Aging Inside Angola State Penitentiary

Aging Inside Angola State Penitentiary

In November 2010 I photographed aging prisoners in Angola State Penitentiary in Louisiana.  After the GSA meeting in New Orleans I drove 150 miles through the wetlands, past Baton Rouge, then north up Highway 66.   The facility was surrounded by 12-foot razor-topped...
Will Barnet: Artist and Centenarian

Will Barnet: Artist and Centenarian

Will Barnet passed away on November 25, 2012 at age 101.  I had the opportunity to photograph him at age 100 in his home and studio in the National Arts Club in Gramercy Park.  His paintings and drawings are in every major museum in the United States, and he was still...
15 Years of Covers on The Gerontologist

15 Years of Covers on The Gerontologist

This video explores my photographic work that has appeared on the cover of The Gerontologist (TG) over the past 15 years.  The Gerontologist is published by Oxford University Press, and is the flagship journal of the Gerontological Society of America, and is devoted...
The Elders of Taquile Island in Peru

The Elders of Taquile Island in Peru

Taquile Island, a 452 acre rocky gem in the western part of Lake Titicaca in Peru, is home to a remarkably fit and sturdy group of elders.  I discovered them on an international road trip to find and photograph faces of aging and learn how different cultures approach...
Another Cover Photo on The Gerontologist

Another Cover Photo on The Gerontologist

The June, 2010 cover of The Gerontologist features one of my many images of aging.  I have been photographing human aging for the past twenty years, and this magazine has been publishing my work as cover art since 1996.   Links to more Gerontologist covers as well as...