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AS IT IS | Beauty of Aging

THE BEAUTY OF AGEING (그대로) PROJECT INITIATED FROM THE QUESTION “IS AGEING A SAD THING?.” BEAUTY OF AGEING MEETS THE ELDERLY AND AIMS TO FACE THEM AS THEY ARE – NOT AS AN ‘ELDERLY’ BUT AS A PERSON. MOREOVER THE PROJECT AIMS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THE YOUNG AND OLD, WHERE THEY CAN MEET, UNDERSTAND AND TALK TO EACH OTHER. THE MAGAZINE IS PUBLISHED BY SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, BASED GRAPHIC DESIGNER SHIN IN-AH AND EDITOR MAENG SUNHO. I WAS HIRED AS A PHOTOGRAPHER TO THESE IMAGES HAVE BEEN TAKEN FOR ISSUE “0”.

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Different textured and colored hairdressing capes in a Seoul hairdresser shop, featured in AS IT IS magazine's issue on the beauty of aging.
A cluttered corner with a counter holding a phone, books, and bags, surrounded by a waterfall image and calendar in a Seoul hairdresser shop, for AS IT IS magazine’s issue on the beauty of aging.
Portrait of the older female owner set against a beautifully patterned cloth draping a shelf in her Seoul hairdressing salon, featured in AS IT IS magazine's issue on the beauty of aging.
Close-up of the intricate pattern on the blouse worn by the owner of a Seoul hairdressing salon, featured in AS IT IS magazine's issue on the beauty of aging.
Portrait of an older female owner standing between two barber chairs in her cluttered Seoul hairdressing salon, featured in AS IT IS magazine's issue on the beauty of aging.
Portrait of the female owner, mid-action as she prepares to pour coffee behind the counter of a traditional Seoul coffee shop, featured in AS IT IS magazine’s issue on the beauty of aging.
Insert shot of a yellowed wall with a calendar and framed wildflowers near a light switch in a traditional Seoul coffee shop, featured in AS IT IS magazine’s issue on the beauty of aging.
Close-up of a worn, patterned sofa in a traditional Korean coffee shop in Seoul, featured in AS IT IS magazine’s issue on the beauty of aging.
Two butterfly stickers on a glass window of a traditional Korean coffee shop in Seoul, captured for AS IT IS magazine’s issue on the beauty of aging.
Portrait of the female owner standing behind the counter of a traditional Korean coffee shop in Seoul, captured for AS IT IS magazine’s issue on the beauty of aging.