Older Smokers

Steve Gengler: 54-year-old Jim Thomas didn’t start smoking cigars until he was in his forties. “I started because one of my buddies was really into them and he got me hooked,” said the native South Philadelphian.

Colin Lenton: Ken, a 47-year-old artist, had been smoking for 30 years. “I’m not embarrassed, we’re all going to die some day and I enjoy smoking.”