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Glenys and John
John kisses Glenys on the cheek. John holds Glenys in his arms, she rests her hand lovingly on his shoulder
Karen and Kieran
Kieran leans into Karen as he embraces her. He is smiling. Kieran lives with Alzheimer's
Glenda and Brenda
Glenda kisses Brenda on the cheek. Brenda gazes off into the distance. Brenda lives with dementia
Anne and Edie
Anne and Edie kiss. Anne has her arms around Edie's neck .
Veda and Lynda
Veda Meneghetti and her partner Lynda Henderson hold each other tightly as they kiss. Veda lives with dementia
Jac and Mari
Drummer Jac Kreemers of Madder Lake kisses his wife Mari. Jac lives with Alzheimer's
Karen Kieran and Emelye
A man stands in the centre smiling as his wife and daughter kiss him on the cheeks
Yvonne and Ron
An elderly woman with grey hair and glasses leans into her husband as he kisses her on the cheek
Thelma and Brenda
An 80 year old mother kisses her middle aged daughter on the cheek. The daughter lives with dementia
David and Lennyce
An older balding man embraces and kisses his wife. His wife is wearing a blue formal dress.
Kieran and Joff
Two middle aged men embrace. Kieran who lives with Alzheimer's stands to the left of Joff.
Jane and Rob
A grey haired Jane kisses her husband. Rob lives with dementia
Helen and Anne
Helen backs the camera. Anne her older sister who lives with Alzheimers, kisses her on the cheek.
Eddie and Police
Eddie lives with early onset dementia. She stands in the middle of a group of plain clothes and uniformed police. The female police officer to her right is kissing Eddie on her cheek.
Christine and Paul
Christine lives with dementia. She wears a red leather jacket. Paul wears a tan leather jacket. They are senior aged and they a lost in a kiss.

The Kiss – Dementia Stories – Social Project

There is a beautiful revolution going and I am super excited to have been invited to be part of it.

The Kiss – an online exhibition 

“Kiss me and you will see how important I am.”
​The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

 A kiss is a powerful expression of love, affection, peace, respect or friendship. In Hindu Vedic Sanskrit texts kissing was described as inhaling each other’s soul. Kissing is an expression of connection between humans. This human pleasure and joy is experienced everyday by people living with dementia.

It is a very personal project for me and every time I’m invited to photograph for the Kiss, the old saying” I wish I’d known then what I know now” comes to mind. My grandmother lived with Alzheimer’s disease. At the time my understanding of the disease was so limited that I only saw the disease and not my grandmother. If I had my time again, there are so many things I would do differently but the most important thing I’d do differently? I would see my grandmother first and not the disease.

For more information visit Celebrate Ageing

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Social Change Projects

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Alzheimers Disease, Candid Family Portraiture, Dementia, Event Photography, Family Portraiture, Melbourne Portrait Photographer, Portrait Photographer, Social Change Photographer
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