Paused: Wildlife during the Pandemic – A photographic journey with Cim Macdonald

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In the summer of 2020, scientists coined the term “anthropause” to describe the effects of stilled human activity on the behaviour of wildlife during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

Around the world, people have observed changes in wildlife behaviour. Local artist Cim MacDonald visits Chemainus Beach nearly everyday and has documented her observations with her camera throughout the pandemic. Cim’s extraordinary images of local wildlife are featured in the display.

Cim describes her experiences of photographing wildlife during the pandemic: “Walking on the beach at low tide has given me an intimate glimpse of the everyday life of birds and sea life. My photography has improved during COVID-19. Since travel was out of the question, I spent hours on the beach, virtually alone with the birds. I became much more aware of background distractions; sometimes it took a different angle or an awareness of the direction of the light to make an ordinary shot into something special.”