I came across a great photography project today! Well, ok, I didn't find it myself... in the spirit of Valentine's Day, I will admit that my wonderful boyfriend found it for me.
Photographer Irina Werning is paying homage to old family photos by recreating them as precisely as possible. She has not only meticulously paired people with the same background and costumes from their childhood photos, but she's even duplicated the effects of old film and developing processes. One of the things that interests me most is how the project really highlights the differences between childhood and adulthood. For some reason it's ok for a little girl to pose smiling with an accordion wearing only a bowtie while her sister looks on, but when that girl grows up and recreates the scene as an adult, the exact same situation looks obscene. Take a look at the Back to the Future project and see for yourself.
