Now and Then Photography

Now *this* is why I visit Neatorama. Thank-you.

this is a rip off of a project ze frank did a few yrs ago. not impressed.

I agree; this is a copy of Ze Frank's "Then Me Now Me" project.

AHEM! NSFW! There's nudity here. Good thing nobody was looking over my shoulder. Sheesh!

I didn't see any nudity...

Also, while I do think the concept was ripped off of Ze Frank, I prefer the execution in this set.

@Dorajicha

the difference is that ze frank managed to mobilize individuals to take the photos rather than having them be composed by a professional (rip-off) artist.

This was on Gawker yesterday, but ever since their re-design I haven't been able to post any comments.

really interesting.

@Dorajicha, 13 pictures down. The girl with the accordion. The adult version is obviously a nude.

Helgar, get a grip. They don't mind at work if you waste your time looking at silly sites like that instead of working, but they do mind if you happen to see a not readily obvious breast on an artsy site?

I just thought Back to the Future wasn't quite an apt name. Cute, I suppose, but kinda depressing. People get old.

I love the Now and Then idea! Keep up the great work.

@ted: I don't waste my time during work hours, just on my lunch break catching up on random, useless facts and news from websites like this.

I have been coming here for years, and usually even if something has a little foul language on the screen, someone would label NSFW on the post. I think that frontal nudity would count as something that most people would frown upon, even if it is only one photo.

Not being a prude, would just not risk the chance that someone would look over my shoulder and see something inappropriate. I would rather read something that may be NSFW at home, hence NSFW.

They'd have to be looking rather closely at your screen to see that breast, I think. i would tell them to mind their own business.

And, besides, the dozens of shirtless guys wouldn't have raised an eyebrow from your coworkers?

Oh, didn't see the picture in question. But I honestly am of the opinion that breasts aren't explicit. True, this isn't how everyone thinks, but I feel like our society has just sexualized a beautiful part of the female body. When people see a breast, they think, "TITS" instead of, "Oh, look, those feed infants."

Also a ripoff of Color Me Katie

http://colormekatie.blogspot.com/2008/12/young-and-old.html

The Neatorama community sucks. All you guys ever do is whine about what is posted.

Interesting photos. Sure it may have been done before, but I think these were fun to see.
I love that they made the present photos resemble the old ones so much. Made me laugh a few times :D

Wasn't whining, loved the photos. I loved what the artist was doing with them. Just asking for a polite label that said NSFW.

Oh, and ted, you know better. Men with shirts off is hardly risque. I would prefer a society like many I have lived in where nudity is hardly a topic, yet it is.

I have noticed that over time, many comments are turning into YouTube comments.

Oh, I don't think we've sunk that low into YouTube territory.

I think the comparison is valid. One of the pictures is an exposed upper body that seems to be the main focus of the photo. While it may be acceptable for a man to be thus exposed in society, viewing pictures of shirtless men at work could raise a few eyebrows, depending on the circumstances.

At least in the accordion picture, which could be defended as "artistic", the exposure is so unobtrusive that you may not actually notice it at all. Perhaps we are becoming desensitized, like the prophets warned.

Fun!