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Beauty has no age limit

@billysheahan and I were talking and he made the observation that not one model at our retreat was under the age of 30. I’ve never really thought about that before other than to make sure everyone I work with is over 18 because age was never an important factor in my work. Though after it sinking in that every single woman there was over 30 years old it really made me happy. When I tell someone I’m 45 years old they always say, you don’t look 45. Well what is a 45 year old supposed to look like? What is a 30 year old supposed to look like and what is someone 18-25 supposed to look like? Are we supposed to stop being youthful? Does not looking your age give you more power or does it take it away? It’s something interesting to think about. Sometimes I wonder if I looked my age if people would take me more seriously or offer more respect by not treating me like a kid. Is looking timeless a blessing or a curse? And is it really all about looks or is it life experience shining through that exentuates a timelessness? And it isn’t specifically directed towards the female models amongst us since our one lonely male model is also over 30 and doesn’t look it. I’m sure the ravages of time will come for us all, eventually, though will that make any of us less beautiful or less youthful? The only thing we can really do is love ourselves and be patient with ourselves and try not to allow outside influences dictate when we are too old to be beautiful.

Enjoy an image @vassanta and I created

© 2016 Zoe Wiseman - model: Vassanta
© 2016 Zoe Wiseman – model: Vassanta

6 replies on “Beauty has no age limit”

This is a spectacularly strong image. It is images like this that hide all prejudices. The talent of a great photographer can be seen here.
Hearing that comment of age first said made me stand back in fear. For the realisation that i forgot my age and maybe i should remember it. I felt so honored to be allowed back to the Zoe fest because 10 years ago at my first one i could never have dreamed that i would have still been fit or accepted. The world is pro youth. “Move over you oldies and make way for the new. ” So thank you all for my 10 days off from age. My 33rd birthday spent in an airport on my return carried with it the highly charged sense of gratitude. #foreveryoung

Well said. I have been fortunate to work with a friend who is a model for over 20 years. We talk about these issues. We’ve also made a pact to continue working together as long as possible. Partly to document the life changes, but also to explore how possibly beauty never leaves us as we grow older.

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