Melbourne Lockdown Photography – City in Silence

Between 2020 and 2021, Melbourne fell silent.

Streets that normally carried thousands of people stood empty. Familiar places became unfamiliar.

I photographed the city as I found it — not staged, not recreated, simply observed.

These images are a record of a moment in Melbourne's history that will never happen again.

Melbourne During Lockdown (2020–2021)

Lockdown 1: March 23 – May 12, 2020 (~7 weeks)
Lockdown 2: July 8 – October 27, 2020 (~111 days)
Lockdown 3: February 12 – February 17, 2021 (5 days)
Lockdown 4: May 27 – June 10, 2021 (14 days)
Lockdown 5: July 15 – July 27, 2021 (12 days)
Lockdown 6: August 5 – October 21, 2021 (~77 days)

Total time under lockdown: ~262 days