Kerrie Burow, Sarah's Underwater World (SINGLE SHOT 2022)

Taken a year into the Coronavirus pandemic, my 7-year-old niece Sarah stares with wonder into my housing dome while on one breath underwater. The scene portrays the therapeutic power of water which so many of us experienced during the pandemic. The underwater world offered peace, comfort and hope - for the anxious, the depressed and the grieving. It gave us a chance to feel joy and adventure again as well as freedom from the heavy weight of the pandemic - even if just for a moment while on one breath.

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