Labels
As a portrait photographer I am very aware of how women are portrayed in different media. Images of ‘women of a certain age’ are rare in beauty and fashion photography. The labels attached to ‘maturity’ are mostly negative instead of life-affirming. Well…enough, I say! I am 57 and, if I must have a label, I want it to say, ‘Experienced in Life’ rather than ‘Over the Hill’!
This image was inspired as a reaction to the long list of examples of ageism I see in photography. Ageism is the one ‘ism’ that will affect us all eventually (if we’re lucky enough to live to be over 40). It’s time to rip off the labels that put us down and stick some new ones on!
