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#Roommatesafter40

In September 2017, following a marriage, a divorce and ten years of living on her own, Amy opened her two-story Detroit home to friends. She was just about to turn 42. Feeling unfulfilled by dating apps and disenchanted by the steeply rising cost of living, Amy was curious about ways to create community.

Her primary inspiration were the millennials who live around her in Detroit, many of whom embrace the idea of having roommates. Specifically, she thought of a married millennial couple who had brought in roommates for environmental reasons. She'd often be at their house for dinners or parties and she saw how they'd formed a makeshift family of sorts. There was a palpable intimacy, something she'd found difficult to achieve in friendship. She tarted wondering, would her life feel fuller, more alive, with roommates? Soon, she was living with three other people and two dogs. #Roommatesafter40 documents Amy's journey over the course of three years living with roommates.

This documentary photo essay was published by TOPIC magazine
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    • State Fair Reflections
    • Harlem
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    • Slow Walk
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