That’s The Spirit

What qualities in people inspire me as I age, and how do I feel about ageing? I had recently seen an exhibition of portrait paintings at The National Portrait Gallery with my friend Rose Rouse, who is also a cofounder of Advantages of Age, a social enterprise created to challenge the media narrative around ageing. … Read more

Sending Out a Message : Speaking Through Clothing

Back in 1973 The New York Times featured an article whose headline was The T-Shirt Has Become the Medium for a Message. Some 50 years later, I’ve gathered a selection of photographs I’ve taken in the last 18 months or so where text on clothing have caught my attention; the words and language providing an … Read more

Dance Me To Death

Here are a few photographs from the one-off dance performance of Dance Me to Death, at London’s Kensal Green Cemetery. The project was organised by author and poet Rouse Rouse, founder of The Advantages of Age. All the performers were over the age of 60 and the piece was choreographed by Rhys Dennis and Waddah … Read more