Our theme this month on Sepia Saturday is "New Arrivals" and right in the middle of the month we have the 750th week of the internet meme that celebrates the very opposite of all things new and allows us to share our love of old photos. It is, however, possible to combine the two, to link new and old. Most collectors of old photographs know the thrill of the arrival of a new batch of old photographs. You can celebrate that, this week, or new discoveries, or new interpretations or - being Sepia Saturday which has battled against rules for 750 weeks now - anything you want as long as it is somehow linked to old photographs. Share your love of the old and the excitement of the new on or around Saturday 16th November 2024 and add a link to the list below. And leaving Sepia Saturday 750 behind us, we march on to Sepia Saturday 1,000 - here is a preview of the next couple of themes.
It's November on Sepia Saturday and our monthly theme is "New Arrivals". It is the most obvious interpretation for this theme that provides us with our prompt this week - babies. The arrival of a new baby in the family has been an occasion to bring out the camera for as long as people have been taking photographs. So give us your new arrivals on or around Saturday 2nd November 2024 and leave a link on the list below.
We are celebrating special times this month on Sepia Saturday and this week we have a celebratory cake. The photograph is from my own family collection but I must confess that I know neither what the occasion was, nor who the to ladies concerned were. It doesn't really matter, the image is a good one and it serves as an invitation to share your old photographs on (or off) the theme of Special Times. Share them by posting a post on or around Saturday 12th October and adding a link to the list below. And spare a moment to see what other special times are ahead of us.
October is our Special Times theme month here on Sepia Saturday. You can define "special times" in whichever way you want - our theme image this week is that very special time, a wedding - all you need is an old photograph to share. Share it on or around Saturday 5th October 2024 and add a link to the list below. Here is a preview of the other special times awaiting us this month.
We are having a month of highs and lows here on Sepia Saturday and this week is a high. We are high in the sky building a bridge over the River Tyne in Newcastle in the United Kingdom. If you want to follow the theme you could go with bridges, with rivers, or with working high in the sky. You can always choose to ignore the theme and go with any old photo you want. All we ask is that you post your post on or around Saturday 21st September 2024 and add a link to the list below. If you want to know what is on the other side of the sepia bridge - here's a look into the future.
We are travelling through the highs and lows of September here on Sepia Saturday and our particular take on the theme this week is a low in several senses of the word. There is nothing wrong with a bit of nostalgia here and there, nothing wrong with the good old days .... but sending men (and women and in many cases, children) deep underground to dig coal and other minerals for long hours in dangerous conditions for meagre wages could never be seen as one of the high points of human achievement. Our theme photograph dates back to 1905 and shows the No 3 Galt Mine in Alberta Canada where coal was extracted from the earth in huge quantities. We are asking you to extract your old photographs from the bowels of your collection and share them with other lovers of old photographs on or around Saturday 14th September 2024 and add a link to the list below. Before you resume your mining activities, here is a reminder for what you should be looking for next.
It's a new month and a new theme - highs and lows. You can celebrate the theme however you want or ignore it entirely, the choice is yours. Our theme image for this week features a couple of Alpine skiers from almost a century ago, feeling high on the top of a mountain. Why not join them by posting your Sepia Saturday contribution on or around Saturday 7th September and leaving a link on the list below. And before you go off-piste, have a look what other highs and lows we have this month.
Dear Sepians, This is the last of my postcards as this is the end of postcard month here on Sepia Saturday. This week our theme image shows a group of soldiers from the early twentieth century. Soldiers, sailors, airmen or any military group would fit in with the theme, or any picture postcard would. Whatever you choose just post your posts on or around Saturday 31st August 2024 and add a link to the list below. And, don't forget, our September theme is Highs and Lows - here are the first two theme images so you can start planning your submissions. Best regards, Alan
Dear Sepians, We continue with our postcard month here on Sepia Saturday and this week we are having a bit of a laugh. Most of us are familiar with these types of cartoons - these days you see them all the time on your social media feeds - and back in the early twentieth century they were an integral part of that pre-digital social media craze - the picture postcard. Share your laughs and share your smiles by posting an old image on or around Saturday 24th August 2024 and adding a link to the list below. And before the smile wears off your face, take a look at what is around the corner on Sepia Saturday. As ever, Alan
