Friday, June 17, 2011

Dear Photograph

Dear Photograph is a new tumblr that features people's old photos in the location nowadays. I love the nostalgic captions.
Dear Photograph,
Grandma loved this beach.
-Dan Perry

Dear Photograph,
I looked good in a tux.
@TJ

Dear Photograph,
Chinatown use to be livelier.
-@applesundae

Dear Photograph,
I drained 3’s all day!
Janet


What are you nostalgic for these days? xo

(Via The Lil Bee)
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89 comments:

Kristina said...

such a great tumblr!! wonderful idea!!

melifaif said...

THAT is fabulous....must check out and perhaps partake too?!? I do believe so!!!!

Dancing Branflake said...

That is just so sweet! Wow... to go back to my childhood home would be so special. I always dreamed of buying it and raising my own family there.

Selena said...

Amazing!!

Bree said...

My boyfriend sent this site to me yesterday. No idea how he found it, but I think we're going to try it out! I know for a fact my mom would die over this idea.

Katie Elizabeth said...

omg what a cool idea! Definitely checking this out!

xo katie elizabeth
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Joanna Goddard said...

i'd love to visit my childhood home and go inside and walk around. i bet it would feel way smaller.

Sara B said...

Wow that is amazing! I can't wait to go check that site out!

Bethany said...

I love this! I have a photo of my (around 6 years old) with my dad holding me as I waved to my mom (behind the camera) in front of our garage. Wish I would have thought of it sooner as a present for my dad for father's day....

stephanie said...

What a great project! It makes me want to pull out old photos and try this. Gotta love memory lane.

sophie said...

yeeee! reppin' Toronto in the middle pic!

Carina said...

I really love this style of photography. I wanna try it out too!

Heba said...

brilliant

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lingismyname said...

That is the sweetest thing ever. Thanks for sharing =)

Melissa Blake said...

That is amazing! Summer always makes me nostalgic for my childhood...those days spent running through the grass and the cool sprinkler!

Chiara said...

This is amazing, I love old pictures and compare how things evolve.
xo C.

h.jo said...

sleep. i'm nostalgic for sleep. my lil' one is almost 9 months old and still waking to feed at night. he's a slender little babe, so i've not been able to put a quash on it. i would love to see a motherhood monday on sleep issues!

Joanna Goddard said...

h.jo -- good idea!!! yes, coming up soon xoxo

Sweet Harvest Moon said...

What a great idea!

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Garden tips said...

What a fantastic idea

ag. said...

oh these are too much! i love to see these amazingly creative ideas (and secretly wish i'd thought of them first!!).

i'm nostalgic for the days before i had to work. i'd love to go back to carefree summer holidays...especially now that school is almost out for the summer!

Sabra said...

I'm nostalgic for the KangaROOS in royal blue and white that I had in the early 80's when I was a little girl! Can't seem to find that color combo anymore.

Joanna Goddard said...

ha, sabra, those sound awesome!

Tuesday said...

Oh! what a beautiful idea.

Judy said...

This is so awesome! Thanks for sharing. Now I want to do it with a few pictures from my childhood.

Sarah said...

These photo's are incredible! I want to do this sometime! :]

Tuesday said...

On second glance I adore how the trees have also grown in the second image. Kind pf poetic don't you think?

Susan said...

Oops. Glad I looked...almost posted on this...I love this & have asked some family members to recreate some of our old family photos. Hope it works...it's like herding cats, these peeps.

Nostalgic for way too much which means more about today than then...

Mandy Crandell said...

How wonderful!!!

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Kate said...

This is adorable! Such a brilliant idea!

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bicocacolors said...

Simply fascinating!

Liv said...

Simple and brilliant, tumblr is great for easy bloggin too...

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samantha hahn said...

i love this

Mandy said...

Wow! These photos intrigue me! X

Una said...

Israeli photographer Amit Sha’al did a very similar series, presented at World Press Photo this year. Have a peek.

http://lets-get-lost.com/2011/06/old-new-world/

Collections said...

Absolutely love these photographs and this concept. I think I'm nostalgic for my backyard at home.

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Cassandra Marie said...

I think projects and photos like this are so cool! I especially love that second pic where you can see just how much the trees in the front yard have grown!

Tsuki aka LittleGrayFox said...

what a great idea! I love these kinds of things!

Erin said...

what a lovely idea -sweet!

xo
Erin

pinkandpolos.blogspot.com

Lauren Michelle said...

This is cool! I should go back and do some of these with pictures at my parents house.

stephanie said...

I've seen these before and I love them. I want to do this with some old family photos! xo

PhotoPuddle said...

Awesome!!

Anonymous said...

These are fantastic!!!

Meg said...

wow they're so cool! i love that none of the pictures you featured have changed too much... ps the one with the streetcars in chinatown is where i live! that's toronto yay!

life is happy most of the time. said...

this is such a sweet idea. i love the creativity of human kind! thank you for always spreading the good stuff and inspiring us all! xx

Plami said...

These are so cool!!!! Thanks for sharing!

Xoxo
Plami

http://fashion-thrill.blogspot.com/

Anonymous said...

I am nostalgic for time with my mom...

Heather said...

Oh wow...yet another fabulous Tumblr to fall head over heels for!

Simone Leblanc said...

these are amazing. thanks for sharing!

lynette said...

LOVE this! It would make a great gift for some big celebrations coming up!

Joanna Goddard said...

ahh, anonymous, that is so sweet.

K Blue said...

Wow. I love these photographs and totally want to try it myself! I get nostalgic for all kinds of events in my childhood. Fortunately, making new memories is great fun too.

the lil bee said...

You little cutie! I was just about to say "Blog Jinx!" and then I saw your link to me. Funny, cause I kinda knew you'd love them, too:)

Happy Father's Day to Alex, Mr. coolest in NYC!!

xxoo

Carissa said...

these are amazing!

Jing said...

very cute!!!!!!!!!!!

Tbadee said...

today i was nostalgic for being a teenager again when i heard the song "Bittersweet Symphony" on the radio! love the site!

Love Camie said...

Oh my goodness... I love it!

Trunk said...

I just teared up looking at this. I love it and love that there are other nostalgic people in the world.

tschitschi said...

fantastic!

Newlymeds said...

Hi Jo!

I just adore your blog. I wanted to find out how you post photographs or blog posts via another site.

Thank you,
Kelly

www.newlymeds.com

Courtney said...

LOVE this idea!

Jessy Taylor said...

lovely!

The Green Lace by Elena said...

Genial!

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Sarah said...

wow! this is awesome, what a great idea! wish i could do this!! xxx

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Sydney said...

im so gonna follow this tumblr blog woooowwww !! brilliant! creative! :)

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Kerri Lynne said...

LOVE THIS! The second one is great, I love how small that bush in front of the house was in the picture and how much it's grown...it illustrates the time lapse between then and now so well.

Eleanor Rae said...

Oh wow, these are amazing! So creative! Right now I'm nostalgic for collecting stamps with my grandad after lily at yuppie lifestyle posted about her old collection xxx

Elina said...

haha so funny!

domestikate said...

Hee hee, these are super fun!

Kristen Duke Photography said...

That is SO much fun! Being a photographer, I love vintage pics, too. Can't wait to see more...just found your blog, having fun looking around;)

marci said...

This is such a cool idea!

Caketin said...

what an awesome idea beautifully executed :) Thank you for sharing!

Geeta/Babatte said...

That's just precious! I'm always mentally placing myself in past events and places, what a great idea to actually make a photographic record.

Maria C said...

Great idea! And look how much that tree in the second photo has grown...very touching :)

Maria xx
www.cheekypinktulip.blogspot.com

Johanna said...

Hehe! These are so neat! Now I'm wondering if I have any good location photos fit for such a project.

The Jacksons said...

Very very cool pictures. What a great way to showcase old photos. Thanks for sharing.

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Jen said...

OH!! I love it! Thanks for sharing!

Ms.S said...

great post!!! I think this is super sweet

rarejule said...

What a fabulous idea!! Off to find an old photograph this weekend and try it myself. Thanks for sharing.

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