Photographer Jimmy Jeong

The Stories Behind the Photos

A behind the scenes blog about Vancouver Commercial Photographer and Editorial Photographer Jimmy Jeong. Short little stories about covering some of the best photography assignments in and around the lower mainland.

Faces of Exhaustion on the frontlines against Covid-19

I want to share some of the portraits I worked on during April of 2020. Just as people started to learn the extent of this pandemic. I titled it Faces of Exhaustion on the frontlines against Covid-19. A series I pitched to Maclean’s and was lucky to have it accepted. This is Mount St. Joseph’s Robynne P. , Registered Nurse, Operating Room. “My mother was diagnosed with COVID-19 last week. She has lots of co-morbidities and she’s not healthy. She has COPD, and she’s got arthritis, and she’s on immunosuppressants, so the whole picture is not very good. And she’s in South Africa in Hospital. I’m living with that as well as doing this.” *Update - Robynne’s mom passed away.

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Robynne Peters poses for a photo after their shift at Mount St Joseph’s hospital.

Sorhwa Teo poses for a photo after their shift at Mount St Joseph’s hospital. Photo by Jimmy Jeong

April 21, 2020 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Christina Polson poses for a photo after their shift at Mount St Joseph’s hospital. Photo by Jimmy Jeong

April 21, 2020 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Fiona A poses for a photo after their shift at Mount St Joseph’s hospital. Photo by Jimmy Jeong

April 21, 2020 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Scott Mackeigan poses for a photo after their shift at Mount St Joseph’s hospital. Photo by Jimmy Jeong

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