One of the UK’s best-known street photographers, Mark Waugh, was joined by hundreds of amateur photographers in a unique social experiment to capture the spirit of Manchester in 24 hours.
Building a visual library of what Manchester looked like in that day in history, the A Day In The Life experiment compiled thousands of images of the people and places that made those bustling cities tick – from buskers to office workers, students, skateboarders, OAPs, tourists, and many more.
Today that library provides a stark reminder of what our cities looked like before lockdown. View the ‘before’ images of Manchester, available for free use, here.
The experiment has huge poignance during the current pandemic.
“The project was created because we recognised the potential to capture pictures that would last for years to come, as a snapshot of the city on that particular day.
“Life is fast, nowhere more so than in cities. That’s what made A Day In The Life so appealing – we were taking moments in time and freezing them. Little did we imagine that only a few months later, life in cities would be put on pause.”
(Ian Cowley, event organiser)
For full details about the A Day In The Life activity click here.
