Portraits, 3rd prize
Peter Granser
photonet-online.de for Stern
photonet-online.de for Stern
07 July, 2000
In Sun City, 50,000 senior citizens enjoy a life of leisure in their own exclusive neighborhood. With its swimming pools and air-conditioned homes, the resort is restricted to those aged over 55. Founded in 1960, it has its own churches, theaters, country clubs, shopping malls, with 200 doctors to attend to the elderly residents.
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