⁍ Kate Middleton has helped choose 100 final images from more than 31,000 submissions made to Hold Still.
⁍ The photography project she launched in May to capture a snapshot of the nation in coronavirus lockdown.
⁍ The 100 images chosen by Kate and a panel of judges will feature in a digital exhibition launching on Sept. 14.
– Over six weeks in March, Britain was locked down by public health officials due to an outbreak of the virus known as coronavirus, or COVID-19. Then came Kate Middleton’s choice of 100 images to show “the spirit and mood of the country” during that time. Reuters reports the Duchess of Cambridge selected the images from more than 31,000 submissions made to the “Hold Still” photography project she launched in May. “I’ve been so overwhelmed by the public’s response to Hold Still, the quality of the images has been extraordinary, and the poignancy and the stories behind the images have been equally as moving as well,” Kate says in a press release. The images will be displayed at the National Portrait Gallery from Sept. 14 until the end of the year, focusing on three themes: helpers, heroes, and acts of kindness.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-exhibition/duchess-kate-judges-photography-project-capturing-lockdown-britain-idUSKBN25P0TB