"I’m 98 and I’ve had three facelifts" (and a brow lift and nose job) Joan Kron had her first cosmetic surgery at the age of 63, when she was commissioned by a magazine to go under the knife. Would she consider having more? Never say never.
Photographs by Mary Beth Koeth for The Times
Makeup by Jesus Bravo
Assistant and Son of Joan Daniel Kron
Styling and Daughter-in-law of Joan Geane Brito
One of my favorite shoots ever was photographing legendary journalist and author Joan Kron for The Times in London. When they hired me I immediately said, “Wait… I know her son and daughter-in-law!” Small world in the best way.
Daniel used to be a photographer in NYC back in the glory days and Geane was a major model — Calvin Klein campaigns, the whole thing — but somehow both of them are also just deeply kind, grounded humans. The best kind of people to spend a day with.
The shoot itself was magic. Joan was brilliant, hilarious, sharp as hell, and completely herself. Jesus, the makeup artist, instantly bonded with her and by the end of the day it felt less like a job and more like a dinner party with cameras, stories, and a lot of laughter.
Those are the shoots I never forget. Not because of status or publication names, but because everyone in the room was fully alive and genuinely enjoying each other.
That energy always shows up in the photographs.
