I have been privileged to live in the Washington D.C. area for many years and to attend and photograph several Presidential inaugurations. This year, as a result of the pandemic and the horrific events of the last ten days, today’s inauguration is like no other in our history. The unfortunate contrasts are dramatic as can be seen in the following photo essay. THEN AND NOW All images © Judah Lifschitz 2021

Out with 2020 in with 2021. A new year. A new begining? Unfortunately, over time, we become numb to statistics. Though the troubling pandemic stats of numbers of infected, critically ill, and deaths are enormous and growing daily and exponentially, after these many months, except for those directly and personally effected by the pandemic, the vast majority of us seem to have grown accustomed to the numbers and accept them as unfortunate… Read More