Act of kindness in lockdown (Daily Life 2021, by Mark Henley) - Swiss Press Award
Mark Henley
A lady tries to give a coin to a man begging, but conscious of the virus, keeping as far as possible while handing over a coin. At this moment, she drops the coin from the tips of her fingers, just before touching. It drops to floor, by the 'Passage de la Monnaie"
Swissinfo, online
Photo / Daily Life
2021
Mark Henley
This single image was part of a series, witnessing daily life during the first lockdown, a period when the medium of street-photography made sense. In this case, memorializing a moment of generosity from a stranger, to someone apparently in need, in Covid times - how to hand over coin without transferring the virus.
