Photography project captures life in Leeds during coronavirus pandemic
Through a series of compelling and thought-provoking images, the 19cms exhibition documents a unique chapter in the history of Leeds, exploring the human impact of the pandemic as the city emerges from one of its most challenging years.
Photojournalist Jude Vidal, supported by Leeds City Council and local businesses Walker Morris, BJSS and Rushbond, has spent the past six months speaking with and photographing
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Hide Ada dozen individuals who live and work in communities in Leeds, each with their own unique experiences.
The exhibition’s title refers to the 19cm Jude discovered the daughter of one of her subjects had grown during the 18 months she was unable to see her grandma during lockdown. This
sparked her idea to find out what those “19cms of time” had meant to other people in Leeds.
Her other subjects have included a Harehills barber who retrained as an electrician after lockdown hit his business particularly hard and a local TV producer who contracted COVID-