Armed with my grandfather’s travel photographs, and my grandmother’s journals, I’ve spent the last three years roaming the United States in search of the exact locations where my grandparents once stood.
Here are many of my favorites so far. For more photos, visit my website.
More info: pastpresentproject.com | Instagram
California
Golden Gate Bridge | April 1979 & May 2015
Lucia Lodge in Big Sur | April 1979 & May 2015
Fishermen’s Grotto in San Francisco | April 1979 & May 2015
Groveland | April 1979 & May 2015
Valhalla Pier in South Lake Tahoe | June 1981 & May 2015
Louisiana
Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans | February 1978 & April 2014
Jackson Square in New Orleans | February 1978 & April 2014
Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie | February 1978 & April 2014
Cafe Du Monde | February 1978 & April 2014
New Mexico
Old Mesilla | April 1979 & October 2014
White Sands National Monument | April 1979 & October 2014
South Dakota
Cedar Pass Campground in Badlands National Park | May 1981 & October 2013
Needles Highway in Custer State Park | 1973 & 2013
Virginia
The Market Square Tavern in Colonial Williamsburg | February 1978 & December 2014
Mississippi
Stanton Hall in Natchez, Mississippi | September 1974 & April 2014
Yosemite National Park
Tunnel View | April 1979 & May 2015
Yosemite Entrance | April 1979 & May 2015
My grandfather in 1978 & myself
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