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.

Sepia Saturday 843 : Saturday 12th September 2026

 

I've no idea who this group of women are or why so many of them are dressed in a similar style. You can play with explanations to your heart's content, and you will still probably come nowhere near a convincing answer. Even the most powerful artificial intelligence bots available can only say that they are "likely to be members of a women's society or club" That, however, is the beauty of old photographs - they pose questions but rarely provide answers. You can pose questions with your Sepia Saturday submissions this week by posting a post on or around Saturday 12th September 2026 and adding a link to the list below. And then take a look at even more questions which are coming up over the next few weeks.

Sepia Saturday 842 : 5th September 2026

We start a new month on Sepia Saturday with a face - and what a face it is.  People sometimes talk about "reading a face", but if such a thing was possible, I suspect that you would find that this face was written in some obscure foreign language. There is a degree of strength there, and more than a dash of determination. Is there perhaps a smidgen of sadness? You can carry on reading all day and keep discovering new elements - that's the wonder of old photographs. You can share your faces and your stories here on Sepia Saturday, or, if you prefer, you can share your old photographs. Just post your posts on or around Saturday 5th September 2026 and add a link to the list below. And, just in case you want something to do, there are plenty more faces to come in future weeks here on Sepia Saturday.

Sepia Saturday 841 : Saturday 29th August 2026

 

As I prepared to put this week's Sepia Saturday Call Image up I suddenly had the realisation that I had used it before! This particular old photograph of a car driving along a mountainous road was also used for Sepia Saturday 780! My apologies to everyone by this mistake and my permission to interpret this week's theme as either forgetfulness or silly old men who have lost it, or please submit a Sepia Saturday post you have posted before if you wish. Whatever you post, post it on or around Saturday 29th August 2026 and add a link to the list below. I'm off to find some new theme images so mistakes like this do not happen again.