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Blink, a day passes, blink, a year, two, ten. Time is an unstoppable force we have to live with and to highlight its passage, photographer Josephine Sittenfeld has recreated the portraits of her college classmates she took in 2000.

During those days, Sittenfeld was a junior at Princeton University. She took portrait photography shots of her friends on medium-format film, and the pictures eventually ended up collecting dust in her parents' closet. But last spring, as her fifteen-year college reunion was approaching, she remembered the cool photos and decided to do a then and now follow-up during the event.

The result is "Reunion," a series of before-and-after shots that have almost the same feel as class gatherings themselves. The photo series shows a fast-forwarded transformation of the individuals rather than a gradual long-term change. "At twenty, I felt something intangible, indescribable, full of energy," Sittenfeld's former roommate said during the friends' reunion. "Only now am I able to describe it—the ultimate sensing of life ahead." In the later shots, people in front of the lens look less resistant to their intimacy. Shoulders back, bodies less tense. Could it be because of the reminiscence of everything that came before, or is it how aging gracefully looks?

More info: josittenfeld.com | Instagram (h/t thenewyorker)

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She looks like she just changed out of her work clothes and put on her work out clothes lol

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I want to know where that SAAB 900 Turbo is now!! They are a right motor!

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In 10 years the change got simply astounding, -- she actually rejuvenated. I'd like to know if she wants to marry me.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why did that get down voted? I think it's kind of sweet that Darlon Shelter wrote that. He's just complimenting her. Maybe a little over the top but hey, it's a nice thing to say.

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She looks younger but dresses worse than before.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He really grew up. Love the subtle chaos in the pics, his half-untucked shirt in the first one and the single slanted picture frame in the second one.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think the people that are missing most likley just moved away or the contact was lost. There are people missing in the other pics too.

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