It appears often that other people’s decisions and lives have a far greater impact than our own, and we are always in wonder of how other people’s lives turn out. We all take different roads, though, and only we will likely be able to comprehend our difficulties or our flexibility. merely because we are common folks.
Without his extraordinary hobby—taking a standard Polaroid photo every day for 18 years—Jamie Livingston, a typical person from New York, would have gone unnoticed.
Although Jamie has sadly been gone for some time, there are still 6,000 photos of him that show both his joyful irreverence and his struggle with a terrible illness. Here are a handful of the best.31 March 1979 Initially, the project looked like this. Since then, more than 6,000 of them have surfaced.
27 May 1979. Jamie and friends at Bard College June 5, 1979 Jamie Livingston took his first self-portrait on March 31, 1980. One year after the project’s launch, this photo was taken in the metro. 26 May 1980. He also took pleasure in photographing his acquaintances. More often than not, these were philosophical pictures. on August 11th, 1980. Polaroid rival. 13 June 1981. In addition to being an accomplished photographer and videographer, Jamie had a love for the circus. six days into 1980. Sometimes there was no conceptual content in his images.
26 July 1981. Curious image.
7 March 1982 Virtual reality: Have you heard of it? Jamie appears to have been able to document her birth on April 11, 1982. April 19, 1982, on the streets of New York.
How could you possibly not be excited for spring? July 18, 1982. Jamie departed for Europe on July 22, 1982. France is where this picture was taken.On January 21st, 1983, Jamie is at work. He was serving as the music editor for the newly launched MTV channel at the time.3 April 1984
He sets up the 1,500 photographs that he had gathered up to that moment.5 May 1984. The Polaroid SX-70 proved to be a dependable piece of equipment.
3 August 1984 Try it now without any comedy.
3 August 1984 Try it now without any comedy.