He Took a Polaroid Every Day, Until the Day He Died [Archive]

IAmNietzche

03/08/10, 08:27 AM

The site itself is amazing. The amount of time and effort it must have taken to scan and date all 6,000+ pictures is insane.

stayillogical

03/08/10, 08:33 AM

Haunting. After reading the article, I checked out what he did on my birthday:

http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300448789_EawaJ-L.jpg

poppa Q

03/08/10, 08:34 AM

entertainment forum is the best

IAmNietzche

03/08/10, 08:35 AM

Haunting. After reading the article, I checked out what he did on my birthday:

http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300448789_EawaJ-L.jpg
Ah cool!

My birth day.

http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300430346_u64dV-L.jpg

Thomas Balkcom

03/08/10, 08:35 AM

my birthday

http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300415087_Njo6p-L.jpg

IAmNietzche

03/08/10, 08:44 AM

http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300447183_VWjwJ-L.jpg

Charles777

03/08/10, 08:44 AM

This is amazing. I'll be going through this after school.

IAmNietzche

03/08/10, 08:49 AM

His final days.

http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300450990_xAuKq-L.jpg

http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300451054_KsHya-L.jpg

http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300451196_5aTAW-L.jpg

http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/486785533_wmKYb-L.jpg

http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300451341_UACUh-L.jpg

http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300451388_HTmAK-L.jpg

http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300451447_JbTFN-L.jpg

http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300451493_UBNMt-L.jpg

MADSTA

03/08/10, 08:51 AM

I like my birthday's picture a lot.
http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300452259_XAH5u-L.jpg
wow @ that last picture of him that is linked to, not shown.
Incredibly haunting.

IAmNietzche

03/08/10, 08:55 AM

"Bill Buckner Game"
http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300449775_hu3Cz-L.jpg

Mets win the World Series
http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300449893_Nc2FY-L.jpg

Lueda Alia

03/08/10, 09:00 AM

Just epic.

aircourtneys

03/08/10, 09:09 AM

My Birthday:
http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300451638_WEdCV-L.jpg

WhitestKidUKnow

03/08/10, 09:10 AM

this is really really cool.

IAmNietzche

03/08/10, 09:12 AM

My Birthday:
http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300451638_WEdCV-L.jpg
Very cool.

takeaction

03/08/10, 09:31 AM

No picture taken on my birthday..

Alex DiVincenzo

03/08/10, 09:35 AM

This is really cool. Thanks for sharing. Here's my birthday:

http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/301351292_wgPoM-L.jpg

itsmesean0630

03/08/10, 09:45 AM

http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300438734_je473-L.jpg

It's fitting that he was at a Mets game on my birthday.

So I looked it up to see if the Mets played the Phils that day cause that would be even cooler, but they played the Astros.

bluecrunchy

03/08/10, 09:55 AM

I should not have looked at this while listening to sad music.

zachff

03/08/10, 09:59 AM

Pretty awesome.

My birthday:
http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300440357_tyRB7-L.jpg

reissgoespunk

03/08/10, 10:16 AM

Wow.

OnLettingGo

03/08/10, 10:16 AM

http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300437474_32548-L.jpg

MKEcasey

03/08/10, 10:18 AM

This is a video one of my professors did. I know it isn't a lifetime of polaroids, but still pretty cool. Basically he took a polaroid of himself everyday for 10 years and a day. Crazy to see how people change (or don't change).
hfChFFwbWIw

xapplexpiex

03/08/10, 10:18 AM

This is awesome.

Whalejaw

03/08/10, 10:25 AM

This is really amazing.

Here's my birthday:
http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300454486_meHUh-L.jpg

WhitestKidUKnow

03/08/10, 10:28 AM

http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/303617571_CERqX-L.jpg

my birthday.

MKEcasey

03/08/10, 10:51 AM

My Birthday (1-18-1986)
http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300454549_z8Li3-L.jpg

Daigle lol

03/08/10, 10:58 AM

This is amazing. I should be reading my assignments for my lecture tomorrow, but something tells me I'll be spending most of my day looking at these.

Oh, and for the sake of continuity, my birthday:
05-21-90
http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300432877_ZBiGL-L.jpg

JordanBuell

03/08/10, 11:17 AM

this is seriously awesome. stuff like this makes me want to take on a task like this.

Wake Up

03/08/10, 12:16 PM

My Birthday

http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300452696_o8tCd-L.jpg

sjb2k1

03/08/10, 12:28 PM

this is awesome. my birthday:
http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300424574_5ALHi-L.jpg

onetwentyseven

03/08/10, 12:36 PM

I remember reading about this awhile ago in one of my classes, such a stunning project and it's such a sad ending.

Ari Christos

03/08/10, 12:39 PM

Whoa, I really like the picture for my birthday

2-29-92
http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300421291_3DthJ-L.jpg

ChaplainTappman

03/08/10, 01:00 PM

man. thats sick. guy was dedicated. i admire him

cory-182

03/08/10, 02:54 PM

This is very cool.

Who thought that something so simple could turn out to be so epic.

ohitsmark

03/08/10, 03:45 PM

Thank you for showing this. This is truly art and glad the world can see it fully.

abandonship

03/08/10, 03:57 PM

awesome

Derka Derka

03/08/10, 04:02 PM

My birthday

http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/303631966_xFdCY-L.jpg

FueledByFrodo

03/08/10, 04:05 PM

http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300438887_eg2bF-L.jpg

Ranger parade the day I was born. My dad was stoked. I am not amused.

timb89

03/08/10, 04:05 PM

holy shit this is unbelievable.

SlappedActor

03/08/10, 04:09 PM

Awesome article. Very moving, too.

williek311

03/08/10, 04:14 PM

My birthday
http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300441075_7fpGp-L-1.jpg

http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300451514_VGL4q-L.jpg

dtrzcin

03/08/10, 04:31 PM

I didn't see one for my birthday.

yayitsjoe

03/08/10, 05:43 PM

this is touching.

Neo Cassady

03/08/10, 06:35 PM

Really, really cool.

Birfday:

http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300436735_MTdnZ-L.jpg

screamoutmyname

03/08/10, 06:55 PM

very cool

to continue the birthday thing:
http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300385543_4G7mH-L.jpg

Mochem

03/08/10, 07:09 PM

That's pretty amazing. I teared up a little reading about it.
Here's my birthday.

http://www.mentalfloss.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/03-30-91_std1.jpg

Loyaltabk

03/08/10, 07:31 PM

sounds like an amazing guy

wall e

03/08/10, 09:23 PM

This inspired me to try something like this, now if only I had a Poloroid.

Also,

http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/301349598_uQfKX-L.jpg

acemvivere

03/08/10, 09:56 PM

December 10th, 1991. I like the picture, a lot. Stories like these make me reconsider my cynical views.

thesollopsist

03/08/10, 10:02 PM

My Birthday:

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/9341/486777666jgumvl.jpg
..Which is also today. I keep forgetting, weird.
http://photooftheday.hughcrawford.com/1992.htm

thesollopsist

03/08/10, 10:03 PM

I think it must be nice for his family to see such an interest even now too.

SkyHeldUpByStar

03/08/10, 10:52 PM

Wow, this is really cool.

Here's my birthday (2-11-86):

http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300416983_qR2cG-L.jpg

Family photo. That's kinda sweet.

showmethefever

03/08/10, 11:00 PM

This is pretty damn cool.

Burn_Burn_Burn

03/09/10, 05:59 AM

My birthday (June 30, 1992):
http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/gallery/5008235_L3BEp/1/300438919_eaSBT/Large
Shweet.

crimes

03/09/10, 06:02 AM

i love this, to be honest.
i think everyone who's seen it automatically looks up the one he took the day they were born.
if polaroid film were more readily available i would definitely do this.

Daigle lol

03/09/10, 06:36 AM

His final days.

http://hughcrawford.smugmug.com/photos/300451493_UBNMt-L.jpg

This is probably one of the most haunting pictures I've seen in a really long time.