Photographer captures heartbreak and hope of Class of 2020 with unique portraits. - TODAYshow
the entire senior class at Yorktown High School in Arlington, Virginia this year in a photo series project called"Not Forgotten: The Yorktown Seniors of 2020."guidelines, Mendelsohn visits the high schoolers at their homes, capturing in dramatic black-and-white photographs, the important moments they are missing out on due to the coronavirus.
From golf championships to band performances, the documentary photo essay hopes to capture"what could have been, what should have been, what might have been.""To see that all gone is something that is devastating to us," one senior told TODAY. Another added,"There was no real sense of recognition for us. We were just thrown away in that sense and that was pretty much it."
But while the photo series captures the heartbreak these teens are feeling, it also portrays a story of hope and resilience."It's almost sort of a sense of grit," one senior explained."I feel like where, OK, we can do this ... we're gonna get through this."On what he hopes this accomplishes, Mendelsohn said,"The goal is to not forget them and remembering that you should have been doing great things this month.
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