Poignant photos show the man who took a Polaroid every day for 18 YEARS until the day he died of cancer at just 41
Jamie Livingston's incredible collection contains 6,000 images in total
THESE heartbreaking images showcase the life of a man who took a Polaroid photo every day until he tragically died of cancer when he was 41.
New York photographer Jamie Livingston started the unique project in 1979, when he had the idea of documenting his friends, family and day-to-day adventures in the city.
What started as hobby quickly became an obsession, and he continued his fascinating collection for the next 18 years.
Six thousand shots down the line, the project tragically stops in October 1997, with the last shot being Jamie in hospital surrounded by loved ones.
The first image in the poignant collection is of his girlfriend at the time, Mindy Goldstein, and a friend on March 31, 1979, when he was a college student.
We then see the photographer chart his life from the age of 23, seeing relationships that come and go and the friendships that last for his lifetime.
His series perfectly captures a New York that is metamorphosising into a cleaner, more modern metropolis.
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One of the Polaroids features the photographer posing outside of the Twin Towers in 1996.
With his Polaroid SX-70 in tow, Jamie captured a unique life portrait that emphasises his colourful and varied life, inside and outside of work.
Towards the end of his life and photo project, we see his battle with cancer taking over his life, with images showing his hair falling out and the photographer having to take medication.
Happy moments peppered in with the treatment show his engagement ring after proposing to his girlfriend, and the couple pictured on their wedding day.
The full collection has been uploaded to a website called “” by his friends Betsy Reid and Hugh Crawford.
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