Thank you for supporting our journalism. This article is available exclusively for our subscribers, who help fund our work at the Chicago Tribune.Terri Hudson wears a mask, goggles and a face shield to protect herself in public from COVID-19 on April 17, 2023, in downtown Chicago. Her portrait by photographer Megan Doherty will be included in a project that centers on people with disabilities and immunocompromised individuals.
“I feel like if I contract COVID, that will absolutely kick something, if not everything, into gear, because we’ve seen people who don’t have all of the medical history that I have suddenly have cardiac problems, suddenly develop diabetes, et cetera, et cetera, after a bout of COVID,” said the 49-year-old.
“Essentially, I have been forced to shield in my home,” Doherty said. “This is an opportunity for me to leverage my skill as a photographer to call attention to how disabled and immunocompromised people are being marginalized by the pandemic and policy and how that’s still going on. We’ve essentially been forced out of public life, so I had to try to find a way to do photography again from my home.
Doherty was one of a handful of creatives who won a portion of the $40,000 grant from Getty Images focusing on sharing the experiences of communities of the disabled. Claudia Marks, senior manager of new creator strategy at Getty Images, said Doherty was chosen because her work is “intimate and powerful in a way that allows the viewer to be welcomed into her world and her community.
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