Photo Essay: New York Empties Amid COVID-19
In New York City, photographer Kit Castagne captures the empty streets as COVID-19 takes it's toll on the city.
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Kit Castagne is a freelance photojournalist and documentary photographer based in Brooklyn. Before relocating to New York, he called Boston home for seven years, where he documented the lives of independent musicians in the city’s underground music scene. When the early stages of the Coronavirus outbreak forced the cancellation of concerts and tours across the country, Kit shifted his attention to documenting the effects of the virus as it took hold in New York City. Kit’s work has been published in a number of outlets including Vogue and The New York Times.
All photos are courtesy Kit Castagne.
www.kitcastagne.com
@kit_castagne