I’ve been loving Sandy's photography for years, over on Instagram, and every now and then we chat about photos, creative stuff, and life, so when he asked me to write a response to the photos he‘s taken over 2020, the year that changed everything, it felt like a natural yes. I was nervous as I’m dyslexic, but whilst viewing his work the words seemed to flow. My best friend since I was two, checked it all over, she always seems to be there when I need her, big love to you Nel. Sandy’s photos took me on a journey to Austin, Texas, a place I have not been to, but I connected right away, so much was relatable to my lockdown experience. Thank you for asking me Sandy, it’s given me the writing bug!
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Title : Pretty Much
Text By: Chloe Juno
Details : Edition Size 300
9″ x 7″, 96 pages Hard Cover, Perfect Bound
ISBN: 978-1-944005-49-8
Published by: Aint–Bad Fall 2021
‘In his latest body of work, Sandy Carson turns his wry wit to cataloging the year 2020, an uncertain and unprecedented time where the world began navigating the ‘new normal. On the street or just around the corner, a timeless, heartfelt, and absurdist lens joins with Sandy’s hopeful approach to storytelling, inviting the observer to take a deep breath, buckle up and hold on just a bit longer. It’s a gentle reminder that someday, these days will be worth remembering. Pretty much’. Ain’t Bad
2020, PRETTY MUCH, Book Cover, Copyright Sandy Carson
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2020, PRETTY MUCH, Copyright Sandy Carson
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2020, PRETTY MUCH, Copyright Sandy Carson
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2020, PRETTY MUCH, Copyright Sandy Carson
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2020, PRETTY MUCH, Copyright Sandy Carson
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2020, PRETTY MUCH, Copyright Sandy Carson
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2020, PRETTY MUCH, Copyright Sandy Carson
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2020, PRETTY MUCH, Copyright Sandy Carson
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2020, PRETTY MUCH, Copyright Sandy Carson
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2020, PRETTY MUCH, Copyright Sandy Carson
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2020, PRETTY MUCH, Copyright Sandy Carson
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2020, PRETTY MUCH, Copyright Sandy Carson
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2020, PRETTY MUCH, Copyright Sandy Carson
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2020, PRETTY MUCH, Copyright Sandy Carson
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Walking around the streets thinking and observing, taking in the hugeness of the situation. I miss hugging friends and family; I hope I can soon. What shall I make for dinner? The shelves are empty. Have I got any toilet roll? Fixing my own broken dental filling. Empty streets, reminiscent of a film I haven’t even seen, but yet I am walking around the set. A new language: ‘Social distancing’, ‘the new normal’, ‘lockdown’, these are ‘unprecedented times’, ‘you’re on mute’. Chloe Juno
2020, PRETTY MUCH, Copyright Sandy Carson
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2020, PRETTY MUCH, Copyright Sandy Carson
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