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!
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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
Truly Man's Best Friend!
Real Friendship
Thanksgiving 2011-2021
A Cowboy And His Tree At 4 And 63 Years Old
Me & My Bff, Taken 20 Years Apart
Same Drama
LEGO
My Grandfather With His Mini, And Me With Mine
Same Mom, Same Me, Same Teddy Bear Some 55 Years Apart
My Mom And I Getting “Called To The Bar” As Lawyers 35 Years Apart. 1981 —- 2016
So We Recreated A Photo(Me On Top)
Happy Father's Day
My Parents, Still Tired
My Granddad And His Wheels, ~1950 & 2020
Me And My Siblings Recreated This For My Parents As A Gift For Their 50th Anniversary. 1985-2019
Me In My Parents Backyard Less Than A Year After We Moved In And Me Almost 30 Years Later When They Sold The House
Still Friends 20 Years Later
Throwback Thursday, 1991 -> 2021, Back At The House I Grew Up In (Queens, NY)
My Pop And His Mama!
My Great-Great Grandfather (Left) 1862, And Me (Right), 2022
I wish my mother had done this with a photo of her grandmother, the resemblance was so close
Phew! That Was A Long Boat Ride! 😅
My Mom And Her Siblings, 1971 And 2023
Giving My Boys A Ride / And My Boys Giving Me A Ride
Grandkids In 1994 vs. 2022
We Recreated A Childhood Photo… From Blue’s Clues Birthday Party To 20 Years Later At Thanksgiving!
My Daughter And I Swinging Thru Time
At My Desk Hardly Working, 1992-2019
My Sisters And I Recreated A Photo At The Same Beach In Hawaii (1991-2022)
Age 16 vs. Age 30
Reading The Newspaper With Dad
My Dad And I. Same Park, 33 Years Apart
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?
Okay, yeah, the people lining up in the background *is* kinda spooky! I love it.
20 Years Later
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 😭😭
Me On The Left, My Son On The Right, 39 Years Apart
Cousins 1998 & Now! Not Much Has Changed 😜
Wishing I Kept That Momentum
I Run A 1,000 Mile Snowmachine Race In Alaska Called Iron Dog. My Daughter Has Been My Biggest Supporter. ‘14 And ‘22
My Boyfriend As A Fresh Baby And Now At 24. Ft Fancy Carpets
My Unhappy 5th Birthday In 1993, Recreated Today For My 34th
Nana And Her Grand Babies
Ready For Kindergarten, 34 Years Apart
My Dad And Two Friends Recreating A Photo From The Early 90s
My Grandfather On His Honeymoon In 1955 And Me Traveling For Work In 2018
Armatron 1982 And 2022
Same Beach In La Jolla, April 1984/April 2014, Exactly 30 Years Apart
7/7/1977 & 7/7/2022. Top Of Half Dome, Yosemite, Ca
Me And My Brother Around 10 Years Later
Something Never Change
Recreated My Favorite Picture Of My Dad And Late Mother This Weekend
Me, In The Studio At Wbim 91.5 Fm In Bridgewater, Massachusetts, 1994 And 2023
Ten Years Later, Three Of My Best-Girlfriends-Turned-Bridesmaids, Recreated Our Favorite Photo Together At My Wedding This Past Sunday!
Me And My Kids 2017 & 2022
The 3 Mouseketeers
1996 To 2023 With My Little Sister!
They Grow Up So Fast!
1992 To 2022 - Cousins Photo
The guy on the left his sweater pulls that whole look together.
The only thing better than these pictures is all the wonderful comments. All happy, all lovely. :)
The only thing better than these pictures is all the wonderful comments. All happy, all lovely. :)
