Before being approached to illustrate Maggie Jones’ thought-provoking 2022 New York Times article “The Joys (and Challenges) of Sex After 70,” acclaimed
hadn’t contemplated the intricacies of sexual intimacy in old age. “The country has such contempt for old people having sex,” she says, “but as it turns out, people from their 70s to their 90s have never been healthier.” Wanting to challenge that taboo and showcase some of her racier work on this subject that couldn’t be published in the original article, Minter was game when the opportunity to create an expanded series came about.
Capturing subjects ranging in age from 70 to 90, Minter, 75, was adamant that there be a sense of elegance, intimacy, and class in the photos. Shooting behind glass in her New York studio—a signature technique often incorporated in her work—Minter says she was thinking of a spa-like atmosphere. But unlike in 81-year-oldswimsuit pictorial, Minter’s models aren’t retouched. In fact, she says she sometimes added more wrinkles to the photos because she thought without them, “no one would believe it.
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