A day in the life of a pandemic

Students in Frank Robertson’s Advanced Photography and Advanced Multiplatform Storytelling classes documented “A Day in the Life of a Pandemic” April 14 through photographs, videos and live broadcasts from their respective locations—many from their hometowns and others from their homes in Brookings—as part of the “A Day in the Life of S.D.” series. In 1994 and 2019, classes documented a day in the life of Freeman. The plan this year was to document “A Day in the Life of SDSU” but the COVID-19 pandemic changed those plans.

Here are a few examples of what the students captured that day. To see more photos and prior projects in the series, visit: https://dayinthelifeofsd.com/dlp20/.



• Fish dipped in oil fry in a hot pan (left) before being seasoned with cayenne pepper (right), in Brookings, S.D. (Photos by Hemishka Lobin)

   

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• Joshua George’s mother Catherine enjoys her downtime during the pandemic. (Photo by Joshua George)

   

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• Chuck Magill takes a break from feeding cattle to play with the cow dog, Hank, on Magill Farms, near Verona, N.D. (Photo by Addison Magill)

   

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• Kausha Magill assists in keeping the farm trucks tidy by cleaning the mirrors. (Photo by Addison Magill)

   

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• Darci Hansen cuts fabric as she begins to piece together the parts for several homemade masks. Hansen sewed the masks to protect her family in Rapid City, S.D. (Photo by Mckenzie Hansen)

   

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• Allison Belladonna cuts potatoes while cooking dinner with the assistance of her fiancée, Valerie, via the internet. Belladonna considers Valerie a key person in her life right now. (Photo by Allison Belladonna)

   

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• The Dairy Queen in Winner, S.D., shows support to the local community by writing inspirational messages on their windows. (Photo by Calah Covey)

   

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• Bundled-up for the weather, Mckenzie Hansen and her family take a walk to get out of the house as the snow fell with temperatures in the upper 20s in Rapid City, S.D. (Photo by Mckenzie Hansen)

   

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• The Winner City Park remains closed to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Winner, S.D. (Photo by Calah Covey)

   

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• Clarkfield Outdoors employee Rick Konold cuts sheets of fabric to be sewn into masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in Clarkfield, Minn. (Photo by Heidi Guttormsson)

   

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• Jaxon Schrag rubs the belly of Rocky, a Red Heller, on a beautiful afternoon in Marion, S.D. (Photo by Sammi Schrag)

   

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