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[nauvice]

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[KMG]

This is very powerful. Thank you for sharing.

[HunterKiller_]

Definitely powerful and moving.

R.I.P

[GriNGo]

Wow, really moving.

[KarylGilbertson]

:O that is amazing. RIP

[Neolight]

That was pretty moving.

[Marlee.]

Wow.. Thats really stunning. I wonder what drove him to start it in the first place.

[Peter Coene]

Wow.. Thats really stunning. I wonder what drove him to start it in the first place.

Probably just did it on a whim. What amazes me is was what drove him to continue.

[nauvice]

Probably just did it on a whim. What amazes me is was what drove him to continue.

yep, I couldnt find the right expert where I read it before; he'd randomly take pictures, noticed he was doing one each day, and his friend encouraged him to keep at it.

this is another good backstory:

When Jamie Livingston, photographer, filmmaker, circus performer, accordian player, Mets fan, and above all, loyal friend, died on October 25th (his birthday) in 1997 at the age of 41, he left behind hundreds of bereft friends and a collection of 6,000 photographs neatly organized in small suitcases and wooden fruit crates.

Jamie took a polaroid once a day, every day, including his last, for 18 years.

This photographic diary, which he called, "Polaroid of the Day," or P.O.D., began when Jaime was a student at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson. The project continued when he moved to apartments in New York City including the incredible circus memorabilia-filled loft on Fulton Street, which he shared with his best friend. That loft was the site of many a Glug party, an "orphans thanksgiving," a super-8 festival of Jamie's lyrical Super-8 films, and a rollicking music jam.

The picture taking continued as Jamie traveled the world with the Janus Circus, his very own circus-troupe, and later when he became a much-in-demand cinematographer and editor of music videos back in the early days of MTV. He contributed his talents to the ground-breaking Nike "Revolution" spot and many other commercials, too. Through it all he took pictures, made movies, and loved his friends. And the Polaroids reflect all of that: a life bursting with activity, joy and sadness, too.

Jamie brought his camera wherever he went. As one friend said, "It probably helped his social life because everyone wanted to be in a photo of the day." It was always interesting to see what Jaime deemed worthy of a P.O.D. My husband remembers his own 30th birthday party in his photo studio on Ludlow Street: "Hundreds of people filled my loft and the party snaked down Ludlow Street to Stanton. But what did Jamie take a picture of? A potato chip or something. It was a gorgeous shot, though."

But more often than not, the photos were of friends, family, himself, special places he had visited, or just something that caught his discriminating eye. And if he'd been to a Mets Game that day, that was it -- a Mets game was always a worthy P.O.D.

And the pictures are utterly gorgeous miracles of photographic artistry. The color, the light, the time lapse swirls, the unerring composition. Whether it was a still life of what he'd eaten for dinner, an unblinking shot of his beloved grandfather (Pops), or swooningly romantic portraits of his beautiful wife or ex-girlfriends, any one of these photographs should be in a museum collection. But perhaps more importantly, Jamie's friends and the world need access to these pictures, which is why his devoted friends have been talking for years about ways to exhibit this massive body of work.

glad you guys enjoyed it! it's touching

[Arish]

Thanks for sharing that! So moving... what a great snapshot of a life.

[PieterV]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
It's a good way to be remembered.

[uthr]

Kinda depressing.

[Ninjerk]

Thanks for posting this. That last photo is really sad.

[Chiritsu]

wow, this guy is the most committed artist i've ever seen or heard of D:

[jedininjaman]

beautiful humanity

[Krato]

im sad now :/