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Joshua Knapman

The captivating video that shows Newport in a whole new light during lockdown

A photographer from Newport has used his daily exercise breaks to capture the city in lockdown.

Warren Peace Pitt, 39, has cut together a video which sums up life in lockdown, with it's lack of people on the streets and vehicles missing from the roads, at times when the city would otherwise have been bustling with crowds and traffic.

The shots come after the city - and the rest of Wales - had been given strict lockdown rules, following the coronavirus pandemic.

Since lockdown began, we've seen parks close and reopen in Newport, car crimes increase in certain areas of the city, and there were even protests against the lockdown planned, that were never seen through.

And while all that's been going on, people have been urged to stay home - and from this photographer's shots, it certainly looks like people have been doing that.

The streets and roads are eerily quiet, similar to these drone shots taken in Newport during the lockdown.

Looking on at Newport Market (Warren Pitt)

"I was inspired to make this video as a stark reminder and documentation of this time in our lives, of the home and city that's very personal to me," said Warren.

"The filming process of the project was all done on foot or by bicycle as part of my one hour of exercise a day during this lockdown.

"I noticed areas of Newport that I'd not paid attention to before, I saw the city in a totally different light, with different angles and shapes."

(Warren Pitt)

Warren added: "Newport City Council have done a great job of transforming the riverside locations in recent years, so seeing all the small independent businesses closed in this beautiful sunshine has been quite hard hitting.

"Regardless of these shops and restaurants being closed, there seems to have been a shift in the community coming to together and helping each other out."

To see more of Warren's work visit his website, here.

The music in his video was created by Gareth Bennett/Acid Grandad.

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