A recent high school graduate poses for a virtual portrait

'We still see silver linings'

With the world turned upside down, a young writer explains why he and his peers are focusing on the bigger picture.

Jordan Salama poses for a portrait in Badlands National Park in South Dakota. A freelance journalist, he is using this time to take a road trip with his brother, camping in national parks along the way.

Photograph by Jackie Russo, National Geographic

Published October 13, 2020

5 min read

I’ll never forget where I was in early March, right before the world came crashing down. It feels, at the same time, like it was a hundred years ago and just last week.

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