Covid-19. With travel restrictions in place, daily outings limited to one hour for exercise and grocery shopping limited to essential items only, the population found themselves in uncharted territory.

Over the course of a few weeks in April, I spoke to some of my neighbours to get a sense of how they were coping. I wanted to know what they had been doing to keep themselves safe, entertained and well stocked with essentials during these extraordinary times.

Amongst the people I spoke to were front line workers adjusting to a life wearing full PPE, to teenagers preparing for a summer indoors, and families finding new ways of communicating with each other over long distance.

Within their stories I encountered worry and concern for the wellbeing of others, as well as great ingenuity and an overwhelmingly positive attitude to an otherwise impossible situation which, at the time, still had no end in sight.

Morten is a seasoned photographer having spent the past ten years working for commercial and private clients, national picture agencies, and covering breaking news stories for the UK national press.

Alongside his press and commercial portfolio, Morten's personal work follows a factual/fact gathering process, combining sound and stills imagery to create meaningful documentary pieces.

"I love working with mixed media to produce documentary projects that explore the world around me and I have a keen interest in vernacular photography which informs my approach to making photographs for my commercial and personal projects."