Taking Sun Protection to a New Level

I spent six summers lifeguarding and 5 years later my skin is already showing the negative effects. I thought I was being pretty carefully by wearing sunscreen daily, but in Japan I have been shown that sunscreen alone is a below average level of protection.

Visible Sun protection standards in my neighborhood include a sun umbrella,hat and long sleeves.More exotic items include fingerless gloves that are worn in combination with short sleeves, bicycle hand covers, and low slung visors.

Sunglasses are a less common sun protection item and there are some stigmas surrounding their use. Note that the temperature when I took all of these photos was well into the 80s with humidity on top of that.