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 Nichole (@nkulikow) on 04-28-96

    The day I was born in Boston!
    -nk

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  • From Rahul Stillalive on 06-06-95

    today is my brithday…

    i dont know what she is doing but she is happy πŸ™‚
    that cute smile on her face is awesome πŸ™‚

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  • From Jay Sopariwala on 04-26-96

    It is my parents marrage date.

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  • From Cristian on 03-23-97

    This was my birthday!

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  • From Alexandra Jackson on 06-08-96

    I am overwhelmed. For months I have scrolled through these pictures. I’ve seen from Jamie’s eyes a world that existed before me and I’ve seen a world that exists after him. I’ve seen his friends, family, and life; I feel intimately close to this man I will never meet. I’ve seen buildings that still stand today and some that are gone, just as people are whisked away each moment. I’ve seen the mundane life of his people as clearly as if I had read it from the pages of a book in the largest detail. Being so close to something I will never experience myself feels heart wrenching and bitter yet amazing and gratifying all at the same time. On this, the day I was born, I can see a family I will never meet nor know the names of. This knowledge makes me feel both insignificant and infinite. So many things Jamie experienced somehow feel so significantly entwined with my unrelated life that my mind aches. This amazing man has managed to touch the soul of America. If I’ve seen anything from these photos it’s that he lived the American dream exceptionally well. His free-seeming spirit lives in all of us. There’s no doubt in my mind, Jamie lived a life he was proud of. He lived a life we should all be proud of, because he was authentically himself. Thank you for allowing me to view the world through his eyes.

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  • From John Eric Medina (EJ) on 09-23-96

    My birthday ❀ i love this picture

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  • From Sixteeb on 10-30-95

    My birthday β€οΈπŸŽ‰πŸŽ‚πŸŽπŸŽˆ

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  • From Bethany Walkett on 09-16-97

    This is the day I was born

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  • From Olivia on 10-24-96

    This isn’t also the day I was born and I am now 20 and at university! Weirdly though, my name is Olivia and no word of a lie, one of my nicknames for years was Olive. What a small world.

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  • From Sarah on 09-11-97

    This was the day I was born.

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  • From areventphotography on 09-16-94

    The day I was born!

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  • From rharper on 06-14-83

    This day was my 6th birthday. My big brother had just died 3 months prior in a car accident. I remember that day because my parents gave me my first two-wheeler. How they managed to even go out and buy me a present, never mind plan a party — to this day confounds me. My father took me to the church parking lot across the street from our house to teach me to ride it. When I finally managed to pedal away without his hand holding onto the seat, Dad started to cry and said, “Richard would be so proud of you.” This photo reminds me of the brief flash of joy I had amid many months of darkness.

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  • From Joslin Clouse on 04-29-97

    I was born on this day! Fun to see what the day was like!

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  • From Rhonda on 11-19-85

    Me too! Such a fun pic i think

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  • From Heidi on 08-24-85

    Wow! I’ve never even met someone with the same birthday let alone birth year before, and here there are two with the same year and day as me and one very special photo of someone with the same day!

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  • From Riz on 10-27-86

    My birth date!

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  • From Stephanie on 06-09-79

    On this day I became a teenager

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  • From Carlos on 01-04-90

    The day I was born, found this site with my cat beside me.

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  • From Lori RydΓ©n Schooler on 05-25-84

    I turned 21 on this day.

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  • From Ivette LaDow on 07-10-86

    I was born in El Salvador, Central America on this day πŸ™‚

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  • From Julie Ann on 03-11-86

    What a beautiful sight of a kite in the sky, on the day of my birth. Almost like a seam ripped open from another dimension letting us in….

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  • From Marie on 07-02-83

    My birthday! This is so beautiful…the whole collection ❀️

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  • From Ronnie on 02-29-80

    My birthday. Friday, 29th of feb, ’80, at 2pm cest, Holbaek, Denmark. I was the only baby born, that day, in my whole county, and it got featured the day after, in our newspaper πŸ™‚

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  • From Ronnie on 03-01-80

    My birthday. Friday, 29th of feb, ’80, at 2pm cest, Holbaek, Denmark. I was the only baby born, that day, in my whole county, and it got featured the day after, in our newspaper πŸ™‚

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  • From Cindy on 02-20-86

    I was born on this day, too!

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  • From Hassaan on 06-27-85

    This is my birthday & my nick name is Sunny πŸ™‚

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  • From O.P. on 04-28-79

    I turned 1 year old!!!!

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  • From Toree Waters on 01-01-92

    My birthday! πŸ™‚

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  • From Elston D'souza on 12-20-90

    The day I was born

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  • From Jesus on 02-20-97

    I was born this day, and i love this image, express more then i can write.

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  • From Jordan on 03-30-96

    This is the day I was born

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  • From Marcia Harper on 12-14-96

    The day I was born πŸ™‚

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  • From Mandie on 07-02-84

    The Day I was born

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  • From Bailey on 08-28-79

    I was born this day. My name is bailey

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  • From Lenny Covet on 03-25-87

    this was the day i was born as well.

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  • From AR on 03-13-91

    It was my birthday on that day. My mum decided to delivered me at home with the thought that it would be as easy as my sister but she was wrong. I was between 8 or 9 pounder boy and was covered with mucus when I was delivered, to the point that it bloked my nose and it inhibits me to grasp for my first air. My poor dad sucked my nose and from then my life starts. They say that 13 is not a lucky number but for me it’s the best number because on that day a cute baby was born. 😊

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  • From ryan on 03-18-91

    i really this photo because this is the day i was born.

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  • From ryan on 07-03-79

    this story how beautiful life is and no matter what happens alwasy keeping smile

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  • From Trevor Henning on 08-02-94

    I was born on this day as well, so cool!😊

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  • From Eloise Bright on 03-26-92

    Born on this day too!

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  • From MaxK on 03-26-94

    the day i was born πŸ™‚

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  • From Jason Guthrie on 06-16-92

    The day I was born. You can tell the was having fun that day buy the smile and look on her face

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  • From Ashley on 05-09-89

    The day I was born.
    Tennessee, USA.

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  • From ShieldBasher on 05-18-92

    Came to see the date i was born. Inherited this man’s stache hahaha.

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  • From Ros on 02-10-80

    I was also born on this day. Happy people.

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  • From Megan on 06-06-86

    The day I was born! I’m now 31.

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  • From Sarah on 07-09-91

    Hello Jamie, I was born today.

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  • From Bonnie on 05-18-81

    This is a beautiful picture πŸ™‚ I was looking for May 17 which is my birthday but it seems to be the only one not there. Oh well. Maybe he was still celebrating the 16th

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  • From Megan on 07-04-93

    On this date, y father was beating my mom while he was drunk. I wa sonly two months old but my mom told me it happend while she was placing me on the carseat. My parents had been eating fish that day since the base was at the coast of the island we live in. I find it ironic that High was somewhere talking this picture and capturing this moment. It feels like his own little message for me.

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  • From Deja Hooi on 12-13-94

    This was the day I was born.

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