Stories about those days. | Jamie Livingston: some photos of that day

The stories that people have about Jamie’s photos are a source of amazement. 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 Luis Arias on 11-14-94

I just born this day and now i am 30!
Time go fast!

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From Duncan Evans on 07-15-87

This is nice, I really like what he did here, and thank you for uploading the photos <3

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From Unicorn on 02-22-84

❤️

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From Nardo Penduko on 09-09-94

This is the day I was born in Malabon City, Philippines. ❤️
Love your work sir!
Rest In Peace. 🙏🏻

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From Just Someone on 09-06-97

My 27th birthday.

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From Just Someone on 07-08-82

How appropos that there’s two people in this pic….
My twin sisters were born this day at 6:42 and 6:43 pm in Port Jefferson Long Island, NY.
They were 6 weeks early so they were rushed to Stony Brook University Hospital where they were for two months. They came home in Sept.
I turned 12 that Sept.

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From Just Someone on 11-05-89

The day I started my very first job. I was 19 and I had graduated HS in June.

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From Just Someone on 08-06-83

Y’all gonna die laughing: This is the day I got my period.

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From Just Someone on 09-06-91

My 21st birthday!! I got drunk for the first time a few months later LOL.

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From Just Someone on 06-23-89

The day I graduated High School.
I wonder who this guy is.

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From Just Someone on 09-06-80

My 10th birthday. <3

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From Auggie on 08-01-80

I was born in Malaysia on this day…. At 9:25 PM

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From Kevin Uriel Fonseca on 10-25-97

Dude, I just found out about his story. He was such a beautiful guy, I’m sure.

I’m sad he passed away just a year before I was born. It amazes me how the pictures he took have told many stories and how people remember what they did in X day due to the dates of said pictures.

Just an amazing work!

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From Alicia C on 02-26-80

My 13th birthday, but I don’t remember it

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From Steve Spencer on 03-12-87

LIONEL!

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From Alicia C on 02-26-88

Celebrated my 21st birthday on this day in Paris by the Eiffel Tower

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From oleksandra on 01-28-85

love this picture

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From Jedediah on 01-28-85

Yup…it’s pretty good…

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From Kim Thaddeus on 04-21-84

Remembering today

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From PK MacCarthy on 08-06-79

My eighteenth birthday. More than likely celebrated at some Main Line college bar where the bouncers didn’t card you. I don’t know how, but it seemed we lived on beer and cigarettes.

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From Steve Spencer on 10-25-86

I was there! With my father. We turned to each other as the Sox took the field in the bottom of the 9th and said “Why is he out there?” Buckner was HURT.

I moved to NY in April of ’86 and I love seeing these.

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From Lalita Janke on 10-25-97

As Jamie captured a moment of his day, my spirit registers a life span. I wonder what his intentions were during the various stages of his life. Did they change? I’ll get my answer someday, after I cross the invisible bridge to Somewhere over the Rainbow 🌈 .
Thank you Hugh Crawford and friends for your love, energy and time. What drew you to this major undertaking ? What did you learn from the process?

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From KJ on 05-11-82

It’s April 14, 2024. This photo is very relevant for current times. ❤️

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From Mani on 07-12-79

I turned 10 on this day while on a trip to London. I was born in Mexico City

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From Kevin Jackson on 07-18-87

On this day I was born!

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From Hank Tilbury on 08-08-88

There’s that sarod again….

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From Katrina Mazza on 06-21-79

My First Birfday! Looks like they partied so hard he didn’t get a pic for the 22nd. The next pic is 23rd! Summer Solstice is always a great time.

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From Rob on 06-27-92

Pretty sure that is Lucinda Williams on stage.

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From Nick Hoffman on 01-21-97

The last photo Jamie took of me, before he stopped returning my calls…because he knew he had cancer.
I understand.
The New Yorker finally acknowledged you April 8 2024
We miss you Jamie

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From Nick Hoffman on 05-07-93

with Chris Wangro and me

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From Nick Hoffman on 05-07-93

that’s Jamie in front

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From Nick Hoffman on 04-08-93

Jim Denault

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From francisco on 01-05-89

neurons activated

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From Sara on 01-17-96

I see Svenja

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From 27 on 12-04-83

The day I was born.Thank you!

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From Amir Bayat on 04-27-83

My beautiful wife’s birthday!

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From Kristel H. on 07-09-94

My bf born to this date 😍

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From Jose R on 05-30-89

My birthday

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From Brandon Steadman on 05-02-96

I was also Born this day. Incredible to see all these photos, For 3 years i took a photo a day after seeing this.

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From Christopher Welch on 01-29-87

For whatever unknown reason to me, I feel such a deep connection with the artist. This was my birthday as well. He somehow speaks through his Polaroids and gives you a simple understanding of what he was feeling or thinking with each, and it’s both elegant & fulfilling, as well sorrowful and stoic. I have such a hard time describing how Im moved by each photo… Mesmerizing and haunting, all at once. Thank you for these experiences.

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From Larry on 06-24-82

My day of birth.

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From Paul B on 01-22-80

On this day I was 20 years old.
Interesting seeing the day through someone else’s lens

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From Dayna Kunkel on 11-13-80

I was born on this day! I love all these photos, reminds me of the good old days.

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From Michael on 11-16-79

My first birthday…

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From J on 01-29-91

On this day I was born near Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Thank you, Jamie. Your pictures still mean something to so many.

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From Augusto Spano Curbelo on 11-21-87

My birthday is Nov 20, unfortunately for some reason that day there is no photo

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From Autumn Kanana on 11-21-87

It says in the description, some of the photos are missing

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From Autumn Kanana on 09-15-89

This was taken 20 years exactly before I was born in 2009

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From Autumn Kanana on 09-15-89

Sorry wrong day, meant to comment on the day before

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From Autumn Kanana on 10-25-97

It feels so sureal to look at a photo of a dead person on the day they died. This project has inspired me to make my own version of it which I will begin as soon as I get a camera of my own.

Rest in peace Jamie Livingston
1965-1997
Died on his birthday which is worse

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From Autumn Kanana on 10-25-97

Also does the book ship to South Africa because I want to get a copy of it some day

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From jeff on 03-29-92

stop cappin dumb broad

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From Jim on 08-07-90

I am 32 yrs old on this day in history.

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From Jim on 08-07-89

I am 31 yrs old on this day in history.

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From Luis Arias on 11-14-94

From Duncan Evans on 07-15-87

From Unicorn on 02-22-84

From Nardo Penduko on 09-09-94

From Just Someone on 09-06-97

From Just Someone on 07-08-82

From Just Someone on 11-05-89

From Just Someone on 08-06-83

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From Just Someone on 06-23-89

From Just Someone on 09-06-80

From Auggie on 08-01-80

From Kevin Uriel Fonseca on 10-25-97

From Alicia C on 02-26-80

From Steve Spencer on 03-12-87

From Alicia C on 02-26-88

From oleksandra on 01-28-85

From Jedediah on 01-28-85

From Kim Thaddeus on 04-21-84

From PK MacCarthy on 08-06-79

From Steve Spencer on 10-25-86

From Lalita Janke on 10-25-97

From KJ on 05-11-82

From Mani on 07-12-79

From Kevin Jackson on 07-18-87

From Hank Tilbury on 08-08-88

From Katrina Mazza on 06-21-79

From Rob on 06-27-92

From Nick Hoffman on 01-21-97

From Nick Hoffman on 05-07-93

From Nick Hoffman on 05-07-93

From Nick Hoffman on 04-08-93

From francisco on 01-05-89

From Sara on 01-17-96

From 27 on 12-04-83

From Amir Bayat on 04-27-83

From Kristel H. on 07-09-94

From Jose R on 05-30-89

From Brandon Steadman on 05-02-96

From Christopher Welch on 01-29-87

From Larry on 06-24-82

From Paul B on 01-22-80

From Dayna Kunkel on 11-13-80

From Michael on 11-16-79

From J on 01-29-91

From Augusto Spano Curbelo on 11-21-87

From Autumn Kanana on 11-21-87

From Autumn Kanana on 09-15-89

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From Autumn Kanana on 10-25-97

From Autumn Kanana on 10-25-97

From jeff on 03-29-92

From Jim on 08-07-90

From Jim on 08-07-89