Sun City

A Love Letter to the Golden Years

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By Kendrick Brinson

On Sale
Oct 13, 2026
Page Count
240 pages
Publisher
Artisan
ISBN-13
9781648295256

An inspiring and vibrant photographic celebration of Sun City, the retirement community where vivacious seniors live their best lives and provide a joyful lesson to the rest of us.

Sun City celebrates the famous desert retirement community that puts the gold in the “golden years.” Here in Arizona, on 14.6 square miles of energy and enthusiasm, the cliché about age being just a number is happily obvious, as residents from 55 into their 90s and beyond spend their days line-dancing with friends, taking yoga classes, playing pickleball, throwing a bowl on the pottery wheel, or rounding the bases at a softball game, often to the rah-rah-rahs of the Sun City Poms cheerleading squad. Hundreds of photographs, lit with joy, bring this one-of-a-kind place to life, and brief but intimate stories of men and women photographer Kendrick Brinson has met and spent time with over the years show how the citizens of Sun City really are living their best lives. 

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$35.00

Price

$46.00 CAD

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Hardcover

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Kendrick Brinson

About the Author

Kendrick Brinson‘s portraiture and documentary photographer explore the fabric of community through the connections, landscape, and personality that make these places unique. She has covered diverse subjects, including up-and-coming rappers in Atlanta, retirees in an age-restricted community in Arizona, and celebrities including Julia Roberts and Bill Gates. Her various clients range from The New York Times to National Geographic to Rolling Stone. The daughter of a journalist, Brinson grew up in Columbia, South Carolina, and graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in newspaper writing, but shifted to photography when she used a camera during her first photojournalism course and immediately witnessed her world expand through the lens. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband, photographer David Walter Banks, two dogs, one cat, and many gardens. 
 

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