lockdown meaning suddenly having more time on our hands, lots of us turned to baking, long walks in the countryside and some of us even joined the youngsters over on Tik Tok.
But while all that free time meant we could take it easy for a while, some decided to use it a little more constructively to start a new business.
And there were countless charity initiatives designed to give back to our amazing key workers. Someone who did both of those things was Emily Bowden.
With work as a travel and interiors photographer drying up, she decided to combine her love of photography with her love of dogs to create Pawstep Portraits: Tails of the Pandemic.
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