The 50 Book: Women Celebrate Life
Foreword by Deborah Hutton
An uplifting celebration of a milestone age, The 50 Book: Women Celebrate Life pares back the layers of how it feels to be over 50, revealing the truth about ageing for women in Australia. Exploring 50 themes, real women share their wisdom, illuminating a surprising new time of possibility, passion and self-discovery.
Featuring timeless and evocative black-and-white portraits, personal stories, expert insights and inspirational words from famous women, this empowering book reveals the secrets to ageing well.
A beautifully crafted colourful hardback, it is the perfect gift for women to re-imagine their future.
‘This book will make you want to hug your Mum.’
Sunday Telegraph
Hardback, 304 pages, 210 mm x 210 mm
ISBN: 9780987426017
“I can’t thank Jennifer enough for bringing our attention to the beauty and character that we hold in this great age,
and for capturing intelligent, haunting and beautiful images of real women with real stories.
This is a book for women, regardless of age.”
Deborah Hutton
The 50 Book story
The concept for The 50 Book emerged when undertaking a Master of Documentary Photography at Sydney College of the Arts. There, I created a book and exhibition After Midnight. Part of the seres was later exhibited in the Head On Photo Festival and I was delighted to have several images nominated for various photographic prizes.
Most importantly, the ideas struck a chord with most women I knew. After the age of 50, women in Western society are often deemed worthless and invisible. We all sought to challenge this idea. On the contrary, we felt our 50s were a time of opportunity and contribution.
I was lucky to have the project taken on by publisher Captain Honey. Publishing Director Roz Hopkins and Creative Director Natalie Winter and I had worked for many years together creating beautiful illustrated books for Harper Collins Publishers. We all knew about books, and Roz and Natalie are among the best in the business. The 50 Book was Captain Honey’s first book. I am immensely grateful to them for helping me bring this to life..
