World Photography Day 2020: Picturing the pandemic
Every image has a story to tell
Thousands of migrants from UP gather at Anand Vihar in New Delhi to board the few buses that would take them home
A family of migrant workers, walking from Mumbai to their home in Amravati, 800 km away
Patients of AIIMS, New Delhi, were shifted out to make room for Covid-19
The absence of government assistance during the pandemic was also felt heavily in New Delhi's Bhatti mines, home to migrants from Pakistan
During the lockdown any means of transport was welcome, including garbage vans
A handful of migrants could find shelter at camps like this one in Versova, Mumbai
Adherence to ARTs also does not provide PLWHA with any added benefits against Covid19 disease (MIG Photos)
Firefighters of the Delhi Fire Brigade sanitising houses near Nizamuddin in south Delhi
Personnel of Evangeline Booth Hospital in Ahmednagar sanitise medical waste from their Covid treatment wing
The first Shramik train leaving from Mumbai to Basti in Uttar Pradesh
Passengers travelling from Mumbai airport after domestic flights resumed on May 25, get screened by airport personnel
Thousands of volunteers in several Gurudwaras, all over the country, like the Bangla Sahib in Delhi, have been cooking and serving meals to the needy, notably the migrant workers and the homeless
Shopkeepers in Jaipur display dresses to the few buyers that showed up days after the lockdown was eased in Rajasthan
Though malls have reopened with proper sanitary measures, buyers are still staying away
The myth of social distancing ends in a slum in Mumbai
On World Photography Day 2020, Media India Group tells the story of struggles of ordinary persons in dealing with Covid-19 through the photographs captured during the pandemic.
This year the pandemic changed the way photographers looked at things. For those who had the means and could step out during the lockdown witnessed the long walks of the migrants, the sorry state of the slum dwellers, the idling daily wagers, the double shifts of the doctors at the forefront and several unsung heroes who were out there fighting the pandemic. Those who couldn’t step out of their houses tried to capture the world from their windows, the recipes that they learnt, the emotions of their loved ones and the often harsh and stark reality lurking just outside the four walls of their homes.
