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I managed to squeeze in one very quick shoot before returning from Chicago. Claudine came out for the end of the day, and we worked for about an hour in the cold (36 degrees) and fading late afternoon light. About 12 hours later I was on the way to the airport.

On the ride back we talked about the usual photography related things, traded old war stories about past shoots. It suddenly struck me that I'd just talked about working, only four or five years ago, with models who are now pretty much gone from the scene. Of five in particular, two I'm certain are "retired" and I'm assuming a third is also, at least I haven't seen any recent images of her, or heard anything; and the other two are in transition, working mostly behind the camera as photographers these days and only rarely accepting modeling gigs.

There are plenty of 20 and 30 year veteran photographers around. It's so unusual to hear of a model who remains active for more than a handful of years.