90 Comments

1. Fringl

   Posted November 16, 2009 at 4:55 AM

   Great idea! What a pity that I haven’t got it )
   Really nice pictures, congrats!

2. Mar

   Posted November 16, 2009 at 10:07 AM

   wow, what an idea.

3. Scott Smith

   Posted November 16, 2009 at 3:44 PM

   I love these!
   In my work, I create photorealistic renderings of proposed projects. I have long considered doing something similar, but via modeling old scenes in 3D. This is a very cool way to present both the old and the new.
   Amazing execution as well. Are you sure these were all done in camera, and not composited later? Regardless – very cool!

4. Mike Meyers

   Posted November 16, 2009 at 4:45 PM

   It makes you wish you could step right into the old photograph and have a look around.

5. Christa

   Posted November 17, 2009 at 11:35 PM

   that’s such a cool idea! I love it! I mean seriously, bravo! <3

6. Kartik Iyer

   Posted November 21, 2009 at 6:46 AM

   These are simply awesomistic pieces of photography….. Love them! Cheers!

7. Ann

   Posted November 22, 2009 at 1:16 PM

   What an incredible bridge through time. Wonderful.

8. Hope

   Posted November 23, 2009 at 10:18 PM

   This is amazing!!! Sometimes I’m blowen away how things have changed over the years… this is a great idea!

9. Mihai

   Posted November 24, 2009 at 12:09 PM

   Great pictures!

   Some of them are from Romania.
   In picture no. 9 (right side) you can observe the famous car Dacia 1310

10. OldBlue

    Posted November 24, 2009 at 7:28 PM

    These are awesome! I’d like to see the “After” photos right beside them for comparison.

11. Talha Hyder

    Posted November 30, 2009 at 7:16 AM

    Oh My Goodness! The idea is great, I should appreciate the photographer. I agree to Kartik that they are awesome. Great Work!

12. Bjarne

    Posted November 30, 2009 at 8:37 AM

    Really nice, but I would like to se the full images of today. Especially those of city streets to see buildings that has changed or been removed. Just take the first image. Do the small house still exsist?

    But its still a really cool idea.

13. Anonymous

    Posted November 30, 2009 at 10:43 AM

    What an amazing idea, absolutely love it

14. Misty

    Posted December 2, 2009 at 6:29 PM

    That is wonderful! It put a smile on my face!

15. T-dot

    Posted December 2, 2009 at 9:01 PM

    What a superb idea. Imagine in 50 years time looking back at old “photographs” from 2009. Kids will be saying, “What, we can’t VR into this picture? There’s no sound?!”

16. christian

    Posted December 4, 2009 at 3:52 PM

    that’s pretty cool! nice pics

17. Seba

    Posted December 4, 2009 at 7:09 PM

    Ideea este fantastica. I-mi place .
    Apropo fotografiile din Romania unde sunt facute.
    Undeva in Transilvania cu siguranta.
    Te salut , numai bine.

18. Jon

    Posted December 7, 2009 at 8:11 PM

    Hey! I love your photos. I was absolutely astounded to see in the mix of all of these fairly “Americana” esque photos to see two from Ticino, Switzerland where I live! One is almost certainly the Swiss side of Ponte Tresa, but the second one with the TILO train in the background, where was that? Fantastic photos! Come again, Ticino welcomes you

19. Jim Jones

    Posted December 11, 2009 at 8:21 PM

    These photos are great I really enjoyed them Thank you.

20. ariel

    Posted December 16, 2009 at 11:20 AM

    very cool

21. James England

    Posted December 19, 2009 at 10:25 PM

    Just got disconnected from someone.. you here?

22. memashedpotato

    Posted December 23, 2009 at 10:47 AM

    awersome photos, wicked idea bringing the old in with the newi really like it, dont take this as a crtizisam, just an ovbservation, but i think they would look better without the hand, but if thats part of the concept just forget everything i say…

23. McCow

    Posted December 26, 2009 at 6:56 PM

    I did that same thing last year……..You stole my idea!!

24. Deborah

    Posted December 30, 2009 at 8:54 AM

    Just when someone says, “Everything’s been done.” Someone proves them wrong. The power of the imagination. Love it! Wish I thought of it.

25. Eric N

    Posted December 31, 2009 at 9:16 PM

    Really cool, i wish you would show what is behind the picture you’re holding up though on these, for a sort of a b4 and after effect.

26. Eoin

    Posted January 5, 2010 at 6:53 PM

    Is it just me or is there something strangely unsttleing about these…
    There great though. Very good idea

27. Teo

    Posted January 6, 2010 at 1:13 PM

    Who did these? And in what countries? Because one of the photos is from my country, Romania and i can’t believe that somebody did this in my country too.

28. PraP

    Posted January 7, 2010 at 8:44 AM

    Creative Photos. Love it!!

29. Nick Davos

    Posted January 7, 2010 at 10:23 PM

    the visuals are amazing… honoring past and present in the same moment.. just classy

30. Taylor Neuhaus

    Posted January 14, 2010 at 11:24 AM

    Wooooow! Thats reeeeaaaally sweet! Do more please there really cool!

31. luke

    Posted January 14, 2010 at 8:03 PM

    great. who did this? where’s the cred?

32. Whataloser

    Posted February 7, 2010 at 2:24 AM

    should definitely print the photos posted here and recreate the scenarios again.

33. ashley

    Posted March 4, 2010 at 12:35 PM

    I took a similar photograph a while back! Have a look, I’ve been meaning to make it a series!

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/avdzingle/4061257586/

34. kate

    Posted March 6, 2010 at 1:59 AM

    number 8 down (the one with the sitting woman) is my University!

35. kamal

    Posted March 11, 2010 at 8:53 AM

    that was cool!! really it was.. where to you guys get such ideas…

36. n

    Posted March 14, 2010 at 8:07 PM

    JUST. AWESOME.

37. admin1

    Posted October 17, 2010 at 7:21 PM

    Contact the man who posted this http://www.flickr.com/groups/lookingintothepast/

38. Csaba

    Posted January 25, 2011 at 4:05 AM

    Photo no. 9. Is it from “Kézdivásárhely” Romania? ….

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