I do know, that within their retirement communities, most were unaccepting of their relationship. American society has a tendency to exclude and ignore aging citizens. While following my subjects, I made an observation that they remained unnoticed in the streets. I can’t can’t speak of how the American public perceives of Jeanie, Will and Adina’s bond. It remains a mystery why certain people become the subjects of my work, even for me. I befriended Jeanie, Will and Adina and knew that I wanted to share their powerful story. The emotions in the story deliver the visual interpretation of that subject all my images are spontaneous, and the composition and makeup of an image reflects the emotion of that specific moment. I am drawn to people who are in emotional conflict with themselves or those around them. Once they attempted to move in together outside of the senior community, but this didn’t work, and they returned to their separate facilities. They would meet daily and, while most of their activities were outside, they did visit each other’s living quarters. I observed Jeanie, Will and Adina for a few weeks and then asked if I could spend time with them.Īt that point, Jeanie, Will and Adina all lived in separate, but neighboring, facilities, as they do now. As I watched Will and Adina drop Jeanie off at the gate, I related to her separation from them. I was working on a multi-series documentary about the lives and relationships of the elderly in retirement homes, when one night I first encountered Jeanie, Will and Adina. Photography doesn’t just allow me to feel less lonely, but my subjects also feel less alone through our relationship and the creative process. I found solace in photography as a way to alleviate loneliness. After my grandmother passed away when I was 13, I asked my family for a camera.
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