It is exactly 28 days later since they imposed the London Lockdown and when you walk the desolate deserted streets of the West End it is exactly like waking up in that movie. There is not a soul around and it is extremely eerie. It has truly become a ghost town. And the further into the middle you get the quieter it becomes. There is no traffic noise, no drilling, no voices. Only the sound of silence.
There is a stark contrast to the calm stillness of the city centre with its abandoned streets and the tension within residential areas, driven by the need for human avoidance where ever you go. The irony is that the busiest part of London has now become the quietest. In all my life I have never seen the city like this. It is beautiful but also chilling at the same time.
These shots were all taken on daily allocated walks over the Easter Weekend and all people photographed whilst maintaining social distance.
Music is written, performed and produced by Charlie B. Lyrics taken from Ghost Town by the Specials .
Cheers guv
Jon, that is fucking amazing. Loved it, and this the real test, was thinking “why didn’t I do that?!” But no… it will be a really amazing sequence that gets better and better as time goes by. Congratulations…