22 Examples of Terrifying and Inspiring Traces of Time (23 photos)

Time spares no one. And although its inexorable march cannot be seen with the naked eye, with luck it can be captured in a photograph. This collection features photographs in which time is especially vivid. These shots are simultaneously frightening and inspiring, reminding us how quickly everything changes—and how much time we have to live.







"I came to this position in 1992, and I retired in 2019. There are 27 years of work between these photos."





Worn piano keys



"I used to have brown eyes, but in 2008 they started changing color, and now they're "Green"



True love. 30 years have passed, and the feelings are still strong!



"For 15 years, I compulsively bit the skin off my index finger. This left a solid scar on my finger, and there's no print on it."



"My parents planted this saguaro cactus 30 years ago."



Jay and Silent Bob are 25 years apart. years



"I wore the ring non-stop for 8 years, and now I took it off—and on the very first day, the strip of white skin left on my finger by the ring burned."



17 years friendship



The "You are here" sign on the zoo map has worn away from frequent use.



"The threshold of my brother's boathouse has worn down several centimeters over the years, from being trampled on very often." "actively"



The way the elevator buttons are worn out shows which floor people most often don't want to walk to.



"The basketball I started playing with five years ago and the one I bought yesterday"



"Mom wore these sandals for 13 years. The prints of her feet on the soles will never be erased."



"This penny fell into the washing machine a few years ago. I just found it today."



"The bike pedals are quite clearly imprinted on my sneakers."



"On top is the keyboard I've been using for several years, below is new"



"This site is many years old. During this time, the children wore it out.”



“The age difference is a year and a half.”



“The left flip-flop is from an old pair, the right one is from new"



"I peeled off a sticker from an old school cap and remembered what color it was originally."



"After school, I was interested in special effects for film and made molds for experiments. Now I can appreciate how much the shape of my ears has changed over 35 years."