by Benny Migliorino
Benny Migs Photo, Patchogue
The world and Long Island is suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
As a photographer, I wanted to help through my art.
The hospitals were tough to get at, so I decided to go a different route.
With the help of the Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce, I embarked on compiling a photo essay called Project Face Mask.
With 90 percent of the businesses in Patchogue Village — where I live and work — either closed or partially shut down, I wanted to capture these ailing business owners and others in their own environments.
All are wearing masks.
Above all, I wanted to capture the emotions we are experiencing right now as small business owners.
I didn’t want these images to look perfect, because none of us are. Especially right now, though we’re trying.
Scroll down for all the photos. Click the 2, 3, 4, etc., boxes to view them all.
