Photographer Tony Fisher encountered both aspects as he gathered material for his latest exhibition Only The Lonely?
His collection of 30 photographs, which are now on show at the Peak District Mining Museum in Matlock Bath, were taken before and during the pandemic and will continue to evolve until April next year under his Arts Council funded project.
Tony, 66, who lives in Riddings said: “The circumstances are pretty grim with Covid but for me it’s been a more positive time than I would have imagined.
A romance developed between Tony Fisher and Fi Marks during lockdown afterthey bonded bonding through their love of art.