Taylor Jones created the movement ‘Dear Photograph’. He was inspired to do this when he was sitting with his family and an old photo album was taken out including hundreds of old photos. In one of these photographs Jones’ brother was sat in the exact spot he was sitting in this photograph. This prompted him to take his camera and take a shot of the old photograph lined up to its original location. He then posted this photograph along with six others on a blog. This blog had gone viral within days, he later called this blog ‘Dear Photograph’. The success of this movement enabled Jones to leave his job and create a book inspired by Dear Photograph that will feature stories along with some shots. He has also met Tv and Film executives to discuss projects based on the site such as a screenplay a friend wrote about using photographs to travel into the past.

Dear Photograph

The idea of Dear Photograph revolves around memory and nostalgia and it involves holding an old photo up to the same environment where it was originally taken. This concept has resulted in powerful, emotional reflections on time, loss, and connections between past and present. Each of the photographs in the book is partnered with a sentence or note from the person who took the photograph which provides the reader with more information on the photograph as well as personal stories which enhances the viewer’s understanding of the images.

This is the original photo taken by Taylor Jones which started the whole idea of ‘Dear photograph’.