Many of us are guilty of holding an unfair stereotype – that, once we grow old, our best days are behind us and that we can no longer fully realize our dreams. As photographer Vladimir Yakovlev has discovered, however, that’s just not true.
His Age Of Happiness photo project introduces us to people who, at 70, 80 or even 100 years of age, are still following their dreams and trying new things.
#1 78-Year-Old Skateboarder Lloyd Kahn Decided That The Time Had Come For Him To Try Skateboarding At 65
#2 72-Year-Old Ruth Flowers Decided To Become A Club Dj At 68
#3 102-Year-Old Cyclist Robert Marchand
#4 87-Year-Old Ice Skater Yvonne Dowlen
#5 70-Year-Old Annette Larkins Looks Like She Just Turned 40 Thanks To Raw Vegan Diet
#6 Lynn Ruth Miller, 80, Stand Up Comedian, Started Doing Stand-up Comedy At 70
#7 Doris Long, 100, Took Up Industrial Climbing When She Was 85
#8 96-Year-Old Mountain Skier Alexander Rozental
#9 Greta Pontarelly, 61, Pole Dancer
#10 70-Year-Old Dr. Jeffrey Life Started To Take Fitness Pretty Seriously At The Age Of 60
#11 Pat And Alicia Moorhead, 81 And 66-Year-Old Skydivers
#12 61-Year-Old Cindy Joseph Is Active In Physical Fitness, Works As A Photo Model, And Runs A Popular Video Blog
#13 Duan Tzinfu, 73, Tzinfu Performs Moves That Are So Complex That Even Young Athletes Can’t Compete.
#14 Madonna Buder, 83, A Marathon Runner And A Nun
#15 Paul Fegen, 78, A Magician. Former Multi-millionaire, Now He Makes His Living Doing Card Tricks
#16 Women Aikido Group In Novosibirsk. Youngest Member Is 55 Years Old, The Oldest – 75
#17 This 70 Year Travels Around The Globe Photographing Everywhere He Goes Each Year For Fun And To Help People Become More Creative
More info: vladimiryakovlev.ru
