CAPTURING THE STORY FROM A DISTANCE

COVID-19 HAS PRESENTED BARRIERS FOR US ALL. BUT IT’S ALSO RESULTED IN UNEXPECTED OPPORTUNITIES.

With stay-at-home regulations in place, we approached this issue of “The Boro” in a whole new way. Interviews were conducted virtually. Pittsburgh-based photographer John Altdorfer captured images outside, through windows or via long-focus lenses. The beauty that emerged is proof that Fighting Scots never stop striving—even during a global pandemic.

Altdorfer, who has taken photos for “The Boro” since fall 2018, is no stranger to this kind of work. He and Edinboro alumna Jill (Butcher) Farrar, ’04, recently teamed up to capture artistic images of Pittsburghers from a safe distance in exchange for a donation to the Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank. The duo raised more than $5,300 in less than a month.