One of my new year's resolutions for 2020 was to make one new abstract photograph per day. I gave each image a title, which with hindsight made some kind of (sometimes obscure) commentary about my state of mind on any particular day.
Looking back about a year and a half later, the 48 images taken during the first UK lockdown seem to me to form a kind of mental diary, reminding me of a particularly peculiar time in (everyone's) life.
I couldn't have known it at the start of 2020, but the combination of abstract visuals and disconnected text fragments now seems to have perfectly captured the strange mood of the time between 25th March and 10th May.
(to see an image title, hover over or tap the image)
![Stay Home, Save Lives](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/ff766e37-c1aa-4d29-9875-c219498b13ce_rw_1920.jpg?h=9476c6b7a64b8a1b887d24f632e6ebb5)
Stay Home, Save Lives
![Tense Nervous Headache](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/fc53abf8-96e3-4db0-8e6a-f0980dda98af_rw_1920.jpg?h=21e5b302586bf148d695fadea8dcb82b)
Tense Nervous Headache
![Inertia Creeps](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/51f825b3-4efd-4d5a-a7c4-28e3d208d681_rw_1920.jpg?h=70c49f3ad8dc11cb5e6093e7a281701a)
Inertia Creeps
![Government Sanctioned Exercise](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/099081e8-5f93-4ec7-9030-a99b6bd33080_rw_1920.jpg?h=2bf1f8a41c11209bef07ff7f14f25115)
Government Sanctioned Exercise
![You Love Nature](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/78649dd5-2cca-4a57-a050-1d5e54b38137_rw_1920.jpg?h=8acf565aef9bf048099bca6a38f0549d)
You Love Nature
![All Together For The Floral Dance](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/9e192218-4c58-4a4c-9afa-6560d9dab49d_rw_1920.jpg?h=b101c5c059eab2b64b7fa41e3876982b)
All Together For The Floral Dance
![Covid Hands](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/c0f73088-8eac-415c-bc8b-ab2b63aec161_rw_1920.jpg?h=2b7ac5deb4601585220f741b2a42cd37)
Covid Hands
![Wordsworth Vibes](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/3f69dc76-7b94-4e9b-80ae-c83bda7ab60e_rw_1920.jpg?h=97fb1c992ef8f5bf3f21564e976878ce)
Wordsworth Vibes
![We Didn’t Start It](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/451611ba-0007-456a-ac8b-ad65b85dd4ca_rw_1920.jpg?h=86be0394e26a413c2d1b2faaac3f5317)
We Didn’t Start It
![Birdshit Cave Painting](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/5c725f89-4682-44de-819e-5e5196736130_rw_1920.jpg?h=2570da516e1cfc0b8c05791ce61e1a52)
Birdshit Cave Painting
![I Know It’s Gonna Be Alright](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/9f783716-b3e2-4914-8c06-db75c26d4ff5_rw_1920.jpg?h=963cdb290d9384fc67e00c98e560582a)
I Know It’s Gonna Be Alright
![Rapid Aye Movement](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/8c07a143-ed6f-49cd-8e71-ed8ce4e51206_rw_1920.jpg?h=f23932583b05faf166c2586e2080e011)
Rapid Aye Movement
![Nine Post-Haircut Poses](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/051bd4a3-3c2f-4555-9f78-85ad74515433_rw_1920.jpg?h=04c4d10310021dff694235acbc3660dd)
Nine Post-Haircut Poses
![Liquified Isolation Cube](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/bf818164-db23-40dc-b250-cdb32a0ee2bd_rw_1920.jpg?h=ceba4dcb57d8fa506c4ddd8da0bbd3de)
Liquified Isolation Cube
![Body Of Work](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/50837a9b-8f72-4eb7-8188-9c3a24cb8db2_rw_1920.jpg?h=c2708c7e3631ca0acefb039830cf23e5)
Body Of Work
![Mask Jellyfish](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/a0382b35-919b-49e8-8f26-f01bfa502e73_rw_1920.jpg?h=ce82dadb77500d78b45c6fca88abfc3f)
Mask Jellyfish
![Not Out](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/2c1768e2-0925-4d8e-86ec-87c3509eedc5_rw_1920.jpg?h=e75d48400cc89620549fc0ea284a08b6)
Not Out
![Small World](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/7a6578d5-7736-4d0c-8880-4e3556ee5a3d_rw_1920.jpg?h=5e3911b5adfa369b5edcc03235717277)
Small World
![Mega Mega White Thing](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/0ed21187-34b1-46d8-b562-341fadcbbb01_rw_1920.jpg?h=79edc5cb43b50078491d27b7a9aae87f)
Mega Mega White Thing
![Bill The Rocking Horse](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/44ebac94-1a00-4f52-b91c-ac9fcc05db3b_rw_1920.jpg?h=3a490e5175358b006a595f1dd1e11a12)
Bill The Rocking Horse
![Nature Finds A Way](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/b18d3b1b-5b2f-4839-8b68-6ed5cbd03b50_rw_1920.jpg?h=42c9c8b65bde044cdd15d99249eb4f0f)
Nature Finds A Way
![Suede Egg Mouthfeel Trauma](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/69068148-cbc3-4a85-b74a-3851bb4ca426_rw_1920.jpg?h=bee2301e396fe57496870361803ec2ab)
Suede Egg Mouthfeel Trauma
![Back To The Back](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/c3374834-7a31-4c6f-8248-2a9ceb3d26a3_rw_1920.jpg?h=2470cd8bf3cb6e2f79fb4b35e45b501e)
Back To The Back
![Welsh Seaside Espresso Scream](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/b5b7ce17-9fa1-4069-8584-040aec5abf45_rw_1920.jpg?h=e1ce0f8bb8c7953d5cca1ae6f1ccbdc1)
Welsh Seaside Espresso Scream
![Contact Tracing](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/9fc8b6c4-5749-4c15-b3c2-0e8872e2bba1_rw_1920.jpg?h=aac1d1aadf1e49b9f007f267ac7125f4)
Contact Tracing
![Role Model For Recalcitrant Doghouse](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/79ea03b2-4cf0-4b80-a726-9d7d21054b28_rw_1920.jpg?h=6a22c25a2b42c84ddf06a675206705d5)
Role Model For Recalcitrant Doghouse
![It Was Before They Aimed Through The Days](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/27e783f6-7e9b-47a7-b9bd-565e6d7bfb95_rw_1920.jpg?h=21bde64ef107145240ab4c0c0303635d)
It Was Before They Aimed Through The Days
![Nineties Shoegaze EP Cover](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/818e6e8b-ee15-4981-8f07-576646d8d144_rw_1920.jpg?h=bd6878d325b0059d9c2989632005f966)
Nineties Shoegaze EP Cover
![Sink Bear Jet](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/4b402441-b81e-485b-9852-2afbfd216640_rw_1920.jpg?h=f9defb7eae67ac9cfeee76d8a992fafe)
Sink Bear Jet
![The City Rebuilt Itself Out Of Its Own Ruins](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/98c0ccf7-4ef2-421b-bea2-68a98eff28cc_rw_1920.jpg?h=3aa3b26f8180537681c0cf27d0674394)
The City Rebuilt Itself Out Of Its Own Ruins
![Check The Record](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/739aa90c-69e1-4a53-b6cb-556b12fe6afb_rw_1200.jpg?h=dcc3dcd028af7ad2d7bbb82aa05ae8be)
Check The Record
![My Friends Are Glowing Rectangles Now](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/cb03315b-1cf7-46d9-92a1-db743988e358_rw_1920.jpg?h=80f29c707418452ebf32d896bf86d805)
My Friends Are Glowing Rectangles Now
![Avian Self Portrait](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/9989ac2f-abec-421b-ab0c-3eb2817c3dfb_rw_1920.jpg?h=59be2f2ece3151306c56790461b2aa40)
Avian Self Portrait
![Funky Provence Crimefighter](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/7bbbc4d6-c0ef-4bad-938f-de72c7c01be9_rw_1920.jpg?h=04308303c1a6209a8a16738d3089450a)
Funky Provence Crimefighter
![Doable? Yeah It's Doable](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/22f8c9fd-c7e8-4b82-a2aa-56c3d1c9cfac_rw_1920.jpg?h=2ec870dca90a00cb35ff2c7d83f93c0f)
Doable? Yeah It's Doable
![Rabbit Kicked The Bucket](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/3d9bc8f6-1a62-45c4-afe0-458efeaa27df_rw_1920.jpg?h=7d5950ee111dece49523d707c1e414e1)
Rabbit Kicked The Bucket
![We Are Watching You While You Sleep](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/0eda0d83-acc6-492a-925a-f9d06cdc4df6_rw_1920.jpg?h=9dcb2afa231d68d1aacb5c00f83fedfc)
We Are Watching You While You Sleep
![Repeat After Me](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/83178ff6-2e7f-45c4-95aa-57512cbf5647_rw_1920.jpg?h=d068834ddc9893e295355928f2523758)
Repeat After Me
![Really Topped My Joy Y'all](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/aa7fae21-97f8-41ee-b4a2-c14b0532035a_rw_1920.jpg?h=6aff5450a6db85e174732344082a9d05)
Really Topped My Joy Y'all
![Elastic Band Of Time](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/28ad261d-8d7d-4cd8-8e08-1e94014cb098_rw_1920.jpg?h=e2696e23c53c9866abfea1c9a33f62ca)
Elastic Band Of Time
![Exploding Heart](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/d56481f0-075b-4201-8cfc-d922a41ce487_rw_1920.jpg?h=1542f2ab2155a0eef9df44fe3c1c778d)
Exploding Heart
![We Are All Made Of Stars](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/237cccfd-47b3-44e2-b483-ff1b55b70561_rw_1920.jpg?h=f1e6f3b853b5e7397272cd8dac547ce9)
We Are All Made Of Stars
![Today’s A Submarine](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/18ba38d8-a977-4df2-ad8f-ffa4ff719f50_rw_1920.jpg?h=2e884c4a043637d71050b2df66245dfe)
Today’s A Submarine
![I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/c47e3b96-31f3-43c1-a378-aea037ee2088_rw_1920.jpg?h=4bfb1cb85d61df653dc6655d85303b93)
I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself
![Hold Me Close Don’t Let Me Go](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/ccc7277f-cee7-411e-a0e5-604160c0a2cf_rw_1920.jpg?h=9ffab4edd4fde85e6cfbe9c7df53df85)
Hold Me Close Don’t Let Me Go
![Peace In Our Time](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/d8e856f6-6ed2-4dc5-aece-a0a83458b90f_rw_1920.jpg?h=02f526fb599b11ffac84e3e8e711b288)
Peace In Our Time
![Simple Pleasures](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/d817d08e-1aa1-4d9d-8856-b0542185c3f3_rw_1920.jpg?h=5a9d6387b4af18f739c8bff9c037bc72)
Simple Pleasures
![I Miss The Sea](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/791ad902-5ae2-49da-97a1-711d2417cdd0/7d287726-6444-4da2-8d21-3a881994a058_rw_1920.jpg?h=6a7d0e002ecb18f785d5351d4b56248a)