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 Liancyr on 09-20-92

    The day I was born!❤

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  • From Marissa on 04-17-97

    This is the day i was born.

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  • From John H. on 03-05-82

    Happy Birthday old friend.

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  • From Victoria Moore on 05-08-88

    I was born on this day too.

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  • From Barbara Lemon on 01-17-81

    I just saw a video of Jamie on FB. I could not wait to come to the site! This is my birthday. It suits me as I am casual and laid back, which is what I see in the picture.

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  • From Mary Mcfadden on 08-29-79

    This was my 19th birthday and my 2nd year of college was about to begin. My whole life changed approximately 9 months later when our beautiful son was born. His dad and me have been together 41 years and he has 2 great siblings. Btw he is a doctor!

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  • From bill on 07-05-84

    Left for basic training on this day.

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  • From Irina on 06-27-79

    Love Lady Liberty in the back! What an awesome photo

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  • From Shannon Bess on 09-04-90

    I was born on this exact day <3

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  • From Laura W on 02-08-91

    As was I

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  • From Dorte Rauff Hansen on 09-01-90

    This is date and year me and my husband where married! And we still are ❤️ Love Dorte from Denmark 🇩🇰

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  • From Yassy on 09-08-84

    The day I was born! 😀

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  • From Greg on 09-14-97

    I was 40 years old on this day/I’m 60 years old today!

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  • From Dawson James on 05-02-85

    I was born today. I was curious which photo it would be. David Thomas. Not seen but written. Hmmm…

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  • From Chad Higgins on 10-05-97

    I lost my fiancé to Osteosarcoma (bone cancer) on February 6th, 2007. She was 24. Months earlier, we had put a quarter into a grocery store vending machine, and got a little tin ring from it. My fiancé, Jamey (ironically?), never took it off. When we wanted to get rings to have a small ceremony, she told me, “I already have my ring.” She passed before we ever got the chance at the ceremony. She was buried with that little tin ring still on her finger. Thank you so much for sharing these photos. Though the last ones are painful for me to look at, they also bring a comforting warmth as her memory comes over me.

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  • From medicmansam on 07-29-79

    I know it’s popular to look up your birthday to see what picture was taken. Even if it is self serving, it is cool to see the people eating cake on this Birthday as it is mine and also other who have posted. This project has always fascinated me because it speaks of solidarity, loneliness and love.

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  • From Graceful Beauty on 12-20-87

    This is my birthday. Amazing story.

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  • From Nate on 08-04-79

    My tenth birthday. All my friends punched me in the arm ten times each plus one for good luck!

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  • From Susie Dutson on 10-01-94

    My twin and I were born this day (:

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  • From Bristol on 11-30-90

    11-30 is my birthday. My friend just brought me an accordion this week. She wants me to learn it and teach it to her, since I play piano. She’s a fiend for French accordion music.

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  • From Belle Tan on 09-13-97

    This was the first day of my life, I now turned 20, 2 days ago.

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  • From Laura F on 06-21-84

    I look for my birthday and it’s a picture of Lucy the elephant, who I’ve driven by a dozen times. ❤

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  • From Molly on 01-12-91

    Thank you for sharing his work. This photo was taken on the day I was born 😄

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  • From Peg Haws on 07-11-79

    My birthday right after graduating high school. I never smoked a pipe tho!!

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  • From Donatella Fino on 09-24-83

    I was born this day!!

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  • From Carolina on 10-11-89

    This is the day I was born.

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  • From Bruce Peter on 08-16-88

    My first born son arrived on this day! How fitting.

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  • From Jessica on 03-31-89

    I was born this day!

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  • From Nate on 08-04-90

    This was my 21st birthday. Fitting to see a picture of lots of people.

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  • From Malin Rosdahl on 12-21-92

    Saw this on facebook and I had to find the day I was born, amazing 😌

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  • From Gavin Jones on 08-07-80

    It was to be my 11th birthday in 4 days, my dad had got 3 tickets to the Australian premier of “Empire Strikes Back” at Hoyt’s Cinema Sydney.
    Billy Dee Williams & Mark Hamill were there for the screening.

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  • From Lilliy Martinez on 07-15-84

    I was born on this day at 5:45pm in NY.
    Yellow is my favorite color too.
    This Picture makes me happy.

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  • From Annabelle B on 06-20-87

    The day the music died…30 years ago and I was 12 days past my 16th birthday when my Mum passed away. The life of my Dad, 4 brothers and myself took a whole new course that day from what might have been! But we have lived, we have laughed, we have had challenges and successes and we have loved and been loved. Mum missed it all but she would have been proud.

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    • From c on 06-20-87

      Hi Annabelle,

      I’m very sorry to know this had happened in your family.. and you know c’est la vie, we are all part of nature, just like all other sentient beings – we only have limited time as who we are in this life, but I believe something never ends, something beyond our understandings, and we can feel its existence, its revival, its eternity… Something we sometimes call it love, soul, air, light, and hope…
      And it’s so good to know that you’ve made through the good times and the bad times in all these years, with your dad and your brothers, with their companies I’m sure you’d feel stronger in each step of your life, and to have so many beautiful moments to share with them.

      It was just an idea that suddenly came to my mind tonight – I wondered if there are any websites archived old photos like the calendars, then I googled and found the artist’s name, Jamie Livingston. I was born on June 20, 1987, and I love music, I sometimes make music, too. Not suggesting anything uncomfortable here, only wish you’d feel happy having a reply here, and I wish you’ve found the missing music in your life again, through all the different good ways in your life. Even though you’d probably never come back to this web page to read this message.

      Warm hugs, Annabelle. I wish you all the best, especially during this global difficult epidemic period, I send me good wishes to you and your loved ones. Stay healthy and strong!
      -c.

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  • From Jenny on 04-06-85

    This image is mislabeled. It is 4-5-85

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  • From Jessi on 01-11-96

    This is my Birthday Pic ♥️

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  • From Annabelle B on 11-25-88

    Our High School graduation day (in Australia)….some of my friends and i would have been dreaming about what next year would bring…..work, exchange year, travel, university? Before focusing on the night of celebration ahead! Sweet days!

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  • From Lauren Martinez on 08-12-90

    The day I was born! <3

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  • From Tyler Hawkins on 06-28-90

    This is my birthday. I saw the video promoting this site and this is such a moving and amazing idea. I’m glad this has been kept up for the photographer Jamie. Thank you.

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  • From Dianna on 01-26-91

    The day this photo was taken, I was being born half a world away. Blows my mind – the day I came into this world (not without difficulty), a man in New York took this photo. I can only assume these are his friends; they look like they’re having a good day. And now, 26+ years later, I’ve found this photograph. Even though he’s not here anymore, our lives have still crossed, in the form of a little Polaroid window into what looks like a good day in his life – right at the very beginning of mine.

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  • From George on 07-28-97

    This was the day my daughter was born. One of the happiest days of my life. Where one life begins one is coming to and end. Seems sad not to think about it.

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  • From Rattapat A. on 05-24-89

    I was born this day in Thailand 🙂 (2wks delayed).
    I supposed to be born on 10 May, but my mum neither had any contraction nor signs of me getting out of her belly. She was over weeks pregnant, so the doctor had to make a decision to deliver me that day. I’m glad they did, if not I might not be here and found your site today <3

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  • From Erika on 12-07-92

    The day I became a mother ❤

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  • From Dean on 05-22-97

    I was born on this beautiful day

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  • From Kassy Brown on 04-15-95

    My exact day of birth… this photo set is amazing. Capturing his life in pictures is just beautiful

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  • From Aakash Navneet on 08-03-92

    Dammn this is the story of my life

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  • From Danielle Rose Johnson on 02-13-86

    The day i was born in the uk…and what’s very interesting about this photo for m, is my mother works for Ryder Truck Rental – amazing right …. i feel slightly awestruck

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  • From Krissy on 07-19-85

    Born this exact day in Methuen, MA 😊 Mom always says it was the hottest day she can remember.

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  • From Leila Gomes on 01-24-86

    I was born on this day…:)

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  • From Adam Pasqueal on 01-12-81

    Makes sense

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  • From Tara on 10-17-89

    My daughter was born this day…my mother always called her a natural disaster…due to her name being similar to the Nina, Pinta, and Maria, and the 7.1 magnitude earthquake happening at the exact same time as her arrival…and she weighed 7.1.

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