Kansas City-area photographer captures shelter-in-place family photos

'Front Steps Project' sweeps across KC

AS FAMILIES ACROSS THECOUNTRY SHELTER ATHOME, PHOTOGRAPHERSHAVE FOUND A WAY TOBRING PEOPLE TOGETHER-- ALL WHILE KEEPING ASAFE DISTANCE.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER JESSICAMCMASTER HAS THESTORY -- AND THE PHOTOS-- FAMILIES WILL NEVERFORGET.It's about connecting, youknow, creating connectiothought, well that's super cute.AS COVID-19 SPREADSacross the U.S.-- ANDPEOPLE CAN NO LONGERVISIT WITH FRIENDS ANDLOVED ONES-ELEASMARTIN --A WEDDINGPHOTOGRAPHERIS CHANGING THE WAYSHE DOES BUSINESS.ACROSS THE COUNTRYPHOTOGRAPHERS ARESNAPPING IMAGES OFFAMILIES OUTSIDE THEIRHOMES-- THE PICTURESHITTING TWITTER WITHTHE HASHTAG-- THEFRONT PORCH MOVEMENT.AND IT'S HAPPENING HEREAT HOME.Martinshe said she hasn't hapictures done of her kiddos inyears.HEIDI PEACOCK LIVES INKANSAS CITY KANSASWITH HER TWO KIDS.THIS IS 8 YEAR OLD GABBYAND HER LITTLE BROTHERCASH.Peacockwe don't leave, heappointments we're canceledat children's mercy.GABBY ISIMMUNOCOMPROMISED-SHELTERING AT HOME ISTHE ONLY WAY TO KEEPHER SAFE.Peacockwe're at home, we'requarantined, we're the many.WITH THE NEED FORHUMAN CONNECTION -NOWMORE APPARENT THANEVER, MARTIN TRAVELSACROSS THE METRO--TURNING STRANGERSINTO FRIENDS.MartinI had a grandma in her littlepajamas come out and take apicture in her little pajamasand it was really cool todocument life itself.Martinit's capturing life as it is.LIFE-- AT A DISTANCE.Martinthey're all the way over thereand i'm able to get them niceand tight with my camera.A MOVEMENT THATREMINDS US-WE'RE ALL--INTHIS TOGETHER.PeacocIt was a great distraction, andya know, it was a lot of fun.THE PHOTOGRAPHERTELLS US SHE'S ONLYCHARGING FAMILIES 20DOLLARS TO HELP COVERHER GAS AND TIME.AT HOME, IN KCMO, I'MJESSICA MCMASTER 41ACTION NEWS.