Stories about those days.

The stories that people have about Jamie’s photos are a source of amazement. Β Some are of the “that’s me and we were doing this” type of stories from Jamie’s friends. Some are the “I never met Jamie but this was taken on my birthday and it means a lot to me. And some are just stunningly moving one of a kind stories.

  • From Emily Walton on 10-27-96

    This is the day I took my first breath and saw the world through innocent eyes.

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  • From Tony on 08-28-79

    I was born this day my mother was from New York, Im loving this site.

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  • From Roxanne on 12-06-96

    this was the day i was born. the warm glow is beautiful.
    it makes me sad that he died, but happy to know his life was beautiful

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  • From adam on 05-13-87

    What a glorious day. 5/13/87 born in Boston. 8 pounds 12 ounces..

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  • From Martha A Mendez on 05-08-88

    I was born this day at 9:35 am .

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  • From Yesenia Valladares on 03-17-96

    The day my daughter was born. ❀❀❀

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  • From Melinda on 07-03-80

    I to was born on this day so funny eggs and me just don’t get along lol kinda of a statement there like the eggs are saying you can look buy dont eat me lol

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  • From Arena McCune on 06-26-90

    I was born this day at 1:34am….. I wish i knew more about this photo… I have tried so hard to share the wonder if Polaroids with my children but even buying over 75 packages if film for $100 even though i knew it was expired, it would have been worth it for one good package, one good print, i love Polaroid so much and instants today will never compare

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  • From Skip NesSmith on 05-14-84

    I was born on this day… there was a full moon.

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  • From James Ronald Key Jr. on 03-08-80

    This is my birthday. And I dislike gummy bears.

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  • From Lisa on 05-13-81

    This was the day I was born!!

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  • From Lisa on 12-23-83

    This was the day that my twin sister and I were born.

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  • From Derek Robinson on 04-08-92

    I was born on this day! πŸ˜€

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  • From Aubrey Ashton Janidlo on 08-11-86

    My birthday
    God rest his talented soul

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  • From Romzi on 01-01-84

    Me too

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  • From Romzi on 01-02-84

    I was born on the sane day too

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  • From Kelly on 11-10-91

    The day I got married. Rained like hell that day in Northern NJ and obviously NYC. That day was the day of the “perfect storm”. The movie was made about the events of that day out in the ocean.

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  • From moiartist on 09-14-97

    I was born on this day

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  • From Desiree on 09-27-91

    I was born on this day in Georgia.

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  • From Charlotte on 07-19-97

    My husband died this day. He was only 35. He died from a rare strain of Rocky Mt spotted fever. I miss him every day.

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  • From Joseph Russo on 07-26-88

    My birthday

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  • From Katlynn Hanks on 01-02-96

    This is the day I was born. So cool.

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  • From Nicolas Wronkiewicz on 04-29-83

    The day I was born. A ridiculous hodgepodge, just like me. 😊

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  • From Patricia on 01-01-87

    My birthday too πŸ™‚

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  • From Krystal Butterfield on 03-29-87

    This was the day I was born. 8 has always been my favorite number.

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  • From Jennifer G on 05-04-80

    I was born this day at 10:33am PST in Anaheim California. My mother turned 20yrs old ten days prior. I’ll be 37 this year. My mother will be 57. She’s my best friend. She’s also an oncology nurse.

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  • From Alysha on 06-06-86

    Same birthday cool

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  • From laurie on 05-19-95

    The birth of my first born…Grayson Christopher at 11:14 a.m.

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  • From Felicity Rae on 07-31-81

    Hey Birthday Buddies! 7/31/81 rocks!

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  • From Merry on 12-25-87

    This photo was taken on my birthday. This site is amazing. Just like Rakki above, this photo definitely describes my life: fun, crazy and good times. I was born on this day at 4:17pm, and it is so crazy seeing where and what someone was doing in their already established life when I was just getting my start. Such an amazing site!!!

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  • From Sara O'Brien on 06-19-83

    Interesting. This is the day I was born, and the color pallette of the photo includes most of my favorite colors.

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  • From Maria on 03-18-96

    I was born this day. All the way in Clinica las Condes in Santiago de Chile. My mom wasn’t supposed to have children. I was born with a little over six months. The doctors were expecting me to be a little Quasimodo, deformed and mentally retarded, but my mom loved me anyways. I’m 21 years old today, a year away from Graduating from Nursing school in the honors program. Other than a short fight with bone cancer at the age of 7, I am as healthy as any other girl could be. Even if I had been born ‘wrong,’ I know I would still be happy. That makes it ‘right’ for me. I have a brother too. Born with five months and a half, his lungs weren’t fully developed, so he spent the next 4 months in the NICU. He’s now a doctor. We turned out more ‘right’ than most

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  • From Krissy Paulk Watts on 05-19-85

    Me five! <3

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  • From Michelle on 08-30-93

    I believe this poloroid is of my son’s Father, Joel Oxenham who passed away in 2001. I am grateful for this memory shared in this way, thank-u for this website honouring Jamie Livingston and many others.

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  • From Tamara Logan on 05-27-83

    This serves as a time capsule for me I always want to know what took place and what things looked like when I was born. This photo is cool because I have always been the odd duck of the bunch #Perfect!

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  • From Ashley Davis on 12-25-86

    The day I was born.. my mom got me early that morning and I was due on that day fun to see what picture he had taken on that day

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  • From Yesenia on 12-26-86

    My birth date. ☺️

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  • From Eric ward on 03-14-87

    This was the day I was born 30yrs ago

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  • From Aaron on 07-09-97

    Like him even more now!

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  • From Kirk on 06-28-82

    This is the day i was born. An American in Germany but now a photographer, filmmaker, and artist.

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  • From RunChuck on 04-01-87

    I turned 18 years old on this day. I don’t know if it was the trip to the small town post office to register for the selective service in Ohio or the reality my childish ways were not to be tolerated but I felt different this day. More important but small.

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  • From Rebekah on 03-28-85

    My brother

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  • From Misty Hoffman on 11-16-79

    The day I was born. <3
    Thank you for this.

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  • From John Archer on 11-02-89

    Same here

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  • From Meg on 06-10-84

    I was born on this day at the Royal Newcastle Hospital (in Newcastle, NSW, Australia). 5 years later the hospital was badly damaged by an Earthquake. The hospital no longer exists. It was a beautiful location opposite a beach- such a perfect spot for people to heal, and a spot for patients and relatives to escape and enjoy the calming effects of the beach – it’s a shame they don’t build hospitals in healing locations anymore. These days hospitals are all about politics and budgets – not patient care.
    It’s amazing to see a picture taken from that day in history. And even just to reflect back on my life so far. I remember being a little girl and believing in magic and having all of that innocence. Believing in Prince Charming and happy families. I met someone one day whom was a charmer but so far from a prince – he turned into my worst nightmare. I never thought it could happen to me – I never thought I would let someone so evil into my life. I ended up just existing. Lost and alone in an abusive relationship. After a 6 year relationship with my ex I ended it to start from scratch.
    I found that inner child again that believed with all of her heart, that life could be amazing again and it is. I am looking at changing careers and I am ticking items off of my bucket list once more – I am living and not just existing.
    It is so weird that just by looking at that picture made me reflect – we start out as innocent humans that the world get a hold of and take it away from us…..slowly over time…. and society tries to shape us into the latest fashion or stereotypes.
    In my old life I was supposed to be a mum and a wife. And even though I would have loved nothing more than to be a mum- I couldn’t bare to have children with my ex as I knew their innocence would be taken by the abuse. People often ask me if I am married with kids – because of my age it is assumed – when I tell them the story they feel sorry for me. I have accepted that past though and it has made me stronger – maybe my purpose in life is to inspire people and not to procreate?
    I wonder on that day what the drs and nurses and my family though I would amount to… because no one ever thinks their baby will go through domestic violence….. but they do and they will. People try and protect their babies from the harshness of the world – but one day it just doesn’t work anymore – the innocence is taken away. You can’t get it back. Sorry for the long winded thought process. It was just a flood of thoughts that I typed out as they happened. I think I connect so much with this artwork (this site is truly a piece of art) as My hobby is photography – I love freezing moments in time and capturing moments that can outlive memories. Thank you for creating this website it is a touching tribute.

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  • From Hero on 07-23-93

    I was born this day.

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  • From Anastasia steve on 12-23-86

    My special other was born this day.
    And we love sitting by the table after food and talking and watching tv..
    It is a lovely moment…

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  • From Jessica on 08-09-91

    This is also my birthday. Such a beautiful picture. πŸ’—

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  • From Anastasia steve on 01-24-95

    It is my birthday and before i say this i was sure it would be something related to sea and music!!
    These are my life!!!

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  • From Nivolr on 07-17-79

    The day I was born πŸ’™

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