Gesilayefa Azorbo_____Photographer, Writer. Filmmaker.

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SummerWorks Photography: Pandemic Theatre in the City

Fall is in the air, and the spooky season is upon us…

So let’s throw back to summer, shall we? I love fall fashions but I could hold off on the cold a bit longer, so here goes!

This August I was invited to document the 2021 SummerWorks Theatre Festival, which was returning to in-person performances, but with new social distancing and audience cap measures in place. Additionally, some of the work was interactive and outdoors, which made for interesting, paparazzi-like shooting, which to be honest I excel at, as my siblings and close friends might attest to with a groan, hehe.

This was also my first time back shooting in-person events since…January 2020? Time is weird now, so let’s say that.

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Theo Skudra at Canon Creator Lab

So I’ve been going to Free Space for the Canon Creator Lab series since the early summer, and after half a year of phenomenal guest photographers, workshops, and open-invite photographer Shootarounds, the final CCL session of the year was capped by an exhibit and sit-down with photographer, director, and Drake’s visual media man, Theo Skudra.

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