Best Before Date

Throughout history, humanity has obsessed over the fruitless pursuit of holding onto youth. Partly due to vanity and partly in fear of our own mortality. This series of street portraits explores that fixation through a dialogue of young and old.

A fisheye lens was chosen to recontextualise imagery of seniors with an aesthetic typically reserved for skaters, rappers, and extreme athletes — marrying old age and the inner youth I found in the people I came across on a quiet Sunday afternoon.

Shot across Newtown and Sydney CBD, the series captures subjects in their everyday environments. Initiating with a smile and then a chat, each participant opened up to me about their life story and reflections of youth.