End of an Age

In End of an Age Paul Graham captures the threshold that marks the ending of adolescence - the slice of time between youthful indulgence and the emerging awareness of adult responsibilities. His photographs resonate between these two poles: between full-on consciousness and escape: between staring the world in the eye and shying away; between seeing the world with shocking clarity and the desire to hide oneself from that reality - turn away, get drunk, close your eyes, get stoned. It is a situation that most of us know and remember all too well. It is also the threshold of a profound psychological transformation - a chartless sea in which one might successfully navigate, or get becalmed, or sadly drown.