Dear Photograph

Have you heard of or visited the really cool website called Dear Photograph? People take old photos back to the locations where they were originally shot, hold the photos to line up with the same landmarks as they appear today and then create a new photo of the result. The photos are submitted to Dear Photograph along with little letters, stories and explanations which are often quite poignant.

Favourite subjects frequently recreate childhood memories. Look how this person even matches up the old and new car in the current photo!

Using this technique, you can relive your glory years of high school again!

Another favourite topic recreates nostalgic memories of ancestors now dead and gone.

I like this photo of a sad old couch waiting on the curb for the garbage truck but with a memory of happier times.

Sometimes missing buildings and terrible events are remembered.

I think this is one of the most touching photos of all -- an older man, now alone, remembers when he and his wife used to sit and laugh on this same park bench . . . .

Want to visit the Dear Photograph site and see more great photos? Click here.