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Looking at old pics can be nostalgic. Enough to want to recreate the photo... Sadly, it is impossible, but what you can do is recreate the photo of it. And that's what folks on the subreddit r/PastAndPresentPics do!

Whether it's a man posting a pic of himself in the same place at 1, 27 and 57 years young, or a woman with her dog gracefully entering each year, this group is bound to bring back some sweet memories. We've curated a selection of our favorite posts, so hop on this time machine and let the scrolling begin!

#1

My Wife And I In 1973 And In 2019. I'd Just Turned 16 In The First One, She Was A Month Away From 16. It Was The First Pic Of Us Together, Taken In A Mall Photobooth

My Wife And I In 1973 And In 2019. I'd Just Turned 16 In The First One, She Was A Month Away From 16. It Was The First Pic Of Us Together, Taken In A Mall Photobooth

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LALALand
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3 years ago

OMG she still had the scarf!

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    #2

    Truly Man's Best Friend!

    Truly Man's Best Friend!

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    Richard Ross
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Beautiful picture 😍

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    #3

    Real Friendship

    Real Friendship

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    TeenieMeanie
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    This is so sweet!

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    #4

    Thanksgiving 2011-2021

    Thanksgiving 2011-2021

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    Spocks's Mom
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Pretty soon, she'll be holding him! ❤️❤️

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    #5

    A Cowboy And His Tree At 4 And 63 Years Old

    A Cowboy And His Tree At 4 And 63 Years Old

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    Ember
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Adorable!

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    #6

    Me & My Bff, Taken 20 Years Apart

    Me & My Bff, Taken 20 Years Apart

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    Maartjemoo
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Love the natural gray hair

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    #7

    Same Drama

    Same Drama

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    NapQueen
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    10/10 for effort! Love the bonnet!!

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    #8

    LEGO

    LEGO

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    Linda van der Pal
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    3 years ago

    I love how the boat grew bigger too

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    #9

    My Grandfather With His Mini, And Me With Mine

    My Grandfather With His Mini, And Me With Mine

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    Tempest
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Your pants need to be worn higher up! ;p

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    #10

    Same Mom, Same Me, Same Teddy Bear Some 55 Years Apart

    Same Mom, Same Me, Same Teddy Bear Some 55 Years Apart

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    Srinivasan Somasundaram
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Only the house has changed. Otherwise same

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    #11

    My Mom And I Getting “Called To The Bar” As Lawyers 35 Years Apart. 1981 —- 2016

    My Mom And I Getting “Called To The Bar” As Lawyers 35 Years Apart. 1981 —- 2016

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    NapQueen
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    LOVE THIS, you go girls :)

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    #12

    So We Recreated A Photo(Me On Top)

    So We Recreated A Photo(Me On Top)

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    Ember
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    What an attractive family

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    #13

    Happy Father's Day

    Happy Father's Day

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    Kat Pekin
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    He still looks just as proud!

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    #14

    My Parents, Still Tired

    My Parents, Still Tired

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    Kat Pekin
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    #goals

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    #15

    My Granddad And His Wheels, ~1950 & 2020

    My Granddad And His Wheels, ~1950 & 2020

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    Ember
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Grandad is just as handsome now as he was back in the day

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    #16

    Me And My Siblings Recreated This For My Parents As A Gift For Their 50th Anniversary. 1985-2019

    Me And My Siblings Recreated This For My Parents As A Gift For Their 50th Anniversary. 1985-2019

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    Tara Moov
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    The commitment of the woman on the right in tracking down a green and pink teddy bear sweater and thick pastel aviators is *chef's kiss*

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    #17

    Me In My Parents Backyard Less Than A Year After We Moved In And Me Almost 30 Years Later When They Sold The House

    Me In My Parents Backyard Less Than A Year After We Moved In And Me Almost 30 Years Later When They Sold The House

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    Sue Lynn Chan
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    If the tree can talk, it would have a lot of stories to tell.

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    #18

    Still Friends 20 Years Later

    Still Friends 20 Years Later

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    VonBlade
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    The most attractive thing you can wear is a smile.

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    #19

    Throwback Thursday, 1991 -> 2021, Back At The House I Grew Up In (Queens, NY)

    Throwback Thursday, 1991 -> 2021, Back At The House I Grew Up In (Queens, NY)

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    Ember
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Perfect re-enactment

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    #20

    My Pop And His Mama!

    My Pop And His Mama!

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    Mimi La Souris
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited)

    they have fantastic smiles, now and then ! :)

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    #21

    My Great-Great Grandfather (Left) 1862, And Me (Right), 2022

    My Great-Great Grandfather (Left) 1862, And Me (Right), 2022

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    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I wish my mother had done this with a photo of her grandmother, the resemblance was so close

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    #22

    Phew! That Was A Long Boat Ride! 😅

    Phew! That Was A Long Boat Ride! 😅

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    nbfresh
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    same boat!?

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    #23

    My Mom And Her Siblings, 1971 And 2023

    My Mom And Her Siblings, 1971 And 2023

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    Elisa
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Guy on the rights face in both pics is pure gold

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    #24

    Giving My Boys A Ride / And My Boys Giving Me A Ride

    Giving My Boys A Ride / And My Boys Giving Me A Ride

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    More!
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Time/life passes so quickly, we hardly notice it until we see our own photos like this.

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    #25

    Grandkids In 1994 vs. 2022

    Grandkids In 1994 vs. 2022

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    Indecisive_Bee
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Cute, love it!

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    #26

    We Recreated A Childhood Photo… From Blue’s Clues Birthday Party To 20 Years Later At Thanksgiving!

    We Recreated A Childhood Photo… From Blue’s Clues Birthday Party To 20 Years Later At Thanksgiving!

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    glowworm2
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    This is so cute!

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    #27

    My Daughter And I Swinging Thru Time

    My Daughter And I Swinging Thru Time

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    PickleDragon she/her
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    cute idea!

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    #28

    At My Desk Hardly Working, 1992-2019

    At My Desk Hardly Working, 1992-2019

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    FeelingFrisky
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    You've aged so beautifully!

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    #29

    My Sisters And I Recreated A Photo At The Same Beach In Hawaii (1991-2022)

    My Sisters And I Recreated A Photo At The Same Beach In Hawaii (1991-2022)

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    VonBlade
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    That pants suit! Gorgeous.

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    #30

    Age 16 vs. Age 30

    Age 16 vs. Age 30

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    NapQueen
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Your skin is perfection.

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    #31

    Reading The Newspaper With Dad

    Reading The Newspaper With Dad

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    Ember
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Wow….this looks like the same photo!

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    #32

    My Dad And I. Same Park, 33 Years Apart

    My Dad And I. Same Park, 33 Years Apart

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    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Grew into the hat!😅

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    #33

    A Recreation Almost To The Day Of Our Disneyland Trip In 1999. Slightly Terrifying Are The People In The Background Lining Up Almost Exactly, No?

    A Recreation Almost To The Day Of Our Disneyland Trip In 1999. Slightly Terrifying Are The People In The Background Lining Up Almost Exactly, No?

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    Cain Hargreaves
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Okay, yeah, the people lining up in the background *is* kinda spooky! I love it.

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    #34

    20 Years Later

    20 Years Later

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    Tempest
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Adorable! The older brother somehow looks the youngest grown up. I have a photo like this with my sister sitting on the front steps of my grandma’s house where we grew up in and I’ve always wanted to recreate it but unfortunately the family member who inherited the house had torn it down this year 😭😭

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    #35

    Me On The Left, My Son On The Right, 39 Years Apart

    Me On The Left, My Son On The Right, 39 Years Apart

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    Hiro Lee
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    You did great Daddy!

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    #36

    Cousins 1998 & Now! Not Much Has Changed 😜

    Cousins 1998 & Now! Not Much Has Changed 😜

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    VonBlade
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    The difference recreating the clothes makes to these pictures is incredible.

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    #37

    Wishing I Kept That Momentum

    Wishing I Kept That Momentum

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    Indecisive_Bee
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Adorable

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    #38

    I Run A 1,000 Mile Snowmachine Race In Alaska Called Iron Dog. My Daughter Has Been My Biggest Supporter. ‘14 And ‘22

    I Run A 1,000 Mile Snowmachine Race In Alaska Called Iron Dog. My Daughter Has Been My Biggest Supporter. ‘14 And ‘22

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    ybur
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I got so confused because I thought that was her age and not the year

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    #39

    My Boyfriend As A Fresh Baby And Now At 24. Ft Fancy Carpets

    My Boyfriend As A Fresh Baby And Now At 24. Ft Fancy Carpets

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    Drinking my Covfefe
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    The table in the background...

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    #40

    My Unhappy 5th Birthday In 1993, Recreated Today For My 34th

    My Unhappy 5th Birthday In 1993, Recreated Today For My 34th

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    General Anaesthesia
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    The party has gotten smaller.

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    #41

    Nana And Her Grand Babies

    Nana And Her Grand Babies

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    setsuriseikou
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Nana strong!

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    #42

    Ready For Kindergarten, 34 Years Apart

    Ready For Kindergarten, 34 Years Apart

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    mft760
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    3 years ago

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    Are you a dwarf?

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    #43

    My Dad And Two Friends Recreating A Photo From The Early 90s

    My Dad And Two Friends Recreating A Photo From The Early 90s

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    Jennifer Johnson
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    great smiles

    #44

    My Grandfather On His Honeymoon In 1955 And Me Traveling For Work In 2018

    My Grandfather On His Honeymoon In 1955 And Me Traveling For Work In 2018

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    #45

    Armatron 1982 And 2022

    Armatron 1982 And 2022

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    Bored Birgit
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    The cardboard TV!

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    #46

    Same Beach In La Jolla, April 1984/April 2014, Exactly 30 Years Apart

    Same Beach In La Jolla, April 1984/April 2014, Exactly 30 Years Apart

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    2econdSelf
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Wonderful!

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    #47

    7/7/1977 & 7/7/2022. Top Of Half Dome, Yosemite, Ca

    7/7/1977 & 7/7/2022. Top Of Half Dome, Yosemite, Ca

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    Tara Moov
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    He pulled this off too well! They look taken maybe a year apart, not 25 years.

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    #48

    Me And My Brother Around 10 Years Later

    Me And My Brother Around 10 Years Later

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    #49

    Something Never Change

    Something Never Change

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    #50

    Recreated My Favorite Picture Of My Dad And Late Mother This Weekend

    Recreated My Favorite Picture Of My Dad And Late Mother This Weekend

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    VonBlade
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I'd swear the woman was the same person.

    #51

    Me, In The Studio At Wbim 91.5 Fm In Bridgewater, Massachusetts, 1994 And 2023

    Me, In The Studio At Wbim 91.5 Fm In Bridgewater, Massachusetts, 1994 And 2023

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    Tara Moov
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Wow, more monitors and receivers, but it's amazing to see that the soundboard looks the same!

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    #52

    Ten Years Later, Three Of My Best-Girlfriends-Turned-Bridesmaids, Recreated Our Favorite Photo Together At My Wedding This Past Sunday!

    Ten Years Later, Three Of My Best-Girlfriends-Turned-Bridesmaids, Recreated Our Favorite Photo Together At My Wedding This Past Sunday!

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    Antonia
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    wow, so pretty!

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    #53

    My Grandma, Dad, Aunts And Uncles

    My Grandma, Dad, Aunts And Uncles

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    Hann
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I love their enthusiasm!

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    #54

    Me And My Kids 2017 & 2022

    Me And My Kids 2017 & 2022

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    luvsick
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    3 years ago

    wow the kids grew fast in five years

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    #55

    The 3 Mouseketeers

    The 3 Mouseketeers

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    Tara Moov
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    That would have been good weather to sport the hats 🙂

    #56

    1996 To 2023 With My Little Sister!

    1996 To 2023 With My Little Sister!

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    nbfresh
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    to that comment: it isn't the smile, it's the head positioning, and just to be fair, neither of them are in the exact same pose. things don't need to be perfect, just done with love.

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    #57

    They Grow Up So Fast!

    They Grow Up So Fast!

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    Weird Panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Omigod! They look so flooofy

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    #58

    1992 To 2022 - Cousins Photo

    1992 To 2022 - Cousins Photo

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    Drinking my Covfefe
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    The guy on the left his sweater pulls that whole look together.

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