30 People Who Tried To Recreate A Photo From Their Past And Nailed It
Awesome photos masterfully recreated years later.
We love the trend where people recreate an old photo. There’s just so much of people’s stories unfolding before your very eyes when you have a couple of “Then vs Now” pics.
Scroll below to check out some of the most popular submissions found on the subreddit r/PastAndPresentPics. Bursting with sweet memories and palpable emotion they’re sure to enthral you in the narratives these photos bring to life.
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TeenieMeanie: This is so sweet!
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Sue Lynn Chan: If the tree can talk, it would have a lot of stories to tell.
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Ember: What an attractive family
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Richard Ross: Beautiful picture ?
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Tara Moov: 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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nbfresh: same boat!?
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NapQueen: 10/10 for effort! Love the bonnet!!
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LALALand: OMG she still had the scarf!
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Kat Pekin: He still looks just as proud!
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More!: Time/life passes so quickly, we hardly notice it until we see our own photos like this.
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Linda van der Pal: I love how the boat grew bigger too
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VonBlade: The most attractive thing you can wear is a smile.
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Mis Stake she/her ????:
Santa is younger. He really is magic !
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Tempest: Your pants need to be worn higher up! ;p
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NapQueen: Your skin is perfection.
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Maartjemoo: Love the natural gray hair
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FeelingFrisky: You've aged so beautifully!
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Spocks's Mom: Pretty soon, she'll be holding him! ❤️❤️
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NapQueen: LOVE THIS, you go girls :)
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#1 Real Friendship
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TeenieMeanie: This is so sweet!
#2 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: If the tree can talk, it would have a lot of stories to tell.
#3 So We Recreated A Photo(Me On Top)
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Ember: What an attractive family
#4 Truly Man's Best Friend!
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Richard Ross: Beautiful picture ?
#5 Me And My Siblings Recreated This For My Parents As A Gift For Their 50th Anniversary. 1985-2019
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Tara Moov: 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*
#6 Phew! That Was A Long Boat Ride! ?
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nbfresh: same boat!?
#7 Same Drama
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NapQueen: 10/10 for effort! Love the bonnet!!
#8 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: OMG she still had the scarf!
#9 We Recreated A Childhood Photo… From Blue’s Clues Birthday Party To 20 Years Later At Thanksgiving!
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#10 Happy Father's Day
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Kat Pekin: He still looks just as proud!
#11 Giving My Boys A Ride / And My Boys Giving Me A Ride
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More!: Time/life passes so quickly, we hardly notice it until we see our own photos like this.
#12 My Daughter And I Swinging Thru Time
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#13 LEGO
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Linda van der Pal: I love how the boat grew bigger too
#14 Still Friends 20 Years Later
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VonBlade: The most attractive thing you can wear is a smile.
#15 My Mom And Her Siblings, 1971 And 2023
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Mis Stake she/her ????:
Santa is younger. He really is magic !
#16 My Sisters And I Recreated A Photo At The Same Beach In Hawaii (1991-2022)
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#17 My Grandfather With His Mini, And Me With Mine
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Tempest: Your pants need to be worn higher up! ;p
#18 My Parents, Still Tired
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#19 Throwback Thursday, 1991 -> 2021, Back At The House I Grew Up In (Queens, NY)
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#20 My Pop And His Mama!
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#21 Age 16 vs. Age 30
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NapQueen: Your skin is perfection.
#22 Me & My Bff, Taken 20 Years Apart
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Maartjemoo: Love the natural gray hair
#23 Same Mom, Same Me, Same Teddy Bear Some 55 Years Apart
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#24 Grandkids In 1994 vs. 2022
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#25 At My Desk Hardly Working, 1992-2019
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FeelingFrisky: You've aged so beautifully!
#26 Thanksgiving 2011-2021
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Spocks's Mom: Pretty soon, she'll be holding him! ❤️❤️
#27 A Cowboy And His Tree At 4 And 63 Years Old
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#28 My Mom And I Getting “Called To The Bar” As Lawyers 35 Years Apart. 1981 —- 2016
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NapQueen: LOVE THIS, you go girls :)
#29 My Granddad And His Wheels, ~1950 & 2020
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#30 My Great-Great Grandfather (Left) 1862, And Me (Right), 2022
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