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 Ana on 06-13-79

    I graduated from high school on this same day. June 13, 1979.

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  • From Ana on 07-23-79

    My husband and I were married 26 later on July 23, 2005.

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  • From Ana on 06-09-79

    My son was born 10 years later on June 9, 1989.

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  • From MamaPeg is Watching Out for You on 10-06-95

    On this day, my mom died at the age of 68. She had cancer. I still miss her.

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  • From Melody Bratti Masi on 10-10-97

    I had just returned from a two week trip and was dressed for a job interview. I stopped at the local coffee shop for a cup of coffee. I paid and left. As I was walking out the door, my Dad, who I had not seen inside, followed me out and said, ” Come join us for coffee!” I didn’t hesitate a moment, as I didn’t want to be late for the interview, saying, “Sorry, I can’t. I’m on my way to an appointment.” That was the last time I saw my Dad “normal”. By 26 of October, he had suddenly passed. I wish I had sat with him and his friends. Regrets.

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  • From Melody Bratti Masi on 03-13-97

    This was my Dad’s last birthday. He said, pointing to each of us girls and each of his grandchildren. “I have everything I need. I have you, and you, and you….” How I regret not being able to show up more than I did to honor what he was saying. Treat each moment as though it is your last.

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  • From Lauren Bailey on 06-29-90

    This is the day I was born. The only day in history two no hitters were ever pitched. To this day I’m a huge baseball fan. I love that my birthday is a baseball picture πŸ™‚ it looks like it was a great game.

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  • From Samuel Garcia on 09-29-89

    This… This is the day I was born.
    Some one else was having a wonderful day with friends on the day I arrived into this world only to discover it all for myself. :3
    These photographs are amazingly touching.
    Thank you for this. πŸ™‚

    -Sam Garcia. Born September 29th, 1989.

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  • From Matthew on 01-02-90

    Day I was born, what a lucky day πŸ™‚

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  • From Brittany Horan on 10-24-87

    I was born on this day in Norman, Ok. Looks as though this group of friends and family were celebrating life! That makes me happy!

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  • From Cara Cunningham on 02-08-86

    i was born on this day πŸ™‚

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  • From Marian Kahn on 06-19-85

    The day + year I was born, what a nice photo to represent that πŸ™‚

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  • From Amanda Rydzynski Allen on 03-15-88

    The day my father passed away

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  • From Amanda Rydzynski Allen on 03-04-82

    My birthday too!

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  • From Nicole Raymond on 11-04-90

    The day I was born ❀

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  • From Rachael Lee on 01-16-95

    “Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.” Lao Tzu – this is the day that I was born.

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  • From George on 09-15-84

    Day I got married, still married πŸ™‚

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  • From Michael Mahler on 07-04-96

    The evening we became three. What started as an innocent flirtation suddenly became much more. The second best decision of my life.

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  • From Georgia Rivera on 10-07-95

    On this day in my story…
    I was 18 and I had left Colorado to visit family in the DC area. I was driving my little VW convertible car with a friend and got lost on New York Avenue in DC trying to get back to my Aunt’s house.

    A Ford Taurus station wagon pulled up to my left side and for every block and we both hit every red light together. The front seat passenger rolled down his window and yelled how “Hey Baby!” (Yuck! I thought) But after the 5th or 6th block, they rolled down the window again to ask for directions. I laughed and said we were lost too. We all decided to pull into a parking lot of a storage facility and see if we could make sense of the directions given to the other.

    The driver got out of his car and walked around to be between his passenger side and my driver side. He bent down, tied his shoe lace and looked at me eye to eye and said “Hi, I am Alex”. BOOM! I was hit with passion. I 18, he almost 21. He was not my typical “type” in any way…but for some reason I knew this was the one.

    It struck me as very odd because I had just broken up with a long term boyfriend because he wanted to get married and have kids right away and I felt too young to be in such a commitment. But somehow this 21 year old Bolivian man took my breath away and all the thoughts of being too young flew past me.

    He was visiting from Bolivia with some of his family who lived in the DC area and was with some friends and they too were lost. We decided to go to a Denny’s and have coffee and we talked all night long. 21 years later, we are still together. We have 4 beautiful children and we have grown so much together. Best friends, lovers, partners in business, partners in love, partners in life, partners in parenting, etc. <3

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    • From Sam on 10-07-95

      What an amazing story! It fills me with joy to have read it! πŸ˜€

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  • From Michael Mahler on 11-10-79

    The night I went to an anniversary party and never left….. their relationship was over and just for show. Best decision I ever made.

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  • From Brian Charles on 05-28-97

    The day my first son was born, across the Hudson River in Englewood, NJ.

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  • From Eric on 05-15-87

    Found this amazing story on Facebook. Of course if there was a picture everyday I had to see what picture was taken for my birthday =)

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  • From Kristin Hamilton on 08-28-82

    Very cool! This picture was taken the very day that I was born. Thank you for sharing!

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  • From Georgia Rivera on 10-25-97

    These moments in life are precious and I thank you for taking a moment of each day to leave us this precious collection. Rest in peace.

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  • From Georgia Rivera on 06-28-97

    I married my best friend this day. As of today, we have been married 19.5 years <3

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  • From Georgia Rivera on 04-15-97

    This photo is so beautiful. I am finding significant dates of my life to see what the photo of the day was. On this day I discovered I was going to be a mommy for the first time. <3

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  • From Angel on 10-25-97

    A very touching legacy to leave behind for family, friends & to share with the rest of the world. Thank you for letting the rest of us look into your lifeπŸ’•

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  • From Georgia Rivera on 07-14-79

    I turned two this day. Very awesome to see a photo on a day in the life of someone else while I was turning two. πŸ™‚

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  • From Angel on 09-18-97

    My wedding day to my second husband of 19 years. We are no longer together.

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  • From Angel on 09-07-93

    On this day I gave birth to what would be the last child with my abusive husband. I was 23.

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  • From Angel on 01-08-90

    On this day I gave birth to my second of 4 children in a horrible marriage. I was 19.

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  • From Angel on 01-19-89

    The day I gave birth to the first of my four children. I was only 17.

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  • From tuesdeiafternoon on 12-13-83

    the day i was born in philadelphia <3

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  • From wszczurek@msn.com on 01-02-83

    that was the day i was born. thank you for have a drink for me!

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  • From Andrew Krogmeier on 08-22-85

    Wow. Also the day i was born. This is awesome. These pics would make a great book.

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  • From Ann on 04-21-90

    On this Day of this year I was born. And you decided to take a picture of this woman in front of flowers and a stadium.

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  • From Nic on 09-28-79

    My 10th birthday! I have no idea what kind of a party I had or what was going on at that time (bad longterm memory apparently). I was in the 5th grade. I wonder who this man in the photo is? Hmmm.

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  • From Nisha on 05-03-86

    Day I was born!

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  • From amyl0359 on 09-18-90

    I was born on this day πŸ˜€
    Loving the cassettes.
    An inspirational man!

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  • From Nisha on 05-04-86

    Day I was born!

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  • From Rebecca Diaz on 01-18-83

    I was born on this day πŸ™‚

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  • From Caley Dietzel on 05-15-89

    My husbands birthday. Which is perfect due to them being his favorite characters growing up.

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  • From Caley Dietzel on 04-18-88

    This is the day I was born.

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  • From Katherine M Cox on 03-19-85

    πŸ™‚ i find this double vision like photo fascinating. This day is my and my twin brothers birthday. Our folks found out about me 10 days before we were born. So this double vision, seemingly hectic photo makes me think of how my folks were literally seeing double

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  • From Eliza Anderson on 06-15-91

    This photo was taken the day I was born. Looks like I wasn’t the only one born on that day πŸ˜‰ Beautiful collection of work.

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  • From Monique A. on 10-12-97

    Jamie, your friend recording you in the purple shirt, reminds me of this John Lennon look-alike that would play his guitar at Central Park. When I met him, he was singing ‘Imagine’ and ‘Jealous Guy’ with his guitar in Strawberry Fields, right across from The Dakota. Could this be the same guy, your friend? It would not have surprised me, considering you were a creative type too……being an editor, yourself! πŸ™‚πŸ’•πŸ’–πŸ’πŸ’•

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  • From Megan Langevin on 10-27-88

    This was the day I was born!!!

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  • From Monique A. on 10-14-97

    This is a sweet picture; I kind of feel like the back story behind it is, that perhaps he hasn’t eaten in days. His friends and family look soooo happy that he is even trying! It looks to be a comfort food….maybe mac n cheese. Jamie, God Bless you ALWAYS; no more PAIN, and no more TEARS for YOU. YOU ARE HOME!!

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  • From Carey Romero on 05-07-84

    I was born this day in Detroit Michigan, USA. I found this on mental floss. Jamie Livingston’s story through daily photographs was touching.

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    • From Lyra Luria on 05-07-84

      I was born on this day in Bucharest, Romania. I found this on mental floss. Jamie is a real artist in touch with life and death and love…:) How cool to find a REAL artist nowadays, when there are so few ! But most of all how cool and inspiring to find a real human.

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  • From Carey Romero on 05-08-84

    I was born this day in Detroit Michigan, USA. I found this on mental floss. Jamie Livingston’s story through daily photographs was touching.

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