Have
you ever taken a look at an old photo album and imagined how great it would be
to recreate it after so much time had passed? Time treats us all differently,
and it's interesting to see how time has affected people that we know and
love.
One
photographer had the chance to track how people in his home city of
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire have changed over nearly 40 years. Paramedic and
photographer Chris Porsz spent countless hours taking photos back in the early
'80s around his neighborhood and tried for seven years to get people in his old
photographs to pose again for his new ones. The results are quite stunning!
1. Some local "punks" hanging out in Cathedral Square
in Peterborough ('70s).
Look at them now!
John, on the far left, still lives in Peterborough. He's a painter and
plays in a band with Ade (middle).
2. A couple, Tony and Sally Wilmot, having a tender
moment at the train station in 1980.
The couple went on to get married and have two
children, and they didn't even know that this picture had been taken until they
were contacted by Chris recently.
3. Pictured here is Jennifer Hall, who worked at a local fruit
and vegetable stall at Peterborough Market.
"I think I was about 17 when
Chris took my photo. I was aware that someone was taking my picture at the time
but I wasn’t sure who or what it was for," said Jennifer.
Now married with two children, Jennifer
works as a civil servant.
Now Married With Two Children
4. Three sisters sitting in the window behind the curtain on
Cromwell Road.
One sister, Shehnaz (seen on far
left), said, "We often used to perch in the
window and watch what was going on in the road."
These three sisters haven't moved from the town.
Between the three sisters, they have 12
children now.
5. Here are five boys running joyfully down the city street to
the local chip shop.
Here are most of the boys all grown up now!
The man in the foremost part of the
photograph, Devinder Singh, moved away to Yorkshire shortly after the original
photograph and is married with two boys.
6. Sisters Anna (11) and Emma Hankins (13) hanging out blowing
some bubbles in 1980.
Both sisters went on to become hairdressers and are married with
families now.
7. A group of friends sitting together.
Here they are for a reunion.
Juliette, who was originally
pictured on the far right, sadly passed away and is replaced by her sister
Alison.
8. Punks Tina Tarr and partner Dog at about 18 years old.
While they no longer live together, the couple had twins and
left the city in the '90s to travel.
When reflecting on the photo, Tina said, "I remember the photo being taken,
it was a brilliant time. I had various styles of punk hair for quite a few
years."If you're interested in seeing more of the collection, you can
visit Chris Porsz's website.SHARE this article on
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