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There are few singular moments in history that are indelible in the cultural consciousness of Americans today. The World War II victory days, the assassinations of JFK and MLK, the moon landing, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the terror attacks of Sept. 11, the elections of the country’s first Black president and the man who came after him: The collective memories of these events defined entire generations. Ask most anyone who lived through one of them, and they can recount precisely where they were, who they were with, and what they were feeling when it happened.
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, which upended the life of billions and has killed more Americans than any modern war or tragedy, is a little trickier to define. Unlike other pivotal moments in history, there’s isn’t a defined date for when it all began, no 5/8/45 or 11/22/63 or 9/11/01 to lean on when seeking an appropriate milestone, no easy box to point to on the calendar. Everyone has a
The Globe photographersâ best photos of 2020
Discover the stories behind some of the most memorable images from a long year.
By Boston Globe photo staff as told to Melissa Schorr,Updated December 24, 2020, 10:08 a.m.
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Barry Chin
October 23 / Brockton â What weâre living through now with the pandemic is going down in history, so it was extremely important to be out there covering it. I was actually on assignment to shoot a high school lacrosse game when I saw these two empty COVID-19 testing tents. Right before dusk, a few cars drove up and I jumped out of my car and shot a few frames. The color balance from the lighting mixed with sunset gave it that weird glow. It looked like science fiction; it looked otherworldly. âBarry Chin