COVID-19 Diaries: PhotoLab Closed

A woman wearing a face mask walks past one of the last few remaining family-owned photolabs in Sydney, which recently closed its doors due to the COVID-19-led economic downturn.

Small businesses were already vulnerable before the coronavirus hit, but the pandemic has quickly tipped many over the edge. With the advent of digital camera technology, photolabs had been on the decline for decades. This outlet at Railway Square was a rare example of a once thriving industry.

Part of an ongoing photographic series, 'COVID-19 Diaries'.

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