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 hanakhie on 10-15-97

    This day was the day my little sister were born, I’m just so happy that day because I will have someone who I can play with and have a picture like this :)))))))))))

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  • From Luke Woodard on 07-30-97

    This is the day I was born. At about 7:20 pm. I guess it was a difficult birth. From what im told, and the pictures ive seen of my self as a new-born, I had a large, purple, bruised head; and I didnt have enough oxygen in me to start, so the doctors had to work on me for a bit. My mom was staying in the hospital and asked them to induce her so she didnt have to wait another nine days. But in the end we made it and we’re fine for the most part I guess.

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  • From Melissa on 12-12-86

    The day my mom was murdered

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  • From Rebecca Bathory on 01-01-82

    The day I was born πŸ™‚

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    • From Jenny McIntire on 01-01-82

      Me too! What time? Mine was 12:39 am central time πŸ™‚

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  • From Karen Berry on 12-13-91

    This was the day that as a 14yr old, I met and fell in love with my future husband. We lost touch in our early twenties, but met up again and married when I was 30. That was ten years ago now, and two kids later, I still love him as much as when I first met him on this Friday the 13th.

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  • From Julie Stewart on 03-12-91

    The day my daughter was born.

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    • From christopher Blaziek on 03-12-91

      My birth day and as a picies i love that be is in the tub

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  • From Manuela on 04-30-80

    On this day he was flying. On this day i was born.

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  • From Mama Goose (@TheGooselady) on 03-06-92

    HA! That’s kinda funny. This is the day my daughter was born and also the day I started smoking again. And yes they were Camel Wides, lol.

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  • From Julia on 04-14-95

    Diagnosed with cancer this day. Still here 21+ years later. πŸ™‹ Like seeing the reflection of taking the photograph.

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  • From Julia on 05-18-80

    Graduated from high school, Mount St Helens blew up. The red dishes are beautiful and somehow appropriate.

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  • From Lisa C on 04-30-94

    This is the day my best friend and soul mate passed away. We were both 17. I wasn’t with him but he was being really stupid with some other friends, doing exactly what I made him promise not to do. They were driving on a highway where there were ruts in the road along the tire paths and it was raining buckets. They hydroplaned and the car swerved around and ended up in the opposite lane and were rear-ended. He was in the front passenger seat, and the back seat behind him became unbolted and the impact broke his neck in a second. The person behind him was badly hurt too.
    Pretty sure I’ve spent the rest of my life being slightly resentful of every other person in the world for not being him. He would have turned 40 the other day.
    Sometimes I feel bad that I don’t think about him for periods of time, but when I saw that people come here to find the picture of a certain day in history, I was already looking for this date before I even realized what I was doing. So know he’s still first in my heart. No one has ever loved me or understood me as purely as he did.

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  • From Summer Surritte on 04-08-93

    This was my birthday πŸ™‚

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  • From philip cash on 03-05-88

    this was the day i was born

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  • From Ajay on 01-31-85

    I too was born this day..

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  • From Jake on 02-21-94

    This was taken the day I was born!

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  • From Brianna R Bailey on 10-24-96

    This is the day I was born! I am now 20 years old, and in college. How facinating!

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  • From Rai on 11-21-86

    My birthday! πŸ™‚

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  • From Mrs. Burn on 02-17-94

    Hey, this is my birthdate too! A beautiful mess sounds like a great description of my life so far

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  • From beautifulblackhijab on 04-14-97

    That was the day i was born

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  • From Elle on 06-05-97

    i was born on that day, and this is now one of my favorite photos ever. seeing what happened on the day you were born, on the day you started existing and meaning something in this world.

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  • From noah on 09-26-90

    this is the day my best friend was born. i love her.

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  • From Lucy on 04-24-79

    That picture made me think about that I only take a Polaroid of special or magical moments.

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  • From Amana Cady on 08-01-80

    I was born on this day at 12:01 am

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  • From Stacey on 10-17-97

    It’s amazing that whilst Hugh was going through this in his life, my mum had been rushed to have an emergency C- section to have me because I went into foetal distress and was also born flat so I also had to be revived. I find it so interesting to find out what else was happening the day I was born.

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  • From Valerie on 02-29-92

    Leap Day!

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  • From Denisa on 06-03-88

    I was born that day

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  • From Rafael Enriquez on 03-07-83

    I’ve watched a video documentary of this website on Facebook and immediately searched the website and I’m glad that I found it. Jamie Livingston’s story was a heartfelt story that inspired me to pursue photography in the near future. I’m only 18 and I know there’s a long way ahead of me. Seeing these photos makes me wanna cry actually. This made me realize that tough times can really make a person stronger. Thank you very much guys. Wish you all the best. πŸ™‚

    Ps. I love the photos so much (though i didn’t saw every photo in this site).

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  • From Anna on 04-03-81

    My date of birth πŸ™‚

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  • From April Frazier on 04-15-82

    This was the day I was born.

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  • From dense83 on 08-04-83

    This was the day I was born. I think this is the coolest site Ive seen in a long time and I am moved by it. I want to look at everything. AMAZING.

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  • From samantha colquitt on 10-11-85

    no they arent?

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  • From samantha colquitt on 03-01-96

    This is my birthday.

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  • From Wade McDougall on 03-11-93

    My day of birth. A balding man with Spectacles. Ironically, I’m also now a balding man with Spectscles πŸ˜‚

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  • From sameer on 10-25-97

    jamie as i also wanted to be a photographer and stroryteller and i am very much inspired by your polaroids i had made my copyright named frames of life but this suits you man love you RIP jamie you,hv gone before even i born i think i m your reborn my birthday is 1998

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  • From Dhruv Joshi on 08-25-87

    I just commented on the wrong photo. I was born on 25th Aug 1987..

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  • From Dhruv Joshi on 08-26-87

    This is the day when I was born.. Read a story about the photographer on facebook. Really Touched..

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    • From Kandyce Segovia on 08-26-87

      Also, my facebook is facebook.com/sugarace It would not let me post the url below for some reason. Send me a friend request if you ever read this! 😊

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    • From Kandyce Segovia on 08-26-87

      I was born on this day too! Fun fact- we share a birthday (not the year) with Mother Teresa ❀

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  • From Ryan on 09-23-97

    I was born on this day. I found out about this website approximately five minutes ago and I am in awe, to say the least. What a wonderful collection of pictures.

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    • From Ana Catarina da Silva Martins on 09-23-97

      I was born on this day too. This whole website is just overwhelming, I’m loving it. Makes us think about the whole collection of moments there are out there… (just found out about this about five minutes ago too)
      πŸ™‚

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  • From Timothy Bengough on 09-13-97

    This is the day day I was born.

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  • From Luis Meneses on 03-13-93

    Didn’t think it would be a big deal to look at a photo taken on the day I was born. I saw it and instantly teared up. Indescribable feeling.

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    • From Jessica Lonergan on 03-13-93

      Ditto, im from CT so not far from nyc. Ive been told it snowed because of a storm but ive literally never seen a photo from thag day of the outdoors ya know. Happy birthday by the way! Youll cross my mind with this picture when i celebrate.

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  • From Mina on 02-10-93

    Oprah with Michael Jackson the day I was born? Just right.

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  • From Candy on 07-10-90

    This photo was taken the day I was born.

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  • From Michael on 11-17-88

    I turned 16 this day. My first car was a 1970 Ford Torino. It was pea green with a white top. People called it a grandma car; I added dual “turbo” exhaust (not as noisy as glasspacks), and they stopped.

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  • From Michael on 01-01-96

    This is the day I broke up a 3-year relationship because I was not going to live another year in the closet. I had to save her from me; I had to save myself from someone I wasn’t.

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  • From Melnyda on 11-29-90

    I was born at 11:35am on this day. I hate clowns, often feel melancholy and/or silly (sometimes both at the same time) as Jamie looks in this photo, prefer matches to lighters, and also take several prescriptions. Odd.

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  • From Victoria Lee Sherbin on 07-07-90

    I was born on this day. 26 years later I find this picture.
    This man photographed the most beautiful thing: life.
    Thank you for taking this photo.

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  • From Pali Grewal on 01-09-84

    The day I was born, love!

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  • From Kristin Hrenchir on 08-26-84

    This is the day my younger sister was born. She is terrified of water.

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  • From Jessica Finzel on 09-03-88

    I joined the world on this day

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  • From Britt Mowery on 05-18-88

    I was born on this day

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  • From Michelle on 04-05-80

    This was the day my husband was born!!!

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