Start to Finish, Beginning to End

(Above) March 31, 1979: First photo of Hugh Crawford’s photo project. Click on photo for larger view.


(Above) 4-21-80; Click on photo for larger view.


(Above) 3-30-81; Click on photo for larger view.

(Above) 4-1-84; Click on photo for larger view.

(Above) 1-20-86; Click on photo for larger view.

(Above) 8-4-87; Click on photo for larger view.

(Above) 2-1-88; Click on photo for larger view.

(Above) 1-20-90; Click on photo for larger view.

(Above) 12-17-92; Click on photo for larger view.


(Above) 3-10-94; Click on photo for larger view.

(Above) 6-26-96; Click on photo for larger view.

(Above) 4-26-97; Click on photo for larger view.

(Above) 6-2-97; Click on photo for larger view.

(Above) 7-28-97; Click on photo for larger view.

(Above) 7-30-97; Click on photo for larger view.

(Above) 8-20-97; Click on photo for larger view.

(Above) 7-30-97; Click on photo for larger view.

(Above) 7-30-97; Click on photo for larger view.

(Above) 10-25-97; Last day on earth. Click on photo for larger view.


I DO NOT KNOW JAMIE LIVINGSTON. I WISH I HAD KNOWN HIM. When I discovered his site I was super excited. On the last day of March 1979 he began a project he called “Photo of the Day.” Then, I noticed that the project ended in 1997. I thought that perhaps the project ended, things happen. But as I dug into his luscious and wonderful images, I noticed that the last photograph was dated October 21, 1997. With a little more research, backing up from that date, I noticed that Jamie had contracted cancer. His last day on earth was his last photograph.

Check out his web site yourself, and follow the project here. And think about each day we have on this earth. Jamie Livingston, thanks for your visual diary. Farewell.