Imagine This.....

Admittedly, growing old does have some inherent vulnerabilities: the loss of mobility, visibility and independence….These transitions are natural and inevitable. But we live in a culture that has yet to develop the language and tools to help us deal with them, as a result, these transitions all too often are characterized by shame and loss of self-esteem. (Applewhite ibid.)
I have mentioned previously that a request for a sitting is usually met with surprise. If questioned about this reaction, the response often echoes the research marking 2 characteristics of marginalized population: self-loathing and passivity.
I feel we need to re-focus our sense of human beauty to increase the depth of field of our lense and broaden our vision to include the wondrous organic transitions of human physicality. Yes our skin will become thinner and more fragile but envision the ethereal nature and visual beauty of that delicacy. Yes, we will get more and more wrinkles and things will give way to relentless gravity but consider the lines!!!!! Sinuous in their journey with tantalizing destinations; not the predictable ones of youth.
Imagine this; we will become increasingly unique as we age. Isn’t that part of the whole concept of consumer value? We will be exponentially special!!

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