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I Capture Grandparents With Their Grandkids Because No One Ever Photographed Me With Mine (27 Pics)
When I look back at all my family photo albums, there is not a single image I find with my grandparents. There are images with mom, dad, my brother... even with my dog and a stray cat whom we had adopted... but seriously none with my grandpa and grandma. And those were the two people I loved the most... I still do, even after they are long gone.
And so, I have sworn that whichever part of the world I will travel to now... I will make sure to photograph a grandparent or great grandparent with their grandchild... for how often really do we get our grandparents into the frame?!
And not only has this project helped me rebuild memories of my childhood in a way... meeting and interacting with all the elderlies has really taught me so much about life.
I hope you like some of these images that I share here.
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Rebecah Ozuna 6 years ago
My grandfather was the only one that truly made me feel loved. His deep blue eyes carved so into my heart that i s one of my most treasured memories that i could ever have. In a country where blue eyes are just a dream, they became my adoration.
Suzanne Marriott 6 years ago
This is my favorite, but I love all these photos. The lighting in these is perfect. It gives a magical, ethereal look to the scenes. They almost look like paintings
Dianne Hardy 6 years ago
I just love this! What an amazing picture = capturing the love and connectivity between generations. Beautiful!
Karma Burtenshaw 6 years ago
My mother took a couple of pictures with my youngest child with his grandpa. Dad always had his “walking sticks” and made one for his grandson. Precious memories
Thia Frost 6 years ago
AND IT GOES LIKE THIS ...GRUNT ...SPAT...BURP ... AND PULL MY FINGER...HA
Colleen Spiro 6 years ago
These two are my favourites....I think these two have a very special kind of love. <3
Joanna Anselmo-DePalma 6 years ago
I can say I had the love of my grandfather. I miss him everyday.
Vairy Boutwell 6 years ago
I never met my grand folks but if I did i would want my Grand pop to be this. <3
Heather August 6 years ago
This picture looks like it's from a fairy tale. I'm trying to think up a story about their awesome adventures together.
sharron lynn parsons 6 years ago
So sweet, grandpa is telling the girl something, and she is about to answer !!!
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Panda Kicki 6 years ago
I wonder if they are great-grandparents or just got kids at high age. All seems so old, most of the grandparents to toddlers I see is in their 50s or so.
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Theory Buchannon 6 years ago
Arn't those the kittens who lost there mittens? Now I know where they gone to
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Sophia Trinh Hieu Thy 6 years ago
At first I looked at the picture and thought, Wait what? Why is the baby’s legs so weird??? Then I looked again 😂
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Effseven Six 6 years ago
Oh my lord I remember those days. Hated it then, remember the moments fondly now.
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sharron lynn parsons 4 years ago
As a great grandma, I am not in many pictures, as I am the one with the camera, always !!!
#17
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SentimentAndBadJokes 4 years ago
This just reminds me of how hard lockdown is for so many families :(
#18
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sharron lynn parsons 4 years ago
As my great grandson, was about one and a half, I took him outside often, wanted him to start learning about nature, I gave him a tiny flower to hold, told him it was a pretty flower, a leaf , or a pebble, it was such a joy, I was Blesses !!!
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Hilary Mol 4 years ago
I do wish the photo editing hadn't smoothed out Grandma's hair into a soft blur and added lip gloss to the baby. That aside, it's a sweet picture.
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Petra 6 years ago
The pictures are really nice but a bit over-done, a little less afterwork would still keep them nice but more natural.
Board Pan, duh. 4 years ago
I would love to see some of these without the smoothed over look or the lip gloss. Such sweet moments. But distracts me for some reason
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Kim Lorton 6 years ago
Should be rated higher! There is endless wonder and surprise, understanding and loving adoration between older people and babies and children... we should all be so patient and kind with each other
Chris Miilu 6 years ago
When my daughter was maybe 4 yrs. old; we were visiting my husband's parents and she gently patted my mother-in-law's cheek and told her not to "worry about those 'ruffles' on her cheeks". She learned how to knit and crochet; They sat together and made things while watching soaps on T.V.
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Brenda Pereira 6 years ago
Absolutely beautiful portraits! The lighting is just right on all of them.
sharron lynn parsons 6 years ago
Yes Brenda I agree, each one is truly excellent, this is one of my very favorite BP posts, I want to look, again,and again !!!
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Kathryn Baylis 6 years ago
These are just lovely. It would be cool to have them side by side with pictures of the grandparents as parents, maybe even recreating some of the older pictures as a generational thing, and creating a new tradition.
Joy Hodge 6 years ago
I feel these elders are great or great, great Grandparents. Our family of five generations age baby, 25, 52, 70, 90 when baby was born. Such a Joy to have the five generations together!
Eileen Tietj 4 years ago
Exactly what I was thinking. I was a grandmother at 40.
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Jasmine Walker 6 years ago
These are beautiful. I only wish I could have had a moment like this with my grandmother as well.
sharron lynn parsons 6 years ago
A wonderful post, great idea, some of the photos would be fabulous framed !!!
Glenroy Brewster 6 years ago
Incredible photos. Absolutely a worthwhile venture capturing the interaction between the grand parents and the children. I must admit as a person in my late 40's that there is a tinge of envy in me because none of this was done when i was a child.
Camille Nighthorse 6 years ago
I just love how they’re all captured with love, light and gentleness with an added touch of kittens, cats, and doggies.
Dafna Leibel 6 years ago
Stunning. I hope more people do this so they too capture loved ones with grand kids and great grand kids...so important for the next generation and family history.....beautiful work:)
Janice Gavron 6 years ago
That's sad, and for those who don't get these photographs, remember that life is really short. My kids take photos of my husband and I all the time with our two beautiful wonderful granddaughters aged Almost 20years and the 2nd aged 9 months. We are truly blessed
Sharon Ward 6 years ago
I was fortunate to have photos taken with my grandparents, and I made sure this happened with my own children; and now my son includes me in many photos with my own grandchildren. This is a special relationship which can be of immense benefit to both parties, and the bond between distant generations is important. Having photos is a way to keep this precious relationship alive beyond the years remaining in their lives. The photos captured here are absolutely beautiful as well as touching to this grandmother's heart.
Mattie Marsack 6 years ago
INo one etook pics of me either w/ kids...my feeling were always shattered.
We'llSee 6 years ago
This is why I come back to BP, these stories / pictures touch me deeply. One couldn't do any better than this to share "life" and what's really the most important. I love these pictures so much.
sharron lynn parsons 4 years ago
Yes I totally agree, B.P. does bring us some incredible, posts such as this, so heartwarming, with great importance of family, a good photographer, makes it special !!!
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sharron lynn parsons 6 years ago
A thought of mine, the photos with the babies and toddlers are precious, however, time spent together is cherished but the children will not remember the wonderful days, a shame, therefore, at least photos will be there as parents tell the grown children about their grandparents, depending on the ages, some may have memories !!!
Brenda Wible 6 years ago
Just love all of the pictures. What great stories they capture of both past and present. Thank you!
Alicia Alwyn 6 years ago
I think they're all lovely just the way they are, thank you for sharing.
Linda Strand 6 years ago
there's an ethereal quality to them. don't know if that was intended or not but I like it.
Diane Trepanier 6 years ago
Absolutely Gorgeous...brought Tears to my eyes AND made me smile..thank you for shairng!!
sharron lynn parsons 6 years ago
These are some of the best I have seen, the photos are great as they captured the beauty of emotion and love , wonderful post, most enjoyable, busy lives today, not enough time with grandparents !!!
Jena Johnson 6 years ago
So truly beautiful brought tears to my eyes.... But I must say im a grandma to 2 Earthly Angels and one heavenly one I dont look like any of these beautiful grandparents... Maybe do some of the younger generation of Grandparents Also... Just a thought
SirWriteALot 6 years ago
Every time I visit my parents with my kids I forget to take pictures :-( These are lovely. I'd like to know the technique(s) used.
Vincent Jay 6 years ago
These remind me of Norman Rockwell paintings. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=norman+rockwell+paintings&atb=v14&iax=images&ia=images .
Jo Choto 6 years ago
I'm confused how all the "grandparents" seem to be 80-90 years old, and the "grandchildren" are toddlers. Their actual grandparents would most likely be 50-60 years old, based on the average age of childbearing people.
Night Owl 6 years ago
Hmm ... in the intro it says "a grandparent or great grandparent with their grandchild". Maybe they found that to be too long for a title *shrug*
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Elizabeth Molloy 4 years ago
Absolutely stunning! The love you've captured in each picture just shines out. Lovely stuff!
Lovin' Life 4 years ago (edited)
Beautiful! I miss my grandparents so much. Cherish every moment you can. Grandparents are the wisest people with so many stories to tell.
Melissa TO 4 years ago
This makes me remember my great grandma. I didn't get to see her often since she lived in the north and I live in Florida. She didn't speak English much, and wasn't very affectionate, but my mom said she was so happy to have great grand kids and was so proud of us. I have some of her crocheting somewhere.
sharron lynn parsons 4 years ago
Well Tee Witt, back in the day, most women did knit, therefore, children had lovely outfits, the romper type was very popular, also, there were mostly large families, therefore, these precious outfits, were washed by hand, so they lasted, to be handed down, this is before the luxury of washing machines, for those who have grandparents, ask about their lives, interesting for sure !!!
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sharron lynn parsons 4 years ago
Hello Jayne, if you miss your grandma, has me thinking, perhaps you were fortunate, in that you had time with her, my grandparents died when I was too young, therefore, I missed out, I hope you have, some wonderful memories to treasure !!!
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Zet 4 years ago
i know i will get dislikes for this but, oh well...it's too much photoshop for my liking... it looks surreal almost like a painting... i get that it's the photographer's art style but if i want to look back at old nice memories of people i loved, i do not want them to look blurry, fake, and fairytale like.
Julianne Hannes 4 years ago (edited)
This may be because of a vain grandma who doesn't want any "old" photos of her and deletes photos you took of her and her granddaughter on your phone because she thinks she looks fat in them. My mother would test this photographer's patience more than a fussy toddler.
Auntriarch 4 years ago
So would mine. Who wants to see my wrinkly old face she says. Everyone who loves her, that's who.
Load More Replies... Petra 6 years ago
The pictures are really nice but a bit over-done, a little less afterwork would still keep them nice but more natural.
Board Pan, duh. 4 years ago
I would love to see some of these without the smoothed over look or the lip gloss. Such sweet moments. But distracts me for some reason
Load More Replies... Kim Lorton 6 years ago
Should be rated higher! There is endless wonder and surprise, understanding and loving adoration between older people and babies and children... we should all be so patient and kind with each other
Chris Miilu 6 years ago
When my daughter was maybe 4 yrs. old; we were visiting my husband's parents and she gently patted my mother-in-law's cheek and told her not to "worry about those 'ruffles' on her cheeks". She learned how to knit and crochet; They sat together and made things while watching soaps on T.V.
Load More Replies... Brenda Pereira 6 years ago
Absolutely beautiful portraits! The lighting is just right on all of them.
sharron lynn parsons 6 years ago
Yes Brenda I agree, each one is truly excellent, this is one of my very favorite BP posts, I want to look, again,and again !!!
Load More Replies... Kathryn Baylis 6 years ago
These are just lovely. It would be cool to have them side by side with pictures of the grandparents as parents, maybe even recreating some of the older pictures as a generational thing, and creating a new tradition.
Joy Hodge 6 years ago
I feel these elders are great or great, great Grandparents. Our family of five generations age baby, 25, 52, 70, 90 when baby was born. Such a Joy to have the five generations together!
Eileen Tietj 4 years ago
Exactly what I was thinking. I was a grandmother at 40.
Load More Replies... Jasmine Walker 6 years ago
These are beautiful. I only wish I could have had a moment like this with my grandmother as well.
sharron lynn parsons 6 years ago
A wonderful post, great idea, some of the photos would be fabulous framed !!!
Glenroy Brewster 6 years ago
Incredible photos. Absolutely a worthwhile venture capturing the interaction between the grand parents and the children. I must admit as a person in my late 40's that there is a tinge of envy in me because none of this was done when i was a child.
Camille Nighthorse 6 years ago
I just love how they’re all captured with love, light and gentleness with an added touch of kittens, cats, and doggies.
Dafna Leibel 6 years ago
Stunning. I hope more people do this so they too capture loved ones with grand kids and great grand kids...so important for the next generation and family history.....beautiful work:)
Janice Gavron 6 years ago
That's sad, and for those who don't get these photographs, remember that life is really short. My kids take photos of my husband and I all the time with our two beautiful wonderful granddaughters aged Almost 20years and the 2nd aged 9 months. We are truly blessed
Sharon Ward 6 years ago
I was fortunate to have photos taken with my grandparents, and I made sure this happened with my own children; and now my son includes me in many photos with my own grandchildren. This is a special relationship which can be of immense benefit to both parties, and the bond between distant generations is important. Having photos is a way to keep this precious relationship alive beyond the years remaining in their lives. The photos captured here are absolutely beautiful as well as touching to this grandmother's heart.
Mattie Marsack 6 years ago
INo one etook pics of me either w/ kids...my feeling were always shattered.
We'llSee 6 years ago
This is why I come back to BP, these stories / pictures touch me deeply. One couldn't do any better than this to share "life" and what's really the most important. I love these pictures so much.
sharron lynn parsons 4 years ago
Yes I totally agree, B.P. does bring us some incredible, posts such as this, so heartwarming, with great importance of family, a good photographer, makes it special !!!
Load More Replies... sharron lynn parsons 6 years ago
A thought of mine, the photos with the babies and toddlers are precious, however, time spent together is cherished but the children will not remember the wonderful days, a shame, therefore, at least photos will be there as parents tell the grown children about their grandparents, depending on the ages, some may have memories !!!
Brenda Wible 6 years ago
Just love all of the pictures. What great stories they capture of both past and present. Thank you!
Alicia Alwyn 6 years ago
I think they're all lovely just the way they are, thank you for sharing.
Linda Strand 6 years ago
there's an ethereal quality to them. don't know if that was intended or not but I like it.
Diane Trepanier 6 years ago
Absolutely Gorgeous...brought Tears to my eyes AND made me smile..thank you for shairng!!
sharron lynn parsons 6 years ago
These are some of the best I have seen, the photos are great as they captured the beauty of emotion and love , wonderful post, most enjoyable, busy lives today, not enough time with grandparents !!!
Jena Johnson 6 years ago
So truly beautiful brought tears to my eyes.... But I must say im a grandma to 2 Earthly Angels and one heavenly one I dont look like any of these beautiful grandparents... Maybe do some of the younger generation of Grandparents Also... Just a thought
SirWriteALot 6 years ago
Every time I visit my parents with my kids I forget to take pictures :-( These are lovely. I'd like to know the technique(s) used.
Vincent Jay 6 years ago
These remind me of Norman Rockwell paintings. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=norman+rockwell+paintings&atb=v14&iax=images&ia=images .
Jo Choto 6 years ago
I'm confused how all the "grandparents" seem to be 80-90 years old, and the "grandchildren" are toddlers. Their actual grandparents would most likely be 50-60 years old, based on the average age of childbearing people.
Night Owl 6 years ago
Hmm ... in the intro it says "a grandparent or great grandparent with their grandchild". Maybe they found that to be too long for a title *shrug*
Load More Replies... Elizabeth Molloy 4 years ago
Absolutely stunning! The love you've captured in each picture just shines out. Lovely stuff!
Lovin' Life 4 years ago (edited)
Beautiful! I miss my grandparents so much. Cherish every moment you can. Grandparents are the wisest people with so many stories to tell.
Melissa TO 4 years ago
This makes me remember my great grandma. I didn't get to see her often since she lived in the north and I live in Florida. She didn't speak English much, and wasn't very affectionate, but my mom said she was so happy to have great grand kids and was so proud of us. I have some of her crocheting somewhere.
sharron lynn parsons 4 years ago
Well Tee Witt, back in the day, most women did knit, therefore, children had lovely outfits, the romper type was very popular, also, there were mostly large families, therefore, these precious outfits, were washed by hand, so they lasted, to be handed down, this is before the luxury of washing machines, for those who have grandparents, ask about their lives, interesting for sure !!!
Load More Replies... sharron lynn parsons 4 years ago
Hello Jayne, if you miss your grandma, has me thinking, perhaps you were fortunate, in that you had time with her, my grandparents died when I was too young, therefore, I missed out, I hope you have, some wonderful memories to treasure !!!
Load More Replies... Zet 4 years ago
i know i will get dislikes for this but, oh well...it's too much photoshop for my liking... it looks surreal almost like a painting... i get that it's the photographer's art style but if i want to look back at old nice memories of people i loved, i do not want them to look blurry, fake, and fairytale like.
Julianne Hannes 4 years ago (edited)
This may be because of a vain grandma who doesn't want any "old" photos of her and deletes photos you took of her and her granddaughter on your phone because she thinks she looks fat in them. My mother would test this photographer's patience more than a fussy toddler.
Auntriarch 4 years ago
So would mine. Who wants to see my wrinkly old face she says. Everyone who loves her, that's who.
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