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In Jolly Good Company, a dementia-friendly charity based in Dorset, is proud to present ‘Beyond the Lines’, a moving photography exhibition celebrating creativity, connection and identity in later life. 

Beyond the Lines showcases the outstanding creativity of older people, who attended the charity’s Jolly Days, welcoming inclusive creative sessions that bring friendship, joy and a renewed sense of purpose to hundreds of people across Dorset. During one of the activities across the Jolly groups, participants learned to use professional cameras and basic studio lighting kit to take striking photographic portraits of one another.

This project documents the people who regularly immerse themselves in the waters off Weymouth and Portland. Through a series of portraits, the work explores the many reasons people are drawn to sea swimming, from physical challenge and connection with nature to mental health and wellbeing.