Digital Exhibition: Reaching for Rainbows: Somerset in Lockdown

‘Reaching for Rainbows’ is a new online exhibition of photography that documents an extraordinary time in the history of Somerset. The images were all taken by local photographer Jason Bryant during the Coronavirus pandemic. The exhibition is available view online at swheritage.org.uk.

The collection of 60 images chronicles the experiences of individuals and communities as they respond to the challenge of Covid-19 and being in Lockdown. Photographs include rainbows, people expressing their thanks to key workers, families reuniting and rediscovering their local environment, and the new normal of face masks and hand sanitiser.

Visit the exhibition here: www.swheritage.org.uk/digital-exhibitions

Alongside the exhibition the South West Heritage Trust is creating a community archive to record the stories of local people and places. Your contributions to the community archive can be submitted here: https://swheritage.org.uk/somerset-archives/coronavirus-community-archive/