{"id":28341,"date":"2016-10-18T15:59:23","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T13:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/?p=28341"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:50:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:50:05","slug":"photography-strength-for-life-capturing-later-life-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/photography-strength-for-life-capturing-later-life-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Photography : ‘Strength for life’, capturing later life around the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

An exhibition organised jointly by UK-based charity Age International and The Guardian is taking place in Trafalgar Square, London; it begun on September 29th and will go on until October 31st.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Myanmar grandparents with grandchildren – David Levene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Family portraits : the missing generation of Myanmar<\/h2>\n

From September 29 to October 31st, Age International, a UK-based charity committed to helping elders in developing countries, \u00a0will be holding a photo exhibition in Trafalgar Square, London, in association with The Guardian.<\/p>\n

The first part focuses on the “missing generation”<\/strong> of Myanmar, due to the mass emigration of adults of working age. \u00a0A month’s salary in Thailand is worth a year’s in Myanmar; therefore many adults feel that they must emigrate\u00a0to be able to offer their children a better education,\u00a0leaving their elderly parents to care for the children, in a phenomenon not dissimilar to that of migrant workers in China<\/a>. Age International aims to support those who were left behind.<\/p>\n

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Read more:\u00a0Photo contest reveals beautiful ageing<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Guardian photographer David Levene visited Myanma village Anan Pin Kone in the state of Karen, where Age International has been involved in helping local elders ; his pictures reflect the reality of daily lives for “left-behind” children and elders and highlight the vital role of older adults in isolated rural communities.<\/p>\n

Discover the winners of the 2016 Age International photography competition<\/h2>\n

For the second part of the exhibition, visitors will discover winning pictures\u00a0of the photography competition held by Age International during\u00a0the spring of 2016, selected for their thought-provoking or striking quality by a panel of renowned photographers, including Roger Tooth, Head of Photography at the Guardian.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The two winners were already named : Andy W. Langton won in the amateur category, for his picture “Mermaids in South Korea”<\/strong>, featuring two Korean\u00a0\u2018Haenyeo\u2019 (\u2018Diving Women of Jeju\u2019), The\u00a0Haenyeo regularly go on 6-hour dives despite their age (97% of them are 50 and older).<\/p>\n

Robin Bath’s “Companions”<\/strong> earned him a win in the “professional” category ; it depicts\u00a0an elderly lady standing casually next to a cat in the region of Lake Inle, home to the Inthas, an ethnical group living\u00a0in houses built on stilts.<\/p>\n

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See the winning photos on Age International’s website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Elderly depiction in the various manifestations of art is somewhat lacking, contributing to the “invisible” quality of ageing in society.\u00a0This exhibition could be a sign that the tide is turning, and it is not the only one: Lee Chapman<\/a> recently made the headlines with his series of photographs showing elderly residents of Tokyo, and senior actresses<\/a> seem to feature ever more prominently in movies and TV series.<\/p>\n

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Don’t miss our #photography<\/a> exhibition, which runs in @smitf_london<\/a> until the end of October > https:\/\/t.co\/FrIcuXRQpX<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/TvXvxzplHb<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Age International (@Age_Int) 4 octobre 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n