When COVID-19 hit in mid-March and New York City shut down, I started photographing an empty Manhattan. It was not only to document the impact of the pandemic, but also a way to try and make sense of it all. I was particularly drawn to Times Square. Prior to the pandemic, like most New Yorkers, I avoided it. But in 2020 Times Square became for me a barometer of where the country stood and I visited it repeatedly.

The result was a personal project: Empty Times Square.