Who Is Lisa Nichols?

Lisa Nichols is a Manchester, Connecticut based food photographer who travels throughout the state on assignment for various publications.

In addition to shooting for publications, she runs two businesses: food photography at Bread & Beast Photographer and wedding photography at RootsPhotographyCT.com.

During the current COVID19 pandemic, she has been working on two personal photo projects:

Take-Out Only which focuses on how the pandemic is affecting the food service industry and Thank You Notes, documenting the displays of gratitude to first-responders and the people who made them.

Interview

Lisa sat down to chat about her project, Take Out Only, a couple of weeks back. Please give this podcast a listen.

Take Out Only, The Project

Here are a few photographs from Lisa Nichols' project, Take Out Only:

Where Can You Find Lisa Nichols?

Find Lisa Nichols on Instagram:

Personal Work | Bread & Beast | Roots Photography

Enjoying The Podcasts?

With Lisa Nichols' podcast, I'm at number 15 now. I'm definitely getting better at both asking questions and putting the shows together. If you are enjoying the podcast would you do me a favor and drop me a 5-star rating and a short review of what you learned from one of the shows.

While I say Lisa Nichols is the first food photographer on Tiffinbox that wasn't 100% true! One more food photographer for you check out – Simi Jois!

The Photojournalist

Paul Gero, a Wisconsin portrait photographer, was at one point a newspaper photojournalist.

You may remember that I featured Paul's work on this site here and here.

His journalism instincts are kicking in again. During the current COVID-19 pandemic, Paul has embarked on a neighborhood family portrait project.

And, yes, he is observing all relevant “social distancing” guidelines, as outlined by his state government.

Portrait Project

I had the honor of speaking with Paul last week about his project, “Portraits In The Time Of Corona.”

If you are wondering if the title echoes Gabriel Garcia Marquez' work of fiction, it does.

A Few Photographs

Here are a few images from Paul's project:

Other Portrait Projects

Several other photographers, across the country have either started to work on a similar idea or are about to embark on one as soon as it is safe to do so:

Sree Sripathy says she will be photographing the Indian community in the Bay Area.

Cara Soulia was featured on NBC for her project called and hashtagged #thefrontstepsproject

CBS News carried a segment about a Twin-Cities photographer who offers complimentary porch step portraits.

While most of the initiatives have been positively received, some feel photographers should wait till the “stay-at-home” guidance in most of the states are lifted before venturing outdoors and interacting with people again.

So, tell me, what would you do? Would you go outdoors and photograph families from a safe distance or would you rather hold off on any portrait sessions until everyone is safe to move about the country?

Update

Paul has wrapped up his project and launched a book of all the portraits he was able to create in his community.