Using the aging human body as her subject, photographer Kelsey Duff photographs an 18-year-old and 65-year old for her human body photo series, 'Young and Old.'
The photographer created the human body photo series for a undergraduate freshman project, and did such a remarkable job of cataloging how the human process works to an "everywoman" figure.
Choosing not to show the model's faces gives the series a much more dramatic and anthropological vantage point on the subject. It does however show stretch marks, scars, pores and wrinkles, which are elusive in our modern-day media.
Duff's mesmerizing visual narrative of young and old is poignant reminder of the evolution of the human body.
Aging Human Body Photography
Kelsey Duff's Human Body Photo Series is Poignant and Mesmerizing
Trend Themes
1. Aging Body Acceptance - There is an opportunity for disruptive innovation in industries focused on body image and self-acceptance by promoting the beauty of aging bodies.
2. Anthropological Photography - The trend of using photography to capture the human condition from an anthropological perspective opens up opportunities for disruptive innovation in the field of visual storytelling and documentary photography.
3. Realistic Representation in Media - Industries related to media and advertising have the potential for disruptive innovation by embracing a more realistic representation of the human body that includes stretch marks, scars, pores, and wrinkles.
Industry Implications
1. Body Image and Self-acceptance - The body image and self-acceptance industry can seize the opportunity to disrupt traditional beauty standards by showcasing and celebrating aging bodies.
2. Visual Storytelling and Documentary Photography - In the field of visual storytelling and documentary photography, disruptive innovation can occur by adopting an anthropological approach to capturing the human condition.
3. Media and Advertising - Disruptive innovation can flourish in the media and advertising industry by challenging the prevailing notion of idealized beauty and embracing a more realistic representation of the human body.