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Documenting Self-Isolation: 14 Days Through 14 Instant Photos

While self-quarantining amid the coronavirus pandemic, photographer Kisha Ravi took instant photos to help process her time isolating in a triggering place: her childhood bedroom.
The sun rises and falls in my room. I feel more grounded to reality.

I left the U.S. for home in a blur two months ago.

It stayed that way — gauzy and unfamiliar — for weeks.

In March, as the spread of the coronavirus threatened global travel, I booked a flight from Washington, D.C., my temporary home for the last two months, so that I could hunker down with my

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