It’s strange how we often don’t notice change as it’s happening. But one day, we look back and everything is different. People grow up, places evolve, time waits for no one, and things rarely stay the same.
While many of us fear change, it isn’t always a bad thing. And people have been proving it by sharing then-and-now photos of how things were vs how they are now. From someone’s “before and after testosterone” transition, to a girl and her pup in 2016 and 2025, the pics provide a welcome dose of nostalgia with a side serving of wholesome goodness.
Bored Panda has compiled a list of the most beautiful ones for you to browse through while you reminisce about years gone by and wonder about those yet to come. Sit back, grab your gran’s old blanket and keep scrolling. Don’t forget to upvote your favorites.
#1 4 And 27
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Things are always changing, even when it feels like time is standing still. It’s strange to think that the earth looked drastically different a thousand years ago to how it does today. And right now, it’s transforming at an alarming rate… thanks to climate change.
According to NASA, temperatures are increasing, ocean levels are rising and ice sheets are melting. Greenland, for example, lost an average of 279 billion tons of ice per year between 1993 and 2019, while Antarctica lost about 148 billion tons of ice per year.
But that’s not the only way our planet has evolved. Sprawling cities now stand where we once had forests, highways cut through areas that used to be deserted, and even formerly uninhabited islands have been turned into luxury resorts.
#2 2020 & 2026, 4 Years Before & After Testosterone
I didn’t intend to take the “after” picture as a comparison, but it really reminded me of this selfie I took back in 2020. I barely reckognise myself. it’s almost like looking at a sister… I started my transition in late 2024 (at 29) and I’m a lot happier now.
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#3 Then And Now
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#4 My Daughter’s First And Last Day Of School
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#5 The Arctic More Than 100 Years Ago Compared To Now
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#6 Once A Ghostbuster…
Me at 4 years old in 1989, and me at 38 in 2024.
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#7 These Photos Are 10 Years Apart! From When They Were First Found In The Street And How They Are Today
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#8 Grandad, 26 To 96
Royal Canadian Navy. Shortly after this picture, taken in Key West (‘57) he was involved in a helicopter crash that broke his back. No longer able to fly or sail, he then took a contract with the American Navy, monitoring Soviet submarines, using newly acquired SONAR technology brought to North America by Britain. He’s my favourite human.
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#9 Elsie Allcock Has Lived In The Same House For 104 Years
Elsie Allcock has lived in the same house for 104 years, born in a 2 bed terraced house in 1918, of which her father had rented since 1902, she then went on to borrow a loan of £250 from the local council in order to buy the property. Elsie was born at the back end of the First World War 28th June.
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#10 University Of Montana ~150 Years Apart
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#11 Lithuania, Kaunas, Now It Is In A Mall
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#12 My Great Grandma And I
I got my name Pearl from this wonderful lady.
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#13 My Daughter And Her Pup, 2016 & 2025
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#14 The Trenches Of World War I Then And Now
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#15 Pics Of My Twin Boys From Newborn To Age 17
I could only get them to cooperate every couple of years.
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#16 My Nana, 18 vs. 94
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#17 First And Last Picture I Took Of My Sweet Baby, 2013 And 2026
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#18 1991, 13yo To 2026, 48yo
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#19 3 Decades On
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#20 2005-2025
19 and 39 year old me with my 2001 Acura TL and yes it’s the same shirt.
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#21 Woodstock Festival Site – 1969 / 2020
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#22 Crater Lake In 1982 And 2022
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#23 Stonehenge: 1877 And 2019
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#24 Unfinished Manhattan Bridge In 1908 And Now
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#25 Hong Kong’s Kowloon Peninsula 1964 – 2016
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#26 Our Wedding, 1994 – At Our Son’s Wedding, 2023
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#27 My Best Friend And I, 2006-2025
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#28 My Family In 1982 And June 2025
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#29 Mum And Dad Celebrated Their 34th Wedding Anniversary This Weekend
1991-2025 and still very happily married.
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#30 Me And Niece
2008: Me 21 niece 2 months 2025: Me 40 niece just turned 17.
And she likes to be held like this even though she’s too big to keep doing this.
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#31 Ostend, Belgium, 1899 And Present Day
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#32 Hamster Head 9 To 57
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#33 Apparently I Found My Style When I Was 8, 40 Now
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#34 Chichen Itza 1892 And Now
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#35 Lincoln Memorial, Before And After The Construction Of The Pool
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#36 My Grandmother 1968/2024
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#37 2005 – 2025 . My Mum In The Same Outfit 20 Years Later
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#38 San Francisco In 1938 And Now
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#39 Balancing Rock At Garden Of The Gods, 1920s And Now
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#40 My Grandfather And I In Tokyo, 73 Years Apart
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#41 Age Five To Fifty Five
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#42 My Dad: 16 To 76
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#43 1995-Now
Some things never change.
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#44 50 Year Span
Prom night in high school in 1976. I was 18. Fast forward to 2026. 68 years old.
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#45 Twenty Year Difference In Dallas, Texas, 2001 To 2021
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#46 1920 / 2020, San Francisco, CA
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#47 Tunnel Rock At Sequoia National Park, 1952 And 2020
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#48 27 And 72 Years Old
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#49 Chicago In The 1930s vs. Now
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#50 Bike Ride Before And After The Berlin Wall
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#51 4 And 33, What A Life
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#52 20-50
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#53 2004 – 2026
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#54 15 To Almost 50
Wow that happened fast.
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#55 Hollywood High School In Los Angeles In 1941 And 2021
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#56 Then And Now, 18yr, 1994 – 48yr, 2024
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#57 A New York City Street – 1984 And Present Day
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#58 Hanging By A Tire, Milton, MA, 1934 vs. 2025
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#59 My Sister And I, 2004, 2024
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#60 ~10 Months vs. 47
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#61 Dad In The Same Shirt 30 Years Later
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