Janet's Feet--image size 23"x19", platinum-palladium print with watercolor.
As a woman recently turned fifty, I find myself less and less comfortable with the way American culture defines and portrays older women. I reject these cultural limitations for my own aging. I use my camera to explore possibilities, the messages and histories expressed in other women's bodies. I wish less to define than to reveal. --Joan Myers
None of my friends would pose for me. That was my first lesson. "My body is not beautiful," said one. Another delayed a shooting session repeatedly until she "got in shape."
A wonderful website
2 comments:
Alison, the photos of women of a certain age are stunning. Thank you for alerting me to them.
I, too, am a woman who just turned 50! Isn't it lovely?
Thank you for taking on this project...it is needed!
And the feet are very stunning!
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