During World War I, photographer Benjamin Reeves took portraits of British military personnel as they prepared to go to battle. A hundred years later, his grandson Tom Reeves used the exact same camera (which uses glass plates) to take pictures of British military personnel as well. He even used the same painted backdrop and props! The new series of photographs was taken for the British Legion for their Poppy Appeal fundraising drive. See more of the 1915 and 2015 portraits paired at Buzzfeed.
Tom Reeves is actually the fourth generation photographer in the family. The family studio is named Edward Reeves Photography, established by Tom’s great-grandfather in 1858.