This series started in April 2020, as a means to explore the profound service the women pictured are giving during this time of historic pandemic. I was motivated by my own roles as a mother, partner, daughter, sister, photographer, and friend, to begin this work. All images were photographed from April 14, 2020 onward, in and around Baltimore.
Jaclyn, Speech Pathologist
Jill Fannon: How long have you been in your profession?
Jaclyn: 14 years.
Jaclyn, with daughter
Jill Fannon: What recent moments have most made you smile?
Jaclyn: Simple moments with my immediate family (board games, soccer in the backyard, bike rides), taking my face mask and bandana off at the end of my shift, and a good sweaty run.
Jean, Physician Assistant
Jill Fannon: How long have you been in your profession?
JEAN: 25 years
Jill Fannon: What daily routines (at work or home) bring you comfort?
JEAN: I try to see the patients as they are and not as I think they should be. In doing that, I can assess their medical and at times social life better. It makes me feel better when I have really connected with a patient. When I am not working, I am practicing yoga and trying to do art as much as I can.
Jean & katie
Jill Fannon: What recent moments have most made you smile?
JEAN: I am grateful for my yard and the beautiful cherry trees that line my driveway. I planted those trees about 27 years ago and when they bloom it gives me great joy.
SUE, NURSE PRACTITIONER
Jill Fannon: How long have you been in your profession?
SUE: I have been a nurse for 36 years, and for the last 17 years of that a nurse practitioner.
SUE, NURSE PRACTITIONER
JF: What daily routines (at work or home) bring you comfort?
SUE: Coming home from work, and chillin with family, dog, and kitty, running; working in the yard, listening to music, talking with friends, prayer
