Echo point in Katoomba is one of the major tourist destinations in NSW, Australia. Located in the township of Katoomba within the world heritage listed, Blue Mountains, it attracts millions of visitors each year with it's majestic views of the iconic three sisters and jamison valley. However, as we enter our 9th week of lockdown due to the corona virus (Covid-19, delta strain), the lookout has been closed off for all visitors, including locals who live nearby. As I wander past most days on my permitted exercise walks, I begin to see new compositions emerge, that perhaps would never have been considered....
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During the lockdowns over the last two years I've been documenting aspects related to the Covid-19 pandemic. I'm also currently putting together a documentary video from these restricted times. This body of work is entitled "Covid Diaries". The video will be part 3...
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I had gotten quite used to my local lookout (Echo point) being devoid of tourists and holiday makers due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. It wasn't until the recent Easter long weekend in April, that I saw the vast numbers of sightseers return to this iconic tourist location. As nice as it is for local business (including mine) to have the tourists again, a small part of me did surely relish these spaces, during those quieter times...Echo point in Katoomba, NSW, sees more than 2 million visitors each year.
This image is part of the ongoing Covid-19 diaries series which I've been documenting since the beginning of the pandemic in my local Blue Mountains area...
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