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Ah, the daily grind. Love it or hate it, it's an unavoidable part of life for most of us - especially New Yorkers. Danish photographer Peter Funch spent nearly 10 years stationed outside of Grand Central Station shooting the morning commuters rushing by, and ended up capturing more than just yawns and iced coffees when it was said and done.

The impressive catalog of photos that now make up Funch's latest book, 42nd and Vanderbilt, span from 2007 to 2016, and were each taken between the tender hours of 8:30 to 9:30 AM. During the editing process, Funch realized that sticking to the same spot and same times every day had produced an amazing effect; he ended up catching the same people 2 or 3 times, sometimes years apart. "You could hardly believe it, that you’d find the same people having the same ritual over 10 years," Funch told Fast Co Design. "It’s such a New York thing, the idea that people just do the same thing over and over again."

Scroll down to see how Funch's recurring subjects changed - or didn't - over time, and tell us some of your morning rituals in the comments at the end.

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

Still looking great after 9 years. She's obviously reciting the "right" mantra.

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

10 years didn't do anything bad to this lady, she looks better now.

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

A cigarette shortens your life by 7 minutes, but the most dangerous is a day of work which shortens your life by 8 hours.

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

As if you can get out of it, if you need to do it to live.....You DO get to go home, too!

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

Maybe she went past a certain place every day that held a bad memory, so she chose to not look at it. Simple enough thought.

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

I always have a sun blinding her eyes, or the lady is blind.

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

She seems tired, but needs to keep going for her and her family.

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

Hard to tell.....is she suffering intensely - or just meditating? Quite an outfit, BTW.....

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

I think this woman might be blind, I wonder if she's holding a white cane. And still better accessorised than I could ever hope to be.

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

I wonder how she survived 9 years without opening her eyes.

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

There's a story there...I wonder why she closes her eyes in what looks like the same spot...or close to it?

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

Yep, that's pretty much what it said in the description. Some, but not all, of these people were photographed over many years.

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2007.06.27 And 9 Years Later

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

Sad fate, that "going to work" did not change in this times. The park automaton looks surprisingly unaltered, though.

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2012.06.08 And 1 Month Later

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

So nine years late he is still trying to finish that Starbucks americano lol

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

All three women in the second picture have a similar unmotivated-Monday expression that many of us know too well

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

Some of these are never, ever 9 years apart. Maybe 1 week apart. Some look like they are photographed on the very next day.

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

"It's a bird, it's a plane..." 9 yrs later: Superman vs Batman sucked.

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

nope different tie, top is orange with squares, other is red with circles and squares.

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

Different view, but definitely same day... perhaps only 10 seconds later

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