3rd place
bronze star award
arianne clement
canada
title
Family bond in the blue zones
Counted amongst the blue zones are the province of Ogliastra, on the island of Sardinia in Italy; the Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica; the California Seventh-day Adventist community in Loma Linda and surroundings, United States; the Okinawa archipelago in Japan and the island of Ikaria in Greece.
Arianne Clément went to meet the elders of the blue zones, sharing their daily lives, sometimes living under their roof, documenting their lifestyle through photography. She understood how to bond with many of these elderly people and gather testimonies through which they may share their wisdom, experiences, joys, worries and the challenges they face.
One element that is common to each of the blue zones, and that might be the "secret" for health and longevity, is the importance of community and family ties. These five images taken in five different blue zones express perfectly the strong bounds that tie people together.
She now devotes her work principally to portraying the elderly. Her celebrated portraits of seniors have been exhibited nationally and internationally, and won her several prizes, grants and honours.
What these distinctions reflect first and foremost are the sensitivity and boldness of her work and the unique connection she manages to create with her models.
Her pictures and stories were published in major newspapers and prestigious journals all around the world and her work was met with enthusiastic response online, creating a buzz in social media.
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entry description
Arianne Clément has traveled the world in search of different approaches with regards to aging. In recent years she has visited the "blue zones", places renowned for the vitality and well-being of their elderly. The blue zones, designated in 2005 by National Geographic magazine, are the five regions of the world with the highest concentrations of centenarians and where life expectancy is exceptionally high because of the lifestyle practiced by their inhabitants.Counted amongst the blue zones are the province of Ogliastra, on the island of Sardinia in Italy; the Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica; the California Seventh-day Adventist community in Loma Linda and surroundings, United States; the Okinawa archipelago in Japan and the island of Ikaria in Greece.
Arianne Clément went to meet the elders of the blue zones, sharing their daily lives, sometimes living under their roof, documenting their lifestyle through photography. She understood how to bond with many of these elderly people and gather testimonies through which they may share their wisdom, experiences, joys, worries and the challenges they face.
One element that is common to each of the blue zones, and that might be the "secret" for health and longevity, is the importance of community and family ties. These five images taken in five different blue zones express perfectly the strong bounds that tie people together.
about the photographer
After obtaining a master’s degree with honours in photography from University of the Arts London, Arianne Clément travelled far and wide to find inspiration, often getting involved in humanitarian projects with the marginalized, her preferred subjects.She now devotes her work principally to portraying the elderly. Her celebrated portraits of seniors have been exhibited nationally and internationally, and won her several prizes, grants and honours.
What these distinctions reflect first and foremost are the sensitivity and boldness of her work and the unique connection she manages to create with her models.
Her pictures and stories were published in major newspapers and prestigious journals all around the world and her work was met with enthusiastic response online, creating a buzz in social media.
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