Coronavirus
Our New Normal: Scenes From a Masked Sarasota
Photographer Barbara Banks snapped these portraits of masked Sarasotans as they try to go about their lives—sometimes cautiously, sometimes joyfully, sometimes in spite of all the odds.
As Sarasota adjusts to a new way of life under the cloud of COVID-19 pandemic—including social distancing, mask wearing and sheltering at home—we want to shine a light on how the region is coping. Photographer Barbara Banks snapped these portraits of Sarasotans wearing face masks, as strongly recommended by the City of Sarasota, as they try to go about their lives—sometimes cautiously, sometimes joyfully, sometimes in spite of all the odds.