Editorial Commercial and Travel Photographer Susan Seubert Presents the 2020 – 2021 Covid Years, In Pictures
In mid-March, 2020, the doors to the world slammed shut. I clearly remember February of 2020 as I had traveled to Barbados on assignment for National Geographic Expeditions . As soon as we got off the plane, everyone who had landed that day in Bridgetown had to have a temperature check before they were allowed into the customs and immigration hall. It was then that I realized that the pandemic was already global, despite the ramblings of a lunatic who was president, at the time, of the United States. By the time I was headed home from Barbados later that February, I started to see the collapse of the travel industry, but had no idea the far-reaching impact Covid would have. Today, in January of 2022, I have already lost 70% of my contracts for the forthcoming year and can only presume that the remaining ones will be cancelled due to the new, virulent Omicron variant of this virus. Somehow, I managed to bracket 2020 and 2021 with trips to Antarctica, plus a few other choice assignments. The first pre-pandemic trip was in January 2020 with visits to not only to Antarctica but also to the Falkland Islands and South Georgia. I managed to squeeze in jobs in Europe as well as the Faroe Islands and Iceland. Most recently, in December 2021, I visited the Antarctic Peninsula twice, with 4 trips across the Drake Passage. The following images were all made between January 2020 and December 2021, including a few from the George Floyd protests that I made for the New York Times in my hometown of Portland, Oregon. I hope that this next phase of Covid moves away quickly. I hope that you and your loved ones are all safe and healthy. I hope that I can return to the job that I love and to which I have devoted 30+ years of my life. If you would like to order a print of anything, please send me a private message and I will answer within 24 hours. For commercial bookings, please contact Jenna at TeesonReps. Thank you for visiting my blog and please follow me on Instagram!
New Island, the Falkland Islands, UK, January 2020A Rockhopper penguin on New Island, the Falkland Islands, UK, January 2020A Black-browed Albatross returning to its chick on New Island, the Falkland Islands, UK, January 2020King Penguins at St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia, UK, January 2020About 50,000 breeding King penguins and chicks at St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia, UK, January 2020A Gentoo penguin and its chick at Cuverville, Antarctica, January 2020A Gentoo penguin heading back to the colony at Petermann Island, Antarctica, January 2020Iles des Saints, Caribbean on the S.Y. Sea Cloud with National Geographic Expeditions, February 2020Under sail on the S/Y Sea Cloud, somewhere in the Caribbean, February 2020Under sail on the S/Y Sea Cloud, somewhere in the Caribbean, February 2020Portland Waterfront Park with Cherry Trees in full bloom, March 2020, just before Covid LockdownOur neighborhood front line workers, May 2020A Family in Portland, Oregon camping and making s’mores in the back yard in response to Covid-19, For National Geographic, May 2020A Family in Portland, Oregon quarantined inside their home, for Smithsonian Instagram, May 2020The hike to McNeil Point on the western flank of Mt. Hood in the Mt. Hood National Forest, for Travel Oregon, July 2020The “Wall of Moms” outside the fence surrounding the Mark Hatfield Federal Courthouse in downtown Portland, Oregon, for the New York Times, July 2020Portland Protests in downtown Portland, Oregon gather in front of the Multnomah County Justice Center in downtown Portland, Oregon. This is the 54th consecutive night of protesting the murder of George Floyd and now also the federal military presence and use of unnecessary force on American civilians, For the New York Times, July 2020Unidentified Federal Militia on the sidewalk of the Federal courthouse in downtown Portland, Oregon, for The New York Times, July 2020Jenny Cohen, owner of Waucoma Bookstore, standing outside her shop in downtown Hood River, Oregon, for Travel Oregon, July 2020
Photographs and letters of and addressed to Juanita Moody, cryptologist for America in WW II, for Smithsonian, August 2020
The Portland Japanese Garden with fall colors, October 2020Mickie Walker, CEO of MiLB team the Salem Keizer Volcanoes, pictured inside the Volcanoes Stadium in Keizer, Oregon for SF Gate, February 2021Múlafossur, the famed waterfalls in the Faroe IslandsColorful buildings on a rare clear day reflecting in the port of the capital city of the Faroe Islands, TórshavnA sheep grazing above the capital city of the Faroe Islands, Tórshavn, Denmark, Europe
Commercial, Editorial and Travel Photographer Susan Seubert 
So fabulous my dear !!
Thank you, Sharon!
You sure do get around! ;^) but with an eye like yours – that’s a good thing p- not just for you – but for all of us! cheers!
Thanks, Owen!