Gallery

Portraits - Outstanding Octogenarians

This was published as a complete set in a 6 page spread in the Saturday Independent Magazine.
Some are in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery

Outstanding Octogenarians

As the population in western Europe progressively ages, with more and more people living to their 80's and beyond, old people are often portrayed as a drain on society.

With an increasingly unstable workplace people often feel that from their mid 40's changing careers or finding new work is impossible and that treading water and keeping their heads down until their retirement comes up.

This series of portraits is of people in their 80's who are still working and have also gained outstanding reputation in their specific fields challenging the stereotypes and enjoying life.

Edmund Kurtz - Cellist and music editor
David Leech - Potter
Larry Adler - Mouth organist
Shirley Grubman - Model
Sir Hardy Amies - Couture House founder and organiser
Maurice Denham - Actor
Sir Denys Lasdun - Architecture
Tom Delaney - Vintage racing driver at Booklands
Terry Frost - Artist
Jane Dudley - Co founder of Place Dance School, Modern dance teacher

Edmund Kurtz	David Leach	Larry Adler
Shirley Grubman	Sir Hardy Amies	Maurice Denham
Sir Denys Lasdun	Tom Delaney	Terry Frost
Jane Dudley