For my photo pitch, I would like to compare and contrast New York City versus a rural environment. My boyfriend recently moved upstate to a 25 acre farm while I live in Williamsburg. These two environments are quite literally opposites and I feel like it would be very interesting to spot differences and similarities among the two. I would observe the landscape, the people and their body language, businesses, the social structure (ex: homelessness rate), and many other aspects.
During COVID, the city has clearly changed in many aspects such as population density, social activities, work places, etc. I am curious to see how rural upstate New York has been affected by these chaotic times and how it is being handled since properties are way more spread out than in the NYC. I have never been to a super rural area and I think it’ll be fascinating to visualize a completely different lifestyle than I am used to.