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Capturing every hour of each New Year's Day for 24 years

A photography project, now in its 18th year, has released its latest images, reflecting on life in 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Photos by Brendan Delany, Sabes Sugunasabesan, Teri Pengilley and Helen Chambers

In 2004, 24 postgraduate students at Central St Martins, in London, set out to document every hour of New Year's Day, each year, for 24 years.

Each photographer progresses by one hour every year.

"Time is a construct, which 2020 has taught us," curator Cheryl Newman says.

"But as the clock struck midnight on 31 December, there was a collective tension.

"Covid-19 has forced us into isolation.

"And yet there is a communal anxiety driven by the dawn of a new year.

"Photographing the first day of 2021 was a profound journey... made under unprecedented circumstances.

"The work thoughtfully reflects the conflict between the hope of a promised vaccine, the dread of UK Brexit and an unsettled future."

The photos can be seen at an outdoor exhibition in Soho Square, west London, until 16 April.

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Amy Adams An image showing bright lights from someone's from roomAmy Adams
00.00 The light at the end of the rainbow by Amy Adams
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Raphael Schutzer-Weissmann An image of a phone receiver in a public phone boothRaphael Schutzer-Weissmann
01.00 Nothing more to say by Raphael Schutzer-Weissmann
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Helen Chambers An image of street art celebrating a black womanHelen Chambers
02.00 Black Lives Matter by Helen Chambers
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Claire Spreadbury An image of the moon shining through cloudsClaire Spreadbury
03.00 Blue by Claire Spreadbury
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Gini May A blurry image of Christmas lights on a houseGini May
04.00 Fragile by Gini May
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Roland Ramanan An image of a man with a big furry hood pointing at the cameraRoland Ramanan
05.00 Big O by Roland Ramanan
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Yvonne De Rosa An image of a child in a bedroom with a constellation of lights above representing starsYvonne De Rosa
06.00 Untitled by Yvonne De Rosa
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Enrico Vietti An image of snow-covered ridgeEnrico Vietti
07.00 Contentious skiing by Enrico Vietti
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Wendy Aldiss An image of a sign instructing people to stay at home next to a main roadWendy Aldiss
08.00 Main road into Oxford by Wendy Aldiss
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Sabes Sugunasabesan An image of a spread of breakfast food with people eatingSabes Sugunasabesan
09.00 Continental breakfast by Sabes Sugunasabesan
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Teri Pengilley An image of a woman walking into a lake whilst wearing a bathing suit and a maskTeri Pengilley
10.00 Untitled by Teri Pengilley
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Spei An image of a woman limboing a pole in a snow-covered forestSpei
11.00 Don't breathe… breathe again… repeat by Spei
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Ali Waggie An image of a large hourglass with yellow sand insideAli Waggie
12.00 Slipping away by Ali Waggie
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Colin Blackstock An image of a closed door next to a Guinness signColin Blackstock
13.00 Turn, turn, turn by Colin Blackstock
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Ray Malcolm An image of a motorway sign next to a sign giving people Covid travel instructionsRay Malcolm
14.00 Untitled by Ray Malcolm
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Sarah Lucy Brown An image of a dark sky and a large sign that says HopeSarah Lucy Brown
15.00 Untitled by Sarah Lucy Brown
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Nicky Willcock An image of beach houses next to a snow-covered beachNicky Willcock
16.00 1.5m [5ft] apart. Still banned by Nicky Townsend
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Amanda Eatwell An image of a furniture shop with people insideAmanda Eatwell
17.00 Everybody inside by Amanda Eatwell
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David Mazza An image of a sun setting over a line trees with a house in the foregroundDavid Mazza
18.00 After the storm by David Mazza
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Rue Kruger An image of a boy roasting food over a fireRue Kruger
19.00 Capetown by Rue Kruger
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Brendan Delaney An image of a street emblazoned with lightsBrendan Delaney
20.00 Covent Garden by Brendan Delaney
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Wayne R Crichlow An image of a portrait of a woman looking thoughtful on a wall behind a gateWayne R Crichlow
21.00 Lost in this moment by Wayne Crichlow
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Candida Jones An image of a man drinking in his home whilst wearing oven mittens with the EU symbol onCandida Jones
22.00 A remainer's solace by Candida Jones
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Rachel Hain An image of a street at night with lots of lit hanging signs saying messagesRachel Hain
23.00 Closing time by Rachel Hain

All photographs are subject to copyright.