Aging in America
photographs by Ed Kashi
text by Julie Winokur
"These images are strikingly original. Ed Kashi's restless eye is well served by his finely honed ability to frame the elements exactly where he wants them. His vision is unsparing and tender at the same time."
-Kathy Ryan, Photo Editor, The New York Times
Fall 2003
powerHouse Books
Hardcover and paperback
$45.00
Years Ahead is a visual topography of the world of aging. Over the past six years, Kashi and Winokur have traveled across the country, meeting up with scores of individuals whose mini-histories, when taken collectively, suggest a much greater epic: the story of growing old in America. From geriatric wards in prisons to elder Olympiads, from full-time RVers to home-based primary care, this work explores the unprecedented opportunities as well as the surmounting demands of an aging population.
Stories from this series have appeared in The New York Times Magazine,
The Wall Street Journal, The London Sunday Times, and
Modern Maturity, among others. It is currently featured on msnbc.com (www.aging.msnbc.com)
and has been recognized by universities and professional organizations
across the country for its powerful and insightful portrayal of the aging
process. Years Ahead is supported, in part, by the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation, the Open Society Institute, and the California
Endowment. It has won numerous photographic awards including Pictures of
the Year and the World Press.
Award-winning photographer Ed Kashi shoots frequently for National Geographic Magazine and has published two books, The Protestants: No Surrender and When Borders Bleed: The Struggle of the Kurds. Julie Winokur's stories have appeared in numerous national magazines. Her last book was We the Media: A Citizen's Guide to Fighting for Media Democracy (New Press).
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