The exhibit, Heroism and Heartbreak during COVID-19 will be traveling to various branches in 2022. While witnessing the daily devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic and working with the sickest patients, Alan Hawes was compelled to marry his two passions: caregiving and camera work. Hawes was previously a newspaper photographer for more than twenty years before he followed his calling to become an ICU nurse at MUSC. With hospital and patient consent, Hawes started a photo series to capture the heroism and heartbreak happening behind hospital walls. The photos in his exhibit are a rare glimpse into the lives of patients, families and medical staff as they grapple with the ongoing physical and mental toll of the pandemic.
This traveling exhibit can also be viewed at the the following branches during these dates:
April 11 - May 10 St. Paul's Hollywood Library
May 17 - June 16 Wando Mt. Pleasant Library
June 23 - July 22 John's Island Library
You can learn more here about how these images were captured.