A college lecturer from Kent has launched a new project capturing portraits of people living in lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Award-winning photographer Zak Waters has been taking pictures of people through their windows and doors as he exercises around Folkestone.

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The photographs are taken with the consent of the residents who contact Zak in advance to arrange a date and time to participate.

They include pictures of families and people on their own, children looking bored and one man sunbathing in his doorway.

Zak, who works at East Kent College Group’s Folkestone campus, explains: "Each day I go for a walk around town. There are more seagulls than people at the minute.

"This got me thinking.

"While I walk around town I would love to take a photograph of anyone who is hidden away within their home.

"This would be through a window or door with the person looking out through the glass.

"This all might end up as an exhibition in town later or even a small book. At the minute it is a bit of fun in this depressing time."

He also hopes his new project will inspire his students.

He said: "I have been discussing with my students how they have to adapt their coursework with their current surroundings and situation, including how they need to showcase their portfolios online so that we can review them.

"I decided to work on the project to show them how I have adapted to the current situation, and I have built a website to help them understand the process of creating one."

Zak is a lecturer at The Edge School of Creative and Business at Folkestone College and has held many of his own exhibitions.

His past clients include the BBC, Ikea, Cocoa Cola and Boots.

His list of accolades include Kent FE Teacher of the Year 2018 and bronze winner in Portraiture London Photographic Awards.

If you live in Folkestone and would like to participate in the project, visit Zak's site here.

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