If you’re familiar with the infamous adage “History has a tendency to repeat itself”, you must know that it is usually said with a negative connotation in mind. Humanity makes the same mistakes, the unpreparedness for global pandemics, and so on. But what if you could spin this proverb another way with the help of your camera?

The online community r/PastAndPresentPics does exactly that, gathering people who submit their recreated past and childhood pictures since 2012. From grown-ups snuggling on their parents’ laps to mimicking cringe-worthy family portraits alongside their adult siblings, it’s no surprise that this community is 77,000 users strong, with more and more joining each day.

That’s why we’ve compiled a roster of the most imaginative and wholesome recreations from the r/PastAndPresentPics community to inspire you to join in the fun.

#1 Truly Man’s Best Friend!

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In recent years, recreating decades-old photos has become a popular trend on social media, with millions of people sharing their side-by-side comparisons. Remember the “I’m Just A Kid” challenge on TikTok that helped many of us not go insane when everyone was locked inside their homes? Good times. But why are we so eager to relive our past?

For many, it’s a way to reconnect with happy memories from the bygone days. While there are no statistics to back this, we have a hunch that recreating vintage photos does make people feel happy and nostalgic, bringing back fond memories of family and friends. As we wrote earlier this week in a post about the positive effects of nostalgia: “It generates positive feelings, improves self-regard, and even enhances our bonds with others.”

#2 Real Friendship

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But it’s not just about nostalgia. Recreating photos can also be a fun way to show off creativity and humor, as people use their own unique twists. For example, Montreal-based photographer Conor Nickerson, inserted his grown-up self into his childhood photos from 1997-2005. “I gathered all the old hats and t-shirts that I could find and did my best to put myself into those moments,” he said at the time.

Of course, let’s not forget the social media aspect. With platforms like Instagram and TikTok, people can easily share their recreations with others and receive instant feedback, which in turn can reward them with good ol’ dopamine. In other words, recreating photos provides a way to connect with others, whether you’re self-isolating, homesick, or simply bored.

#3 Happy Father’s Day

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#4 Same Drama

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#5 104 Years In One Place

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#6 72 Years Apart. Same House. Same Woman. Same Motorcycle

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#7 The Tonight Show Recreation Pic

My husband and brothers-in-law are the first surviving all-male quintuplets in the US. They were on the Tonight Show.

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#8 The Same People. The Same Aggressor. New War

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#9 Awww

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#10 Same Mom, Same Me, Same Teddy Bear Some 55 Years Apart.

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#11 Bronson Pinchot And His “Cousin” Mark Linn-Baker, 1986 And 2017

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#12 Thanksgiving 2011-2021

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#13 Skyscraper Sitting, 1932 vs. Today

Chicago local #1 Iron Workers remake the iconic “Lunch atop a Skyscraper”photo that was originally captured in 1932.

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

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#15 Armatron 1982 And 2022

Recreated this pic of my wife’s sister and dad. What lovely in-laws to indulge me while in a Christmas dinner food coma.

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#16 Me And My Kids 2017 & 2022

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#17 LEGO

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#18 Me (Red Dress) In 1982 Visiting A Farm, Me Today In 2022 Working On That Same Farm

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#19 My Granddad And His Wheels, ~1950 & 2020

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#20 1968 To 2018.

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#21 Cousins 1998 & Now! Not Much Has Changed

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#22 Phew! That Was A Long Boat Ride! ?

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#23 My Nanny & Papa (Center) & Fam In 1951 & 2003

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#24 My Mom And Her Siblings, 1971 And 2023

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#25 A Cowboy And His Tree At 4 And 63 Years Old

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#26 Twelve Years Of Employee Photos

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

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#28 Tim Burton’s Halloween Costume, 1967 And 2017

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#29 7/7/1977 & 7/7/2022. Top Of Half Dome, Yosemite, Ca.

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#30 20 Years Ago vs. Now

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

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#32 Bear Lake, Co – My Grandfather In 1956 And His Great Grandson In 2022

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

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#34 Grandkids In 1994 vs. 2022

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#35 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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#36 Me In The Same Tshirt At 22, 32 And 42

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#37 My Own Little Bttf Trilogy! 🙂 Then And Now

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

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#39 The Same Expression In November 2008 vs. November 2022

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#40 The Series Continues…kindergarten Through Marriage.

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#41 1953 vs. 2023. Age 17 vs. Age 86… I Cannot Believe It

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#42 Cindy Crawford At 55 Recreating Her 1992 Pepsi Ad.

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#43 My Dad In Monument Valley In 1984, And Me In The Same Spot In 2020. We Were Both Age 42 At The Time.

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#44 When The My Little Brother Was Just Born vs. Now. 13 Years Between Us.

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#45 Something Never Change

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#46 Mike Gordon (From The Band Phish) With His Mom 1993 vs. 2022. He Posted This To His Fb Page Today.

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

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#48 Kirk

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#49 My Dad In 2001 And In 2022 Attending The Same Trade Show

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#50 Hasselhoff

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#51 My Doggy, First Night With Us As A Puppy, And 7yrs Later – Same Bed

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#52 1983 And 2022, Me Playing Mario Bros. Arcade.

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#53 So We Recreated A Photo(Me On Top)

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#54 Not Much Change In 25 Years

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#55 Zed & Sweetchuck. Bobcat Goldthwait And Tim Kazurinsky, The Cast Of The Movie Police Academy Still Doing It In 2021.

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#56 Each Time We Play A Hometown Gig We Take A Backstage Photo. This Is Us (Glaston) Throughout The Years.

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#57 My Grandma, Dad, Aunts And Uncles

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

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#59 2017 vs. 2023… I Appreciate Art A Lot More Now!

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#60 Wishing I Kept That Momentum

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#61 My Sister, Mother And I At Kennedy Space Center. 1992 And 2022

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#62 1992 To 2022 – Cousins Photo

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#63 Me & My Bff, Taken 20 Years Apart

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#64 Wedding Day vs. 1st Anniversary

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#65 At My Desk Hardly Working, 1992-2019

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#66 Christmas, 25 Years Ago And Now

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#67 My Daughter And Stepdaughter, But She Wasn’t My Stepdaughter Until A Year Ago. 2011 To 2022

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

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#69 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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#70 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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#71 Best Friends After 26 Years

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#72 Today vs. 66 Years Ago. I Am 84 Now

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#73 My Pop And His Mama!

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#74 My Parents 1976 And 2020. They Have Been Married 39 Years This Year

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#75 The Same People. The Same Aggressor. New War

#76 Another 1879 Illustration From My First Edition Tramp Abroad By Mark Twain On Heidelberg, Germany. This One Features The Schloss Hotel Where He Stayed

#77 Grandkids In 1994 vs. 2022

#78 Phew! That Was A Long Boat Ride! ?

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