White House News Photographers Association
2021 Eyes Of History: Still Contest
Second Place Picture Story / Feature
Photographer: Jim Lo Scalzo

Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown is nearly empty just before dawn in Washington, DC, USA, 31 March 2020. DC Mayor Muriel Bowser joined neighboring Maryland and Virginia by issuing a mandatory stay-at-home order for residents that goes into effect on 01 April to help combat the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO

An image made with a drone shows four softball fields that remain unused due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic at the Potomack Lakes Sportsplex in Sterling, Virginia, USA, 06 April 2020. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam issued a stay-at-home-order for residents of the state until 10 June to help stem the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus which causes the Covid-19 disease. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO

An image made with a drone shows parking lots surrounding the normally bustling Potomac Mills Mall that have been empty for more than two months as businesses continue to be shuttered due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic in Woodbridge, Virginia, USA, 27 May 2020. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam stated Northern Virginia can begin phase one of their reopening on 29 May. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO

Morning rush hour commuters are sparse on Metro's Red Line in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, 17 March 2020. Washington DC's Metro system has reduced the number of trains and buses to combat the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. The spread and containment efforts of the pandemic has caused travel disruptions, sporting event cancellations, runs on cleaning supplies and food and other inconveniences. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO

Archbishop of Washington Wilton Daniel Gregory (C) celebrates Easter mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, whose doors are shuttered to the public due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, in Washington, DC, USA, 12 April 2020. The Archdiocese of Washington DC live-streamed the mass. According to Jacquelyn Hayes, the Basilica's director of communications, the livestream has 'quickly become a national and international online community of faith and support during the coronavirus pandemic'. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO

Cellist Jodi Beder performs a daily concert on her front porch in the Washington, DC suburb of Mount Rainier, Maryland, USA, 28 March 2020. Beder started the concerts to help her neighbors deal with the boredom brought on by the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO

The boardwalk and beach are closed due to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, in Ocean City, Maryland, USA, 22 April 2020. Beaches in Florida and South Carolina already reopened this week, as those states relaxed their social distancing laws. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO

An image made with a drone shows rush hour traffic is light on 395 into Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 16 April 2020. In response to state shutdowns over the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus which causes the Covid-19 disease pandemic, US President Trump stated he would authorize governors to reopen their states on their own timelines. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO

A jogger runs along the west side of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall, which DC Mayor Muriel Bowser closed to pedestrians due to the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic, in Washington, DC, USA, 24 March 2020. Efforts to contain the pandemic have caused travel disruptions, sporting event cancellations, runs on cleaning supplies and food and other inconveniences. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO

A photo taken with a drone shows movie-goers listening to The Star Spangled Banner before the start of the movie Onward at the newly re-opened Family Drive-in Theatre in Stephens City, Virginia, USA, 02 May 2020. Theatre owner James Kopp successfully lobbied Virginia governor Ralph Northam to reopen his drive-in during the coronavirus pandemic, by promising to adhere to strict social distancing guidelines. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO