Portraits of Covid-19 isolation

Photography is a close-up medium. Photojournalism professors teach their students that they must be present — on the scene — to capture the image. So how does one conduct a photojournalism class when your students are confined to home during the coronavirus pandemic?

By Zoom, of course.

Hofstra Photojournalism Professor Cliff Jernigan had his students remotely create a series of self-portraits and portraits of isolation. Here are the students’ very imaginative results….