He Took a Polaroid Every Day, Until He Died

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Mental Floss Blog: He Took a Polaroid Every Day, Until the Day He Died
by Chris Higgins - May 21, 2008 - 3:30 PM

Yesterday I came across a slightly mysterious website — a collection of Polaroids, one per day, from March 31, 1979 through October 25, 1997. There’s no author listed, no contact info, and no other indication as to where these came from. So, naturally, I started looking through the photos. I was stunned by what I found.

In 1979 the photos start casually, with pictures of friends, picnics, dinners, and so on. Here’s an example from April 23, 1979 (I believe the photographer of the series is the man in the left foreground in this picture):

Throughout the 1980s we see more family/fun photos, but also some glimpses of the photographer’s filmmaking and music. Here’s someone recording audio in a film editing studio from February 5, 1983:

• Polaroid a Day website


• He Took a Polaroid Every Day, Until He Died (mental floss blog article)


• The Only Blog that Knows Brooklyn: Jamie Livingston


• Wikipedia Entry on Jamie Livingston

Note: Since the publication of the blog entry, and subsequent interest regarding Jamie Livingston's work, the Polaroid a Day website has had high traffic and may be difficult to reach.

[madeline_con]

1. VERY cool!

[xchrom]

2. a real masterwork of art.

[aaronbees]

3. What a touching story

And great photos, too. :thumbsup:

[suspiria]

4. thank you...

...for posting this!