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Looking at pictures is one of the easiest ways to notice the effect of the passage of time. Even with realizing that no one’s getting any younger, seeing people now and then might take you by surprise.

A great collection showing how time flies can be found on Ard Gelinck’s Instagram account where he shares pictures of celebrities posing with their younger selves. The Dutch artist photoshops them together, showing us that time stops for no one, no matter how famous or influential you are. His fascinating creations have garnered over 300k followers on Instagram and have even been reshared by some of the stars from his pictures themselves (Madonna, Robbie Williams, Tina Turner, and Sylvester Stallone, just to name a few).

We have also shared some of his digital creations before, so make sure to check out our previous collections of Ard’s work here, here, here, here, here, and here. And scroll down to find the newest batch of his beautifully assembled photographs, as well as some thoughts he shared with Bored Panda during our recent interview.

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Robin Williams

Robin Williams

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Lana Lana Banana
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The world just...feels different without him. Emptier. There aren't really words to explain it.

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Neo & Trinity

Neo & Trinity

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Ard’s creative process requires quite a lot of time and patience, but it results in impressive photographs of people who seem to be actually posing together. In order to reach that, he has to not only choose the right pictures—typically taken decades apart—but also properly adjust their scale and tone.

In a recent interview with Bored Panda, the artist said that when he first came up with the idea, he tried it out with his own photos. “It started with one [picture] of myself as some kind of funny tryout thing. Later, I began with Dutch celebs and not much later, a logical step was to do celebs all over the world,” he shared.

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Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was so sad to hear about his dementia, such a great man and an even greater actor.

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The photoshop master has covered all sorts of celebrities, from actors posing with their most popular characters, singers with their ‘mini-mes’, stars from the world of sports, and others. When it comes to choosing the person for the next creation, Ard admits to going for someone who’s popular at that given time for one reason or another.

“I often look at who’s trending at a time. Are they leading in a film or TV series? Is there some kind of trending thing going on in sports, fashion, music or entertainment. And very often I post on their birthdays and sometimes when a person passes away to honor that person,” he told Bored Panda.

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April 21 In Loving Memory Of Her Majesty The Queen. A Heavenly Birthday

April 21 In Loving Memory Of Her Majesty The Queen. A Heavenly Birthday

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Marilyn Monroe

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By putting them on a pedestal, we often forget that celebrities are as human as anybody else, which means that time affects them as well. “I just think it’s nice to see how a particular person has changed over the years,” Ard said. “And in the case of the ones with their movie characters I love to see the transformations. And also give them a kind of memory, a trip down their own memory lane.”

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Dave Grohl

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Good lord he's hot.....I have loved him for years, and he just gets better and better

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The artist said that he first encountered Photoshop back in school; however, he gained most of the skill by trial and error while working on his own. “I went to a graphics school and at the end of my education (mid ‘90s) we got Photoshop as teaching material. But because I finished the study at that time I learned it later mostly by myself at home.”

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Pedro Pascal

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Loverboy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pedro is so amazing. He has such an infectious smile, personality, everything.

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Blending the two images is not an easy task as it is; however, the graphic designer often chooses to take it one step further and depicts the subjects hugging or touching each other. That definitely requires skill and patience, but Ard revealed that that’s not the only tricky part that’s difficult to get right. According to the artist, working on the hair can be pretty challenging as well.

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Tom Hardy

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JuJu
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He carries whole movies and i'm still waiting for season two of Taboo.

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Winona Ryder

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Nisse Danielsson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A bit strange that the younger Winona has a Stranger Things T-shirt........ Stranger Things was released 2016 isch!

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Happy 60th Birthday To Graham Norton

Happy 60th Birthday To Graham Norton

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Celebrities in Ard Gelinks’s pictures are typically known all over the world and are often quite idolized. Such significance can be advantageous and alarming at the same time, depending on how they choose to use their fame. One example of that is the question of body image, which is very much influenced by how renowned celebrities portray it.

Newport Academy pointed out that the way they speak of the topic matters, especially when it comes to teenagers. For instance, one sentence about admiring the anorexic-like body type can have a strong negative affect, as lots of young people tend to follow what their idols say or do. Similarly, influential people taking the stand in favor of a healthy body image can positively affect the people that look up to them.

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Shaquille O'neal

Shaquille O'neal

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Shaq is an icon, you can't not know who he is. He's everywhere now, and still a great man.

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Happy Birthday To Mr. Ed O'neill. Celebrating It With This Edit Of Ed And His Famous TV Character Al Bundy

Happy Birthday To Mr. Ed O'neill. Celebrating It With This Edit Of Ed And His Famous TV Character Al Bundy

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Guy who has scored 4 touchdowns in one game. Since that he is known as Polk High Football wonder star, Al Bundy

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Keeping up with celebrity standards when it comes to looks and body image can be close to impossible. Moreover, we are quite used to them always looking presentable due to the way they are typically portrayed in the movies, on stage, and elsewhere. That’s why it might seem like time doesn’t affect them the same way it does the rest of us.

Ard’s pictures show that it does. Time stops for no one, and celebrities are no exception. With time relentlessly flying by, it’s a matter of whether they’re going to embrace it or not.

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Vogue covered some of the world-known celebrities that were real with their fans when it came to aging. The list includes such celebrities as Beyonce, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jennifer Lopez, and others, showing that even the brightest of stars abide by the same universal laws we all do. (Even though looking at Ard Gelinck’s depiction of Jenny from the block, for instance, it might not look like that’s the case.)

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Rihanna

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She is, of course, a beautiful queen, but I want to see the full dress li'l Rhianna has on, the top is super cute!

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Sade

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Harry Styles

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Note: this post originally had 111 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.

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