Curated by the founders of Scopio a community-based image marketplace a stunning and
unforgettable visual history that captures the world's response to major events that defined
2020: the COVID pandemic and the sweeping movements for racial and social justice. In 2020 the
world experienced massive change. Millions of lives were ended-and millions more upended-by the
Covid-19 pandemic. The shocking police killings of Black men and women gave rise to powerful
social movements and widespread collective action to rectify centuries of injustice and racism
in the United States and globally. Together these three colossal events tested the resilience
of the social fabric bringing us all together. Attempting to illuminate and make sense of this
new reality photographers from around the world documented these transformational moments as
they unfolded. Carefully combing through their archive the founders of Scopio have curated
these photographs to tell the story of the year 2020. It began with a collective sense of
isolation and fear to eventually people coming together and protesting the social injustices
that were uncovered later that year. Representing artists from around the globe The Year Time
Stopped seeks to empower us and give credence to the extraordinary circumstances that changed
our world. The 200 images in this striking visual collection are indelible impassioned and
unforgettable. Taken together they are a singular testament to this unprecedented time.
