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The German photographer travelled across the world to meet women and men over the age of 100, capturing touching images of centenarians living – and thriving – in every corner of the globe, from Japan to New York and Munich.
Longevity runs in the family. María’s Chilean-born mother lived to be 104. If you ask María what’s allowed her to live this long, she says it is above all her positive attitude toward life and a daily glass of red wine — Italian, of course. María has a weakness for Southern European pleasures, including ravioli. It’s no wonder — she had a long and happy 39-year marriage to Michele Lercari, a man of Italian descent.
Paula is very trim and barely looks a day past 85 at the most. Trained as a tailor, she has a great appreciation for clothes. Following her own motto, “One is always too young for old fashion,” she dresses in the trends for 60-year-olds. “I don’t like fashion for 70-, 80-, and 90-year-olds.” She has her stepfather, a boilermaker, to thank for the fact that she learned any trade at all, which was unusual for the girls of her generation.
Gisèle still has the enchanting look of a young girl when she rubs her eyes in astonishment and disbelief at how quickly 100 years have flown by. It’s no surprise time passed so rapidly with her full schedule. The French movie star acted in her first role in 1944 and became quite well known in the Seventies.
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