Sepia Saturday 827 : Saturday 23 May 2026

 

When we see factories full of noisy machinery and workers stacked up like fleshy robots these days we tend to think of third world manufacturers of cheap imported goods, but such condition used to be common in all industrial countries. Leaving aside the discussion about whether their absence from the western world is a good or a bad thing, let us limit ourselves to picturing such conditions. For Sepia Saturday 827 - post your posts on or around Saturday 23rd May 2026 - we ask you to search out your old photographs of factories, workplaces, shoes, boots, benches, leather belts .... or whatever. Once you've chosen your image simply post it and link it. Then take a look at what lies ahead on Sepia Saturday.

Sepia Saturday 826 : Saturday 16 May 2026

 

Aunty Miriam has been an integral part of Sepia Saturday ever since it first appeared on the scene 17 years ago - she is our Sepia Saturday icon. For Sepia Saturday 826 - post your posts on or around Saturday 16th May 2026 - we have Aunty Miriam arm-in-arm with her constant companion, Uncle Frank. Your theme options are icons, couples, seaside, piers .... or whatever. When you've posted your old photo, add a link to the list below. And then take a look at what will come next on Sepia Saturday.

Sepia Saturday 825 : 9th May 2026

 

We have a portrait for our Sepia Saturday theme image this week, and it is a rather special one for me as it is a portrait of my father, Albert. You can either choose portraits as your prompt or, perhaps, old photographs which have a special meaning for you. Or you can go with whatever old photograph you choose. the choice is yours. Simply post your post on or around Saturday 9th May 2026 and add a link to the list below. And then take a look to see what special things are to come here on Sepia Saturday.

Sepia Saturday 824 : Saturday 2nd May 2026

 

This week is the 824th week of Sepia Saturday so it is time for a celebration, and what better way to celebrate than with a cake. If you are wanting a theme you can have celebrations or cakes or two splendid ladies - the choice, as always, is yours. All you need to do is to choose an old photograph, say a few words about it, post your post on or around Saturday 2nd May 2026, and add a link to the list below. And if you want to know who these two are - I'll tell you a bit more about them in my own post on Saturday. As far as what awaits us during the next 824 weeks - well here is a sneak preview of the next couple of weeks,

Sepia Saturday 823 : Saturday 25th April 2026

 

I remember back in the 1950s and 60s, people often wanted their television sets including in photographs; those box-like, round-knobbed sets were the status symbol of their time. There may have been a similar trend in the 1920s to include radios in photographs, but, even I, am not old enough to remember that. So for your theme this week you can choose television sets, or objects, settees or china elephants. As always, the choice is yours - all you need to do is to share an old photograph on or around Saturday 25th April 2026 and leave a link on the list below. Once you've done that you can settle down and see what is to come over the coming weeks on Sepia Saturday.

Sepia Saturday 822 - Saturday 18th April 2026

 

Our theme image this week features an early twentieth century motor vehicle (the body of which, coincidentally, was built by my father's Uncle Albert). Leaving aside the family pride, you might want to use the image to prompt reflections on vehicles past and present, or, noting that the wagon was used to transport beer, you might want to take a diversion into the realm of beer bottles. And, as always, you can take a completely unchartered diversion to wherever you want - all we ask for is an old image and some new thoughts. Deliver them on or around Saturday 18th April 2026 and leave a link on the list below. 

Before asking you to turn your eyes to what will come next on Sepia Saturday, can I take a moment to thank my good friend and loyal Sepian, Barbara Rogers, for reminding me to put the weekly call up on the all too many occasions where I forget. Thanks to her and to all of you for continuing to support Sepia Saturday.

Sepia Saturday 821 : 11th April 2026

 

We've always been proud of our houses. Once affordable cameras became available to the general public, we have highlighted that pride by having our photographs taken outside our houses. It doesn't matter whether we are talking about mansions or cottages, caravans or terraces: we want our photographs taking whilst we are lined up alongside them. This week on Sepia Saturday we are celebrating houses and you are invited to share your old photographs by posting them on or around Saturday 11th April and leaving a link on the list below.