Following the success of her lockdown doorstep photos project, freelance photographer Stephanie Mackrill from Gurnard has now launched a book and exhibition to collate all the photographs.
The original project began in 2020 as a way to keep occupied and document the unprecedented times after Stephanie’s ‘normal’ work was put on hold.
Hundreds of families and shops took part in the project and Stephanie managed to raise over £700 pounds for charity in the process.
The exhibition begins this weekend at Gurnard Press and the book is being officially launched on Saturday (26th November). The book will be available to buy at the coffee shop and online from Stephanie.
She commented:
“I’d worked for daily and weekly newspapers for over 6 years before I became freelance so my instinct was to somehow document the lockdown in 2020. I wasn’t sure how to at first as my work has moved on from press photography a little. I began taking doorstep portraits and it just evolved. It was so lovely to meet everyone outside their houses and carry on taking pictures.
“I was delighted when my new morning routine developed in lockdown. I would get up early, make a coffee and share yesterday’s photos on Instagram and Facebook. For every photo I posted, more people messaged me wanting to take part. I built up a small following. I was getting requests from people every day asking me to cycle past their house and take a photo of them. On my busiest days I’d cycle past 8 houses.
“I’m still amazed that such a simple concept was so effective and I never expected the response I got. As a bonus, I still get new clients today as a result of the project. Taking on the doorstep project was one of the best decisions I ever made.”
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