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COASC – Aging as Art: A Juried Photography Show

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I have of course heard of the Council on Aging. What was news to me until a few months ago was that the Southern California Council on Aging has, for the past few years, had an annual photo competition entitled Aging as Art. What a fantastic theme! A friend of mine who is in healthcare forwarded a link to coasc.org and alerted me to the competition for 2022. I opted to submit one of my favorite photos from my 14 Days in Great Britain Documentary Series. As with many competitions.. I submit.. assuming nothing, and move on. To my genuine surprise, last week I was notified that my image had been awarded Second Place in the Professional Category! It is ALWAYS thrilling to be recognized, and this one was particularly rewarding because of the theme and content.

Hop over and see all of the winning images that celebrate who and what we are as we get older and wiser!

Senior Couple sitting on a bench in a park having lunch and laughing

A Day In The Park

Seniors are vibrant too!!!

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Please tell me we have seen the last of the silver fox couple in white linen walking down the beach hand and hand. The cliché idea of health and aging gracefully. 

I want to take photographs of people that are at their most vital. Images that connect with the baby-boomers who come from an incredible generation of music lovers, dancers, movers and shakers. 

My dear 75-year-old friend Susan hosts a zoom happy hour every week. 
She is planning her first trip after COVID to Morocco. 
She always takes the stairs. 
She laughs with her whole body. 
She had the IPhone-12 the week it was released. 
She is not “old”. 
Susan is a wonder woman.

When Susan sees pictures of people, supposedly her age, whether in an AARP magazine or her insurance email, it doesn’t resonate. She feels it is meant for someone else. Not her. 

My hope is to work alongside creative teams to create content that honors this ever-important generation with imagery that reflects and connects.