Pictures In The Time Of Coronavirus: Will County Callout

WILL COUNTY, IL — Earlier on Friday, professional photographer Lauren Powe came forward to Patch to share her haunting photos of a shut down Plainfield, emptied of people. The images were so striking that we decided we wanted to see more. So here is a callout: if anyone in Will County has any photos of their communities or their lives amid coronavirus that they would like to share, let us know. Happy, sad, personal, societal: send them all to your local patch editor via email, and we'll post them here for the neighborhood to see.

The first - and thus far, only - set of photos belongs to Lauren Powe, whose work inspired this callout. Her series 'Plainfield During Covid19' is shot entirely in grayscale and contrasts eerie emptiness with images of hope.

Some sage advice found on a sidewalk in Plainfield by Evelyn Mytyk:

Some more photos from Plainfield that local resident Linnea Nelson said brightened her day:

A call for solidarity in Naperville, shot by county resident Philip Buchanan:

A snowy scene from Lockport's Dellwood Park shot by Victoria Alleman:

In Joliet, more ominous photos of empty streets and empty shelves, taken by Silvia Ramirez:

The more photos people send, the more we can share!

Note: Only submit photos that you have taken yourself or own the copyright to. By submitting your photo to this callout, you are granting Patch the right to re-publish it on any and all Patch sites.

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