Curated by the founders of Scopio, a community-based image
marketplace, a stunning and unforgettable visual history that captures
the world's response to major events that defined 2020: the COVID
pandemic and the sweeping movements for racial and social justice.
In 2020, the world experienced massive change. Millions of lives were
ended--and millions more upended--by the Covid-19 pandemic. The shocking
police killings of Black men and women gave rise to powerful social
movements and widespread collective action to rectify centuries of
injustice and racism in the United States and globally. Together, these
three colossal events tested the resilience of the social fabric
bringing us all together.
Attempting to illuminate and make sense of this new reality,
photographers from around the world documented these transformational
moments as they unfolded. Carefully combing through their archive, the
founders of Scopio have curated these photographs to tell the story of
the year 2020. It began with a collective sense of isolation and fear to
eventually people coming together and protesting the social injustices
that were uncovered later that year.
Representing artists from around the globe, The Year Time Stopped seeks
to empower us and give credence to the extraordinary circumstances that
changed our world. The 200 images in this striking visual collection are
indelible, impassioned, and unforgettable. Taken together, they are a
singular testament to this unprecedented time.
