Stories about those days.

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 Pauline Villava on 05-03-89

    Me three (get it? :P)

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  • From Nikki on 06-18-90

    I was born on this exact day too! Such a wonderful story and site.

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  • From Brandi M on 12-10-95

    My birthday.

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  • From Brenden Harrison on 03-19-96

    I was born

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  • From hannah price on 06-01-97

    the day i was born this picture is amazing

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  • From Caley Skye Hanse on 06-14-86

    This is the day my parents were married.

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  • From Caley Skye Hanse on 11-21-96

    This is the day I was born. I’m turning 21 this year. I’m a photographer. I just learned about this project five minutes ago and will forever be changed.

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  • From Carla on 07-03-91

    My birthday too!

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  • From Antonia Smith on 08-07-91

    So grateful that these photos have been published. Something so simple as seeing these strangers playing around on a sunny day, when I was on my way to being born thousands of miles away, has brought be so much joy.

    Thank you <3

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  • From Shane in Ireland on 07-06-89

    So happy I got to see this mans work. A picture can tell a thousand stories and be interperated in so many different ways depending on the eye of the beholder be it religious superstitious or any other reason. Thank you Hugh for making the day I was born a little more insightful.

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  • From Nicky on 10-31-96

    The day I was born

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  • From Giulia on 06-25-96

    I’ve just discovered this page, it is such a wonderful work. This is the day I was born, and I can assume by the shadows it was late afternoon in New York so nearly the moment I was born here in Italy. Even though I obviously know it, it’s so strange to see that someone, on the other side of the world, was living his life in that moment, that makes me happy as this beautiful and peaceful photo does. Giulia

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  • From Ian Shea on 06-22-85

    My birthday, I love being in the mountains. & watching the mist roll off them too.

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  • From Greg on 10-27-86

    Growing up in Seattle, WA it was tough to be a Mariners fan in the 80’s. I adopted the New York Mets in 1985. I became a fanatic and it was capped off by the 86 world series win. I remember exactly where I was at when this was taken. I was 12 years old.

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  • From ibukun on 05-18-96

    me too

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  • From Karim on 08-23-92

    I was born that day

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  • From Cara Holloway on 12-10-95

    The day I was born

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  • From Ariel Smith on 07-24-97

    Wow. This was the day I was born. The world is an amazing place. You were a wonderful man, Jamie.

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  • From Aman Dhakal on 08-22-93

    I was born on this day. This is emotional in some ways.

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  • From Mircea Danciu on 06-11-79

    The day before I was born

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  • From Brianna Lombardo on 06-10-79

    I was born on this day! At home on my fathers work table.
    My older sister charlotte was in the other room and somehow my mother found a doctor who would deliver at home, not common practice in those days! I like the amibiguity of this photo, a life just beginning.

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  • From Kimberly on 10-23-97

    This was the day i was born. So crazy

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  • From Celeste Murph on 04-03-97

    Rest in peace Jamie. You took this picture the day I was born into this world. Looking at your photos has truly blessed me. I hope you rest easy while taking pictures of the angels.

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  • From Sienna on 01-01-96

    This is the year I was born and the day my mom turned 20 years old

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  • From Sienna on 01-01-86

    My mom would be ten on this day.

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  • From Jose Gonzalez on 02-06-91

    This is also my birthday.. and I don’t know about you guys but this does reflect in a big way, how I see thing in life. Just a blurb in a world in constant motion..

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  • From Mahamud on 12-07-95

    This is my birth date.

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  • From Karlo eduard ines on 01-13-95

    This is the day that i was born. The day that the head of Catholic church visited the Philippines

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  • From WadnikaSay on 05-16-79

    he looks like a movie star…

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  • From Caroline Ringh on 08-17-88

    I was born on this day, not far from there in Rockville Centre NY

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  • From Caroline Ringh on 08-18-88

    Caroline Ringh- born this day not far from there in Rockville Centre NY

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    • From Caroline Ringh on 08-18-88

      Moderators please delete this comment I was one day off- misread the formatting I’m so embarrassed

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  • From Fallon Paige on 10-30-95

    My birthday (: beautiful

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  • From kula wire on 01-02-87

    So touching, this is my birthday, R.I.P Mr Livingston

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  • From Hemkumar on 07-06-97

    I opened my eyes for the very first time on this day😊

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  • From Abbey DeJuliis on 11-30-94

    This is the day I was born and I love cats more than anything!

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  • From Sharnjit Singh on 12-25-95

    The DAY, I was born. Christmas Day

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  • From Vasanth on 12-01-83

    I was born this day…

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  • From Andrew on 06-27-94

    The day I was born !

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  • From Amanda on 07-04-91

    This was the day I was born

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  • From Debbin on 11-14-79

    This was the day i was brought into my forever home and adopted at 4 years old.

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  • From Jason on 01-11-81

    The day of my birth… and such an odd picture! I guess it’s a ferris-wheel, but the little skeletons… hahaha! I suppose it’s fitting, having grown up to be a dead-head and all. Love the colors and the focus, amazingly sharp for a Polaroid.

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  • From Jamaica Santiago on 07-07-97

    My first love was born the exact day. Sometimes I feel bitter about him but never mad. Most of the time I just see the good in him. We didn’t start quite right, thus ended just as quite wrong. We were both at fault, childish in our own ways, and a year younger than today. Funny how we can grow a lot as a person in just a span of time. Although we broke up over a year now, he certainly left a special place in my heart, even how short it had been. Those days may not be perfect for sure, but those made me the better person I am now. I thank him for being an instrument to that.

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  • From Jamaica Santiago on 01-17-97

    This is my birthday. And this picture is very me, I love taking pictures and I have, like, multiple pictures almost exactly of this one. This site is a gift.

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  • From Terry kraft on 02-18-82

    This is the day of my birth. So rad to see this .

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  • From Terry Kraft on 02-19-82

    Nevermind, I must’ve clicked the wrong day , I was born yesterday

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  • From Samantha on 05-24-93

    The day i was born. Just so awesome to hear about jamie and his legacy.

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  • From Terry kraft on 02-19-82

    I was born this day 😃

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  • From Maxwell on 01-09-97

    I was born January 9th 1997. This picture speaks a thousand words. It’s crazy to think that this was happening while I was a newborn crying in a hospital far away in Michigan.
    This is such a beautiful site and it is such a sad but inspiring project.

    Thank you Jamie, for all of the pictures you took.

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  • From Amanda on 07-15-81

    I was born this day too!

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  • From Megan C. Strunk on 05-16-92

    This was the day I was born. It’s interesting how I was moving into this world as Hugh was either moving himself or saw someone moving around in this world.

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