Ola Alsheikh

Photographer

My diary under coronavirus lockdown

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My husband , Working from home ...e convenience and life balance.

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My husband , Working from home
My husband Amir is an electronics outdoor salesman. When he started working from home during the coronavirus lockdown he was complaining from distraction and it became difficult for him to switch off from work . Also the telecommunication cost is increased because he use his own phone. There are advantages as well like convenience and life balance.

Meet Lameese My daughter Lamese...r the lockdown ends.

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Meet Lameese
My daughter Lamese is 12 years old .het hobbies are horse riding and and painting.She Is also interested in all kinds of handcrafts. She misses horse riding and decided that the equestrian club Will be the first place that she will visit after the lockdown ends.

Mother’s day I got tw...r’s day on 21 March .

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Mother’s day
I got two lovely colorful paintings as a gift from my daughters in Mother’s day since they could not buy a gift because of the lockdown.
I hugged them and thanked them for those lovely paintings . I told them that those paintings are more precious than anything else.
In Sudan we usually celebrate mother’s day on 21 March .

Celebrating first commemoration...s and sang the national anthem.

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Celebrating first commemoration of 6 April and Sudan sit-in
The lockdown did not stop Sudanese people from celebrating the first commemoration on April that overthrew president Omer Al Bashir. I was very disappointed because I wanted to photograph that day so badly, but home quarantine was still ongoing .Staying home is the only way to keep me and my family safe. The Sudanese Professional Association has suggested some ideas for home celebration from 6-11 April at 1:00pm during the lockdown such as lighting candles, singing the national anthem, raising flags on houses, and sharing photos and videos of the revolution on social media.My family lit candles and sang the national anthem.

The decent  b...e like most Sudanese families.

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The decent boy
Kareem, my nephew is 12 years old. He is a lovely child who loves helping others and obsessed with horse riding.

He is missing playing football in school.like all kids around the world he got bored from staying home during the lockdown. His mom always tries to keep him busy by reading, playing with my daughters, and the dog since we live in the same house like most Sudanese families.

Self portrait I really miss my ...I took during my home workout.

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Self portrait
I really miss my aerobics classes that I started 8 months ago. The coach is very professional and she is in contact with all the group members ,giving us advice and motivation on her whatsup group during the lockdown.

Since I’m a fibromyalgia patient aerobics became a great treatment for me . It eases pain ,makes me move more easily ,and sleep better. It also makes me feel positive and happy . I ‘m so glad that I could keep my self motivated and active for 10 weeks ,hoping never to stop. This is a self portrait I took during my home workout.

All our wisdom is stored in the...e to stay strong and positive.

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All our wisdom is stored in the trees.
-Santosh Kalwar .
My camera never failed to keep me feel safe and powerful. While watching the strong wind of yesterday I noticed how the branches of an old huge tree were bending and straightening very fast .

I believe that it was a message to me to stay strong and positive.

Street number 9 During the firs...ll some hope and life on earth.

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Street number 9
During the first month of coronavirus lockdown
I stepped out home to photograph my house street . I felt that everything was sad , depressing , empty and quite. There were no people and no cars . Except one person working as a guard for my neighbors . I had a creepy feeling that the world has ended but the birds tweets made me feel that there is still some hope and life on earth.

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My diary under coronavirus lockdown

Copyright Ola Alsheikh 2024

Date of Work Mar 2020 - Ongoing

Updated Jun 2020

Location Khartoum Sudan

Topics Covid-19, Documentary, Environmental, Essays, Photography, Photojournalism, Portrait

I decided to document our acitivities under the coronavirus lockdown.My daughters keep asking me if the lockdown will end soon, and when will it be safe to go out again.I tried and still trying to keep them busy by reading ,painting and playing with my nieces and nephews since we live in the same house like most Sudanese families.
I got confused feelings those days And trying to escape from the fear of losing our beloved ones .When Looking through my viewfinder I feel safe and powerful , since it is my only way to express whats going on in my life and other’s.
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