4 Sisters Took The Same Photo for 43 Years
January 04, 2018
1975
[caption id="attachment_45770" align="alignnone" width="750"] Credit: Nicholas Nixon[/caption] Nicolas snapped another photo of 4 sisters a year later when Laurie graduated from college. And from there, Bebe and her sisters agreed to pose together in the same order annually for a single photo to represent themselves each year.1976
[caption id="attachment_45776" align="alignnone" width="750"] Credit: Nicholas Nixon[/caption] The Museum of Modern Art in New York displayed the full series back in 2014 to coincide with the release of the museum's book, The Brown Sisters: Forty Years. But since then, Nicolas has continued taking annual snapshots, and just released the 43rd image in the series.1985
[caption id="attachment_45791" align="alignnone" width="750"] Credit: Nicholas Nixon[/caption]Photo Of 4 Sisters Spans Decade After Decade
Behind each picture lurks a year's worth of stories. But don't expect Nicholas to supply you with a lot of detail other than the image. Other than a few interviews with museums who feature his work, (seen below) he mostly keeps quiet about what's going on behind the scenes, bringing a tantalizing element of mystery to each portrait.“The world is infinitely more interesting than any of my opinions about it,” he said.
1992
[caption id="attachment_45815" align="alignnone" width="750"] Credit: Nicholas Nixon[/caption] Nicolas chooses to use a large format camera instead of the smaller 35mm camera that most professional photographers switched to decades ago. When asked why, he explained, "When photography went to the small camera and quick takes, it showed thinner and thinner slices of time, [unlike] early photography where time seemed non-changing. I like greater chunks, myself."1995
[caption id="attachment_45818" align="alignnone" width="750"] Credit: Nicholas Nixon[/caption] We all know how much can happen in a year and how easy it is to let life get in the way. Yet, year after year the sisters continue to gather for their annual photo. The commitment in that alone is remarkable. But what's most intriguing about the photo series is how boldly it documents these 4 lovely ladies doing something Hollywood tries so hard to erase -- aging.2000
[caption id="attachment_45829" align="alignnone" width="750"] Credit: Nicholas Nixon[/caption] Nowadays, we're bombarded with images of women who've been done up then airbrushed, photoshopped and edited to erase any sign of "imperfection" such as aging. And yet, growing older is exactly how God designed our bodies. RELATED: 15 Times Dogs Recreated Photos from When They Were Puppies Nothing in this world was ever designed to be permanent. Our time here is temporary. And as believers, that knowledge is exciting. Rather than cling to this world, we are to anticipate the everlasting rewards God has planned for us in the afterlife.2005
[caption id="attachment_45834" align="alignnone" width="750"] Credit: Nicholas Nixon[/caption] Too often we look in the mirror and feel dissatisfied with what we see. Aging seems scary and we look for ways to delay its effect. But that's because we're comparing ourselves to what the world says matters.2010
[caption id="attachment_45840" align="alignnone" width="750"] Credit: Nicholas Nixon[/caption] But God is the one who made us. He looks at us and loves us the same -- year after year, decade after decade."Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever." 1 John 2: 15-17
2012
[caption id="attachment_45842" align="alignnone" width="750"] Credit: Nicholas Nixon[/caption] So, keep that in mind as you scroll through the decades with this small sampling of the 43 photos of these 4 beautiful sisters.2017
[caption id="attachment_45848" align="alignnone" width="750"] Credit: Nicholas Nixon [/caption]WATCH: Artist Nicholas Nixon Talks About Sisters Photo Series
WATCH: Nicholas Nixon on Sisters and His Latest Project
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