18 People Who Brilliantly Recreated Their Old Family Photos
Photography
05/28/2020

Sometimes it seems that time goes by too fast and there’s no way to stop it. Our parents become older, we grow up into adults, and our children become parents themselves. That’s why it feels so good to turn back to the past and see what incredible things we’ve been through to get to the present moment.
Bright Side would like to show you 18 people who decided to bring some happy moments back to life that they experienced with their family members.
18. “My sister and me, 20 years apart — my parents are hilarious humans.”
17. 1967 to 2018, same bike, same couple
16. “I recreated my mom’s favorite photo of us for Mother’s Day.”
15. 2000 to 2015
14. Some habits never change.
13. 40 years later
12. “Recreated my freshman photo after 20 years.”
11. Like father, like daughter
10. “My sister was there for my preschool graduation (1995) and my med school graduation (today).”
9. Sheer joy and innocence
8. “It’s all I wanted for my sixtieth birthday.”
7. “We met in second grade in 1997. Here we are 21 years later.”
6. “My mother made me the 2-year-old outfit and the 39-year-old outfit.”
5. 1999 and 2019
4. “My little brother cleaning the toilet, 7 years and a bathroom remodel later...”
3. “Me when I was 1 and me today”
2. 28 years later
1. “An updated comparison of my brother and me nearly 20 years later”
Have you ever tried to recreate your old family photos? If so, we’d like to see them in the comments!
Preview photo credit TookThisName / reddit
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