EPISODE · Apr 12, 2022 · 26 MIN
On Pause: Three Months that Changed New York
from The Short Fuse Podcast · host Alex Waters - Technical Producer and Editor, Helena Gustavsson
Charlie Bennet is a Swedish-born photographer based in New York City. He specializes in still life and lifestyle photography and has worked with editorial and advertising clients such as The New York Times, Nike and Wallpaper. Bennet has published five books prior to ON PAUSE and has exhibited his work both in the United States and Europe. Helena Gustavsson is a Swedish journalist based in New York. She reports mainly for Swedish media on politics, social issues, and arts and culture. Helena has covered two presidential elections and profiled a number of U.S.-based authors, including Salman Rushdie, Siri Hustvedt, and Colson Whitehead. She has written several pieces on how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted America and has also interviewed “Sweden’s Dr. Fauci,” Anders Tegnell. Helena lives in Brooklyn, New York.https://www.onpausebook.comAlex Waters is a technical producer for the Short Fuse Podcast. He is a music producer and a student at the Berklee College of Music. He has written and produced music and edited for podcasts including The Faith and Chai Podcast and Con Confianza. Alex writes, produces and records music for independent artists, including The Living. He lives in Brooklyn can can be reached at:
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In the book On Pause: Three Months That Changed New York, photographer Charlie Bennet and writer Helena Gustavsson combine epic images of New York's most famous landmarks devoid of people with thematic essays and in-depth interviews with New Yorkers. They chronicle a unique few months in the city that never sleeps. When COVID shut down New York City Governor Cuomo declared that New York was “on pause” and the city’s deserted avenues, bridges, and train stations became a global symbol for the ravages resulting from the pandemic and our attempts to escape it.
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