Sepia Saturday 850 : Saturday 31st October 2026

 

We've been doing the element during October here on Sepia Saturday water, air, fire and all that - so to end with let's celebrate the fact that it is Halloween by featuring ghosts. In fact, ghosts were a common subject for many early photographs - those hazy, out-of-focus double exposures that were frequently to be found in early photographs gave rise to all sorts of paranormal speculations. So wheel out your family ghosts - be it Great Uncle George floating above a graveyard or Cousin Hilda carrying her head underneath her arm as she walks down the upstairs landing. Let those spirits free on or around Saturday 31st October 2026 and add a link to the list below. Once you've done that you can say goodbye to October and take to the streets here on Sepia Saturday in November.

Sepia Saturday 849 : 24th October 2026

We are all up in the air this week here on Sepia Saturday. As we trawl through the elements this month, we have worked our way around to air. Our theme photograph shows a couple of flying machines from 1910: an early aeroplane and a hot-air balloon. You can join us up in the air by posting an old photograph on or around Saturday, 24 October 2026, and leaving a link on the list below. Next week, we have a rather special element, seeing as it is Halloween: ghosts. So start looking out for those ghostly photographs now. If you want to look further ahead, you can see our November themes below. The theme for the month is “Streets Ahead.”

Sepia Saturday 848 : Saturday 17th October 2026

3,2,1 ... Fire : or rather it is 848 Fire. And let's just remember what that means - this is the 848th week of Sepia Saturday which, as far as the all too temporary world of the internet and social media is concerned, must be a bit of a record. This week on Sepia Saturday our theme - if you want a theme to follow - is fire. Fire away with any interpretation of that theme you like, just give us an old photograph and some new words on or around Saturday 17th October 2026 and leave a link on the list below. Once you've done that you can get ready for next week when we will be taking to the air.

 

Sepia Saturday 847 : Saturday 10th October 2026

 

We have reached "water" in our Sepia Saturday tour of the elements, so this week we are inviting you to share any old photographs that are in any way connected with water. All you have to do is to post a post on or around Saturday 10th of October 2026 and add a link to the list below. Once you've done that you can float off and look at what is to come on Sepia Saturday for the rest of the month.

Sepia Saturday 846 - 3rd October 2026

 

For reasons I have now forgotten, I decided that the theme for Sepia Saturday in October should be the elements. I have weekly posts featuring earth, water, fire, and air, but you can incorporate any element you like into your featured old photographs - or no element at all. For the final Saturday of the month, which happens to be Halloween, I have invented a new element: ghosts. For this first Friday, I am featuring “earth” and an image from the Flickr Commons collection of the National Library of Ireland. Whatever on earth you decide to dig up for this week’s Sepia Saturday, please do so on or around Saturday, 3 October 2026, and add a link to the list below.

Sepia Saturday 845 : Saturday 26 September 2026

It might be a little late in the year for sitting on the sands in your deck chair (unless you are in the southern hemisphere in which case it might be a little early in the year). However, here in Sepia Saturday, there are no seasons, no summers and no winters. You can sunbathe on the beach or ski down a snowy hillside whenever you want - as long as you have an old photograph. Wherever you are heading this weekend via your old photographs, share them on Sepia Saturday on or around Saturday 26th September 2026 and add a link to the list below.

Next month we go in search of the elements - take a look at our October themes.

 

Sepia Saturday 844 : 19th September 2026

 

A barge moored on a river in the shadow of a medieval church - a scene from long ago. The image reminds us of times gone by, and as a Sepia Saturday prompt, it suggests subjects such as rivers, churches, and boats. Alternatively, it can be any image that evokes the past. Simply post your old photograph and add a link to the list below on or around Saturday, 19 September 2026. Then sit back in your deck chair and think about what lies ahead here on Sepia Saturday.