Duchess Kate judges photography project capturing lockdown Britain

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Duchess Kate judges photography project capturing lockdown Britain

Britain'due south Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, has helped choose 100 final images from more than than 31,000 submissions made to Hold Nevertheless, a photography projection she launched in May to capture a snapshot of the nation in COVID-19 lockdown.

The community project organised by the National Portrait Gallery invited people of all ages from across Britain to submit a photographic portrait they had taken during the COVID-19 lockdown that started in March.

Carried out over a six-calendar week flow, the initiative aimed to document the spirit and mood of the state during the lockdown.

The 100 images chosen by Kate and a panel of judges volition feature in a digital exhibition launching on Sep 14.

Focused on three master themes: Helpers and Heroes, Your New Normal and Acts of Kindness, some of the photographs volition also go on show in towns and cities beyond Britain later in the year.

The panel assessed the images on the emotions and experiences they convey rather than on their photographic quality or technical expertise.

"I've been so overwhelmed by the public's response to Agree Still, the quality of the images has been extraordinary, and the poignancy and the stories behind the images accept been every bit every bit moving as well," said Kate, wife of Prince William and a not bad photographer herself.

(Source: Reuters)

Duchess Kate judges photography project capturing lockdown Britain

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