{"id":227840,"date":"2020-04-26T11:16:57","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T18:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=227840"},"modified":"2020-04-26T11:17:48","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T18:17:48","slug":"the-creative-constraints-of-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/26\/the-creative-constraints-of-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"THE CREATIVE CONSTRAINTS OF COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What if covid-19 is the best thing we can do for our lives and creativity?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='281' 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