Plague victim costume

Ashley: This is my husband and I dressed as a plague doctor and victim, complete with oozing boils on my face! My husband came up with the idea randomly, and once...

Nun and hunter plague doctor

Medico della Peste - The Plague Doctor - an iconic image in Venice during Carnevale.I chanced about these costumers at the Venice Carnevale in 2019 whist they visited the Acqua Alta Liberia. The Plague Doctor is not an uncommon theme at the festival, but to see her with the Rat/ Pestilence figure is quite unusual. So I decided to stop them for some travel portraits.A plague doctor was a physician who treated victims of the bubonic plague during epidemics. These physicians were hired by…

The Singing Plague Victims

A plague doctor costume with a lolita-stle twist. My 13-year-old found a plague doctor mask at a bargain store and decided that was their costume this year. The cape was thrifted, most other things were bought, except the skirt. I made the skirt in two days with no pattern and I’m pretty proud of it.

After the success of previous shoots, Paul Garside asked me to take another set of images of his creations.

Plague Doctor