Old person

For his project titled Jahrhundertmensch, German photographer Karsten Thormaehlen shot portraits of elderly men and women who have reached the ripe old

Susannah Mushatt Jones was born in Alabama on July 6, 1899.

Maureen is a personal and intimate project about my grandmother who is 91 years of age and lives on her own in Dublin. She was diagnosed with dementia a few years ago. I have been one of her carers for the past few years. During the last year and a half, I started documenting Maureen and her surroundings during my twice-weekly visits, with a mixture of portraits and interior details. There was an urgency in recording these moments. As time went on and her illness progressed, it became…

Smilng never gets old.

Andy Gots, John Hurt

Portrait of a 93-year-old man sitting at his table, looking kindly at the camera, hands clutched.

Fotografía de Pierre Gonnord en la exposición "De lo humano", en el Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo. Sevilla. Mejor en Grande / Best in Large www.jomagaro.es

Portraits of centenarians

nice view

After my grandmother passed away, I was devastated because I always wanted to record her memories and recipes, and I missed her so much. So I decided to interview and photograph 100 grandmothers and turn it into a book which will represent the memory and wisdom of my granny's generation. Within a year, I accomplished just that! A week after the 480-page book (The secrets and stories of Estonian grandmothers) was published, I saw my grandmother in my dreams.