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THE CITY IN SHUTDOWN
By Michael Doherty
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Michael Doherty is a film and television editor based in Toronto. His most recent project was put on hiatus for 3 1/2 months. This led to early morning walks with an iPhone and small pocket camera in hand. The results are here along with his thoughts from those walks.
THE CITY IN SHUTDOWN
Many of my walks were through the University of Toronto campus - a calm and quiet oasis in the middle of the city. There, I witnessed the environment change from late winter through spring to summer as the flowers and trees went through the seasonal cycles.
Meanwhile, the city went through its own transformation. During the pandemic’s early shutdown, almost no one was on the streets and it felt like I had the whole city to myself. Over the 3 months, activity slowly returned and it’s now almost back to its bustling self. But for a brief period, I got to experience the city in a way I probably never will again.
