Photographer Trevor Bexon traveled around town to capture more images showing just how much coronavirus has changed how we are moving (or not moving at all) about the community. Places that would normally be littered with cars or filled with people going about their lives are vacant, sometimes even boarded up for security.
Reno-Tahoe International Airport in late March after Gov. Sisolak directed Nevadans to stay at home due to COVID-19. Image: Trevor Bexon
Pandemic business shutdowns on March 17, 2020 forced many restaurants to shift operations to takeout only. Other businesses shuttered entirely until allowed to re-open in May 2020. Image: Trevor Bexon / This Is Reno
Meadowood Mall sits vacant during the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders. Image: Trevor Bexon
Image: Trevor Bexon
Closed at the start of the pandemic, many restaurants struggled during 2020. Image: Trevor Bexon / March 28, 2020.
Closed at the start of the pandemic, many restaurants struggled during 2020. Image: Trevor Bexon / March 28, 2020.
UNR campus in March after it closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Image: Trevor Bexon
Image: Trevor Bexon
A boarded up business during the COVID-19 shelter-in-place business closures.
Many businesses shuttered altogether in mid-March until they were able to reopen to offer curbside pickup. Image: Trevor Bexon
Reno airport traffic was down dramatically in April, and the effects will ripple through the entire region’s economy. Image: Trevor Bexon
Trevor Bexon has lived in Reno, Nevada since 2004. He believes Northern Nevada has a unique story that he hopes to share with others while leaving a visual history for future study.