Deze fotograaf maakt een tijdreis met zijn grootvader

door

Liesbeth

Gepubliceerd op 25 September 2015 om 12h00Leestijd 3 min.

Drie jaar geleden vond Christian Carollo een doos met oude vakantiefoto's die zijn grootvader 30 à 40 jaar eerder had gemaakt. Hij herkende de kust van Oregon en ging op zoek naar de precieze plek waar zijn grootvader gestaan had toen hij de foto maakte. Toen hij daar stond voelde hij zich naar eigen zeggen verbonden. Sindsdien reist Christian al jaren door Amerika om al de gevonden foto's opnieuw vast te leggen. Die reis ter nagedachtenis aan zijn grootvader noemt hij 'Past Present Project'. Het mooie resultaat vind je op zijn site en zijn Instagramaccount. Wij selecteerden alvast enkele pareltjes.

Golden Spike National Historic Site in Promontory Summit, Utah | September 1974 & September 2015 Excerpt from my grandmother's travel journal on September 16th, 1974: "On entering the Visitors Center, the slide show goes on automatically. At the end, the dark curtain that hid a picture window opens and shows the two locomotives facing each other in the middle of the plain under the big blue sky." #pastpresentproject -

A photo posted by Christian Carollo (@sayhellotoamerica) on Sep 23, 2015 at 4:50pm PDT

Yosemite National Park, California | April 1979 & May 2015 Excerpt from my grandmother's travel journal on April 20th, 1979: "Entering Yosemite National Park -- clean and cool air, the smell of pine & redwoods. Stopping at several photo spots, going through the long long tunnel, into the valley itself." #pastpresentproject -

A photo posted by Christian Carollo (@sayhellotoamerica) on Sep 1, 2015 at 3:31pm PDT

St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, Louisiana | February 1978 & April 2014 #pastpresentproject -

A photo posted by Christian Carollo (@sayhellotoamerica) on Aug 31, 2015 at 7:48pm PDT

Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania | 1987 & 2014 Although my grandfather was not the one to capture this photo of us at Longwood Gardens in 1987, I imagine these moments of seeing his camera draped around his neck helped to inspire my love of photography and travel. - To all of my #Philadelphia area people, wanted to let you know that Past Present Project will be featured on @fox29philly tonight during the 10pm news. Tune in and let me know how ridiculous I look! -

A photo posted by Christian Carollo (@sayhellotoamerica) on Aug 28, 2015 at 2:49pm PDT

Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California | April 1979 & May 2015 #pastpresentproject - Hey, everyone! Last night was a false alarm, but Past Present Project will definitely be featured on NBC Nightly News tonight at 6:30pm EST. Tune in! :) -

A photo posted by Christian Carollo (@sayhellotoamerica) on Aug 27, 2015 at 2:18pm PDT

Rosedown Plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana | February 1978 & April 2014 #pastpresentproject - Hey, everyone! Just wanted to let you all know that Past Present Project will be featured on NBC Nightly News either tonight or Thursday night. NBC. 6:30 ET. Tune in! -

A photo posted by Christian Carollo (@sayhellotoamerica) on Aug 26, 2015 at 1:33pm PDT

Maritime Historical Park in San Francisco, California | April 1979 & May 2015 Excerpt from my grandmother's travel journal on April 27th, 1979: "Along the wharf we found a surprise -- National Park Maritime Museum of old ships -- tied up on one pier. Lady ranger gave us the earphones like in Carlsbad Caverns and we went through the 'Thayer', three-masted schooner that logged lumber on the West Coast nearly 100 years ago." #pastpresentproject -

A photo posted by Christian Carollo (@sayhellotoamerica) on Aug 24, 2015 at 2:59pm PDT

Cafe Du Monde Worker in New Orleans, Louisiana | February 1978 & April 2014 A new generation of workers at the famous Cafe Du Monde in the French Quarter. #pastpresentproject -

A photo posted by Christian Carollo (@sayhellotoamerica) on Aug 4, 2015 at 5:02pm PDT