Portraiture

Going Silver

Kelly Sinclair’s photo project celebrates the strength, beauty and wisdom of silver-haired women.

Letting my hair go silver is:

liberating and an act of self-acceptance 

I got lucky – if I had to pick a colour for my hair this would be it. 

an act of rebellion

accepting impermanence

courageous

natural

no big deal

a way of staying true to who I am

freedom! 

goes better with my complexion.

emancipating

an acceptance of all phases of the journey of life

just easy

a way to celebrate the person I have grown to be

a connection to the natural cycles of life

a celebration of my crone years

liberating, empowering and badass!

almost all my colour has grown out now and I love it!

so liberating, natural and trouble-free

very freeing

letting my hair go silver is a way to age gracefully

a time saver & money saver

my badge of honour

is much easier than colouring it, I didn’t even give it a thought

Going silver means being clear and proud and defiant about who I am, showing the world that older women are beautiful and powerful and sexy. 

Let our silver shine!

Bernadette
Jen
Dain
Carol
Julie
Ann
Bernadette
Keiko
Lynn
Blair
Dawn
Erica
Ogden
Kelley
Avril
Gale
Maureen
Meredith
Ronnie
Ruth
Sumiko
Tracy
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The photographer

Kelly Sinclair

Kelly Sinclair was born in Manhattan, NY and grew up in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. She studied black and white film photography in high school and SUNY Purchase where she attended college. Kelly has exhibited and shown her work in galleries, online, and in nature, photography and other print publications over the years.

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