Posted: Mar 11, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: March 11
Jason Herda submitted several photographs, including this powerful shot of a child and adult reaching for each other with a window in between.(Jason Herda)
March 11 marks exactly one year since Ottawa announced its first confirmed case of COVID-19 the same day the World Health Organization declared the pandemic.
We asked for your best photos and videos to reflect the one-year anniversary of the day that changed the way we live:
This photo was taken by Yixuan Hu on May 9, 2020. For international students who do not have a car like me, public transportation is the main way of travel, writes Hu, a fourth-year student at the University of Ottawa. I really like the composition of this picture, and the grey ground and roof once again rendered a sense of desolation. (Yixuan Hu)