Norbert and Mary, married for 71 years
Like photographer Lauren Fleishman, Saratoga Springs, New York-based photographer Tracey Buyce has a beautiful project where she captures heartwarming portraits of couples who have been married for 50 years or more.
Buyce was inspired by her parents’ own 46-year marriage, and held a contest on her blog last year inviting readers to nominate couples, with each couple receiving a free portrait session, prints, and a flash drive containing the images.
“Each relationship has its own unique beginnings and from that unfolds decades of shared lives. Marriage is complex, full of ups and downs and joys and sorrows. Marriage is your own little universe, that just the two of you create,” wrote Buyce.
She has shot five couples so far, including Norbert and Mary, the longest-running pair who have been married for 71 years.
Touching and lovely, the portraits of couples who are still happily married after all these years are a testament to the enduring power of love.
Brighten up your Monday with some lovely portraits below and view the series here.
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[via My Modern Met and The Huffington Post, images via Tracey Buyce Photography]