00:00I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who submitted an image to Hold Still.
00:06I launched the project with the National Portrait Gallery back in May because I wanted to find a way
00:11to allow everyone to share their stories and experiences of lockdown. We have been thrilled
00:17by the response to the project and I couldn't be more grateful to each and every one of the 31
00:23,000
00:23people who submitted an image. It was so hard to select the final 100 photographs but we hope
00:31we've created a collective portrait of our nation reflecting on what others have experienced as well
00:37as our own journeys through this difficult time. It has been fantastic to see these portraits on
00:42billboards and outdoor poster sites across the country as part of our community exhibition
00:48and I'm hugely grateful to all our partners for helping us take the images back to the
00:53people and communities who took them. For me the most powerful part of the project
00:59is that it's shown just how much people and their communities have come together and how
01:05important we all are to each other. Thank you so much for being part of Hold Still
01:09and for sharing your stories with the nation.
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