Dozens of photographers around the world sent The New York Times photos of public squares, beaches, fairgrounds, restaurants, cinemas, train stations, etc. during the Covid-19 pandemic. All the photos show the strange emptiness and silence everywhere: temples in Indonesia, airports in Tokyo, beaches in the US, etc. due to the impact of the pandemic.
London, UK: Empty streets during rush hour (Andrew Testa).
Munich, Germany: Empty subway station (Laetitia Vancon).
Moscow, Russia: Concert must be shown online (Sergey Ponomarev).
Beijing, China: A deserted restaurant in a neighborhood known for its bustling nightlife (Gilles Sabrié).
Caracas, Venezuela: Day two of Venezuela's nationwide lockdown (Adriana Loureiro Fernandez).
Barcelona, Spain: The famous Las Ramblas boulevard is filled with pigeons (Maria Contreras Coll).
Los Angeles, USA: Empty beach in Santa Monica (Philip Cheung).
New Jersey, USA: The Americana Diner in West Orange is still open but only for takeout (Bryan Anselm).
Srinagar, India: Boats without passengers despite the tourist season (Atul Loke).
Bangkok, Thailand: People stay indoors because there are many tourists coming from Wuhan, China (Amanda Mustard).
Berlin, Germany: Government pleads with people to keep their distance from each other (Emile Ducke).
New Delhi, India: A day at the fair at Red Fort (Saumya Khandelwal).
Rome, Italy: A deserted scene at the popular tourist destination Spanish Steps (Alessandro Penso).
Washington, USA: Cherry blossom season cannot attract tourists to the Lincoln Memorial (Alyssa Schukar).
Tokyo, Japan: When the world stopped moving (Noriko Hayashi).
Seoul, South Korea: South Korea was the country with the second-worst outbreak of the disease after China for many weeks (Woohae Cho).
Milan, Italy: Navigli used to be a crowded place for people to gather at the end of the day (Alessandro Grassani).
Tehran, Iran: Deserted and lonely streets (Arash Khamooshi).
Yogyakarta, Indonesia: Famous temples now have only the shadow of their guards (Ulet Ifansasti).
São Paulo, Brazil: Some moviegoers watch the last movie before cinemas are closed (Victor Moriyama).
Rawalpindi, Pakistan: Train without passengers (Saiyna Bashir).
Siem Reap, Cambodia: Famous Pub Street is empty (Adam Dean).
Kieu Mai
- Source: The New York Times
