Families Turn Back Time with Astounding Recreations of Their Favorite Photo Memories

Did you ever stumble upon an old family photo and marvel at how much everyone has changed over the years? It’s a common human experience: the swift passage of time, the evolution of style, and the often-amusing shifts in our appearances. But some creative folks don’t just stop at mere contemplation. They elevate nostalgia to an art form by recreating those cherished moments with incredible accuracy. Welcome to the world of family photo recreations!

Think of it as rewinding a movie to a particular scene, but this time, with the wisdom of age and the playfulness of yesteryears. It’s a sweet blend of humor, love, and a sprinkle of melancholy. When you see a grown man wearing child-sized overalls just to replicate a moment from his toddler days, or siblings coming together from different corners of the world to reproduce a cherished childhood moment, you realize the lengths people will go to capture the essence of a memory.

The process of recreating photos often comes with its own set of challenges. It’s not just about getting the clothes or the backdrop right; it’s about capturing the essence, the emotion, and the energy of the original. It’s like trying to capture lightning in a bottle… twice!

For those involved, the journey is almost as rewarding as the outcome. It involves reminiscing old stories, sharing laughs over past fashion choices, and sometimes, even tears as memories flood back. These aren’t just photos; they’re time capsules. They bridge the gap between the past and the present and remind us that while time marches on, love and memories remain constant.

Ready to dive into the rabbit hole of awe-inspiring family photo recreations? Don’t just keep the joy to yourself. If this post tickled your fancy, why not give it a share? Maybe, just maybe, you’ll inspire someone else to embark on their own journey of photographic nostalgia. Remember, every share spreads a little more love and laughter in the world!

#1 It’s all I wanted for my 60th birthday.

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#2 My grandpa’s three surviving brothers coming together 90 years later on the same farm, with the same exact bench.

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#3 My sister and I recreated our first picture together.

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#4 Dad and me feeding Murray. Same place, same croc – two photos 15 years apart.

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#5 My dad and I recreated a tender moment 34 years later. 1985 vs. 2019.

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#6 Couple at Woodstock 48 hours after they met and 50 years later.

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#7 My dad and I 38 years apart, thought I should post it here.

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#8 1967-2019: Same bike, same couple.

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#9 40 years, folks. 40 years. It happens to all of us sooner or later.

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#10 Father and daughter 13 years later. 2006 vs. 2019.

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#11 My wife and daughter the day our daughter moved in for foster care vs. today, five years later, two years post-adoption.

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#12 Me and my grandpa in medical school 70 years apart (equally sleep-deprived).

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#13 Same wedding outfits 60 years later.

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#14 60 years apart. Going home from service 1959 and going home from chemo 2019.

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#15 40 years later.

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#16 My deceased father and I at the same age, 24 years apart.

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#17 My sister got married over the weekend, so we recreated this gem from our childhood.

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#18 For my mom’s 60th birthday, my brothers, my cousin, and I recreated a photo from my first day of kindergarten.

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#19 My father holding me as a baby vs. me with my newborn son.

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#20 My mother and father. Photos taken 51 years apart.

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#21 Recreated my mom’s favorite photo of us for Mother’s Day.

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#22 My parents in 1975 and again in 2020. They’ve been married and playing music together for over 45 years now!

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#23 18 years later.

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#24 My grandfather and I in Tokyo, 73 years apart.

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#25 Me in my Snoopy sweater in 1981, my son in the same sweater in 2017, and my daughter in the same sweater in 2020.

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#26 Me holding on to my girl at my high school graduation in 2002. I’m holding on to her even tighter at hers in 2020.

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#27 My grandma and dad 1966 and 2020.

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#28 Picture on the left went viral recently. 33 years later the same protagonists recreated it.

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#29 Me and my cousin. 2005 and 2020. It was much more difficult to take the picture now.

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#30 Me and my son, 24 years apart.

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#31 My dad’s first day at school in the 70s, and now 50 years later.

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#32 My sister and I did a series of throwbacks – this is definitely the best one. Circa 1994 vs. 2015.

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#33 My friend and his grandpa, 65 years apart.

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#34 My parents by their tree in 1975 and now in 2016.

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#35 Dad holding me circa 1987. Me holding my son 2020.

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#36 Me and my twin bro made it to 30.

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#37 I looked through my mom’s photo album to find that she took this picture at Schönbrunn Palace during a college trip in 1991. I took the same picture in 2017.

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#38 I found this Polaroid of my dad shortly after he passed a year ago. I finally recreated it today.

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#39 My sisters and I recreated a classic family photo from 1985.

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#40 To celebrate our 50th anniversary, wife and I recreated our wedding pic. She’s wearing the same dress.

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#41 My dad holding me as a baby vs. me holding my newborn son.

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#42 My dad and me at the exact same spot on the Isle of Heligoland 1977 and 2018.

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#43 15 years later and we still have that mall photo shoot swagger.

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#44 Me and my grandad, 55 years apart. He’s a heart surgeon, me – a neonatology fellow.

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#45 26 year old recreation. Me and my twin on our 30th birthday. Our most embarrassing photo.

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#46 I was digging around on Ancestry and found a photo of my husband’s great-grandfather from World War I. I had to do a side-by-side comparison.

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#47 My wife and her mom at 6 months – 1989, my daughter and my wife today.

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#48 My four brothers and I in 1997 vs. 2017.

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#49 We recreated our first Halloween’s costumes 20 years later.

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#50 Donkey Kong Country!

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#51 My son and daughter’s first picture together and again 12 years later.

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#52 Well, we tried. Cousins. All born about three months apart. 24 years difference here.

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#53 From 1999 to 2020. Savannah made the best baby doll.

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#54 We were asked to recreate our emo family photo, so we stole another kid.

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#55 1991 – 2019.

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#56 20th wedding anniversary.

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#57 Today, my sisters and I recreated a photo in the same spot in Pompeii – 15 years apart.

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#58 My dad and I, photos taken nearly 50 years apart.

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#59 New Year’s Eve in Kosovo – 1998 and 2020.

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#60 My dad died this year. I recreated this photo of us from 1983 with my husband and son.

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#61 I forced my family to recreate my favorite family picture from 33 years ago.

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#62 My dad (1985ish?) and I (NYE 2017).

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#63 My mum’s graduation as a nurse 21 years ago and my graduation as a paramedic 21 years later.

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#64 My fiance and her cousins recreated this gem of a photo. Everyone should want to be looked at like her cousin looks at that biscuit.

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#65 4 generations in the same dress, same part of the house (1970, 1983, 2001, 2017).

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#66 Sister found this old picture during a family dinner and we decided to recreate it.

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#67 My mom holding me in 1979 vs. my mom holding my daughter in the same dress in 2019.

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#68 When you try to remake a family photo but you’re not all there.

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#69 We recreated this photo 11 years later.

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#70 Me and the brothers like 25 years apart.

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#71 40+ years later.

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#72 Things we do for mom. Yes, I’m in a diaper.

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#73 Mom (who apparently doesn’t age) + me. 1994 and 2020.

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#74 Turns out dad didn’t have 3 daughters.

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#75 1967 vs. 2019.

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#76 A friend with his father, 28 years later.

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#77 Decided to take some of this quarantine time and recreate a photo of my mom in the 80s.

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#78 My family Christmas photo recreated 20 years later.

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#79 I recreated this photo of my dad and me with my brand new baby boy.

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#80 My brother and I, nearly 20 years later. My mom took the original picture in 2001. She’s no longer with us, but we are enjoying celebrating her memory today with this photo recreation.

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#81 6 siblings: 1997, 2013 & 2019.

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#82 2002-2020.

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#83 20 years later and still dysfunctional.

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#84 My kids in 1998 and their kids in the same spot and pose in 2018.

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#85 20 years later.

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#86 2011-2017, my now 6’5″ brother.

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#87 30 years fly by.

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#88 My grandmother and my 2-year-old self baking gingerbread cookies. Second pic taken 15 years apart.

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#89 Same car, same kid, 24 years apart.

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#90 My father and I at the same spot on Table Mountain. 30 years apart.

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#91 Me and my dad in the same place 24 years apart.

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#92 The only thing that’s changed is the length of my sister.

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#93 Christmas present for my mom. ~27 years apart.

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#94 Me and my uncle recreated a pic 22 years later… It went as expected.

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#95 My grandparents in the 40’s & my boyfriend and I now.

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#96 I love these people.

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#97 Me and my daughter, 28 years apart.

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#98 My siblings and I recreated a Christmas photo from our youth.

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#99 Me and my dad, same university, same place just different times.

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#100 I raised you very well.

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#101 Attempted a couple photo remakes today. Made for some laughs… and maybe some sore backs.

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#102 My sister was there for preschool (1995), and there for med school (today).

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#103 Me and my kids (2005 at Recife-PE-Brazil – 2018 at Tucson-AZ-USA).

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#104 3 sisters, 37 years apart. I don’t know why it took us so long to make one of these.

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#105 Recreated a picture with my 14-year-old son from 13 years ago today on vacation.

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#106 How much cuter I was in 2001.

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#107 My mom & I, 2001 to 2017.

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#108 1999 and 2019. Tried to replicate the mini jeep with a picture frame.

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#109 Me and my cousins 27 years apart.

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#110 23 years later.

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#111 Merlin and Catwoman 1992 vs. 2019. My mom handmade both costumes and apparently saved her handiwork to give us a good laugh years later.

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#112 Photo remake after 33 years.

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#113 32 years later, same best friend! Hope all you mommas had an awesome Mother’s Day.

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#114 My cousins and myself, 1999 and 2019.

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