Old Love
Today, the media exhibits a single-minded focus on showing young, perfect people in love. We’re used to this image of youthful sexuality and intimacy. But for Oosteweeghel, older people are beautiful as well — and they also have an intimate life that should be shown. Thus, “Old Love” (2016) is a project about intimate moments shared between older people.
To produce this series, Oosteweeghel created six stories of intimacy between six older couples, all staged and stylized. She photographed the models in original 1960s houses, as a nod to and revival of the sexual freedoms from that era. It is thanks to these past efforts that today’s young people can enjoy such carefree love.
Annabel Oosteweeghel (1969) is a photographer who lives in Noordwijk, Holland. She graduated from the Academy St. Joost in Breda where she studied audio-visual arts. Owing to Oosteweeghel’s background in film, her photos are more than images. They tell a story. She has been commissioned by a wide variety of advertising agencies and magazines. Her commercial work focuses on lifestyle and people. Besides her commercial work, Oosteweeghel continues to work on personal photography projects.