Photograph of a man's shoulder with a green band-aid covering the site of a COVID-19 vaccination. Grocery shelves are visible in the background.

Photograph of a COVID-19 vaccination booster consent form from the Kroger grocery store

Photograph of a COVID-19 test purchased by Matthew Bass

Photograph of outdoor and socially-distanced graduation of Ouachita Baptist University students, held in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.

Photograph of rows of empty shelves at a local Walmart store on March 13, 2020, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Photograph of baby clothes crocheted by Kathleen Slavin's mother. She crocheted these clothes for Slavin's nephew during the pandemic in colors representing the St. Louis Blues hockey team

Photograph of Robyn Pereira and Jackson King after voting in Austin, Texas on October 16, 2020.

Photograph of masks created by the aunt of Kathleen Slavin for the mandate requiring masks be worn at all times during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two masks are bluebonnets, and the third is a Texas A&M University Aggie mask. The photograph was taken on April 15, 2020 at Kathleen Slavin's house.

Photograph of a large whiteboard listing continuing duties for library staff as well as new duties such as interval book drop sanitation at the Schertz Public Library after the library closed to the public due to Covid-19. The Schertz Public Library would be closed to the public for eight months. The photograph was taken on March 22, 2020 by Caira Spenrath.

Photograph of a collection of toilet paper bought by Kathleen Slavin's mother during the COVID-19 pandemic when paper goods were scarce, and she was afraid of not getting toilet paper, especially when many shelves were empty at grocery stores. She bought one package at a time and kept it in her closet at her house. This picture was taken in 2020 in the middle of the pandemic.

Photograph of different-sized chocolate bundt cakes that were baked by Kathleen Slavin's mother, taken in 2020. The photograph represents a lot of people baking different types of food since baked goods were scarce during the pandemic, as well as helping destress and get the troubles of the pandemic out of their minds.

Photograph taken by Alba Melgar-C'De Baca at the Veteran center in Buda, Texas on March 19th, 2020, showing the photographer's spouse holding a flier. The flier promotes awareness of an organization created by Baca and her spouse to help home-bound citizens during COVID-19 with grocery deliveries. The nonprofits F7 Group and Central Texas VSO Alliance funded the organization for over 90 days to help citizens get past the initial challenges and adjustments during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Photograph of an assortment of protective face masks owned by Alba Melgar-C'DeBaca. The masks were acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic. The masks in the assortment are both store-bought and handmade and have been placed in a clear plastic storage bin.

Two photographs of cloth masks being made during the COVID-19 pandemic by a military veteran nonprofit to be donated to schools, hospitals, clinics, first responders, and community members in need.

Photograph of empty metal shelves in the cleaning aisle at a local H-E-B grocery store in Central Texas on March 18, 2020. White slips of paper on the shelves limit the number of products per customer due to disruption in the supply chain. The photograph was taken by Caira Spenrath.

Photograph of an assortment of protective face masks owned by Alba Melgar-C'DeBaca. The masks were acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic. The masks in the assortment are both store-bought and handmade.

Photograph of Jayden Franke taken on March 1, 2021, while waiting for an in-person class to start at Stephen F. Austin State University. The photograph reflects the time during COVID-19 when normalcy was trying to come back, but vaccines were not readily available to the public yet.

Photograph of a highlighted section of a University of North Texas syllabus that reads "We will not lower our expectations, relax our grading nor reduce the workload to accommodate your life situation. In the event of severe illness or other catastrophe, we will work with you to develop a revised schedule as a solution."

Photograph of a bunch of board games that Julie Miller and boyfriend bought during the COVID-19 pandemic to keep them entertained since they were both furloughed.

Photograph of a billboard displayed in the Harwood district of Dallas.

Photograph of a masked Julie Miller waiting in line outside Trader Joe's, due to the company limiting the number of people allowed inside.

Photograph of a mural in Dallas' Design District.

Photograph of UNT College of Visual Arts and Design graduate Samantha Ekberg during UNT's Fall 2020 commencement ceremony. She is wearing graduation robes and a UNT branded face mask. The ceremony was done earlier than usual - before fall break - to follow the university's decision to move all classes and otherwise online for the rest of the semester after the fall break. During this ceremony there were multiple speakers and a looping video featuring the graduate's names, however students did not walk the stage or otherwise move. The ceremony was outside in Apogee Stadium, was for certain colleges within UNT, but unlike usual both graduate and undergraduate students were included. Graduate students are seen sitting on the field, and undergraduate students were placed in the stands by name, socially distanced.

Photograph of socially distanced students and limited guests (2 per graduate) during UNT's Fall 2020 commencement ceremony in Apogee Stadium. The ceremony was done earlier than usual - before fall break - to follow the university's decision to move all classes and otherwise online for the rest of the semester after the fall break. During this ceremony there were multiple speakers and a looping video featuring the graduate's names, however students did not walk the stage or otherwise move.