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.

Sepia Saturday 840 : 22 August 2026

 

A brother and sister perhaps? Who they are we do not know (and perhaps I should know because they come from my family photo archives). Their identity doesn't matter. They were together in their youth and hopefully they were together through life. Perhaps there is a photograph somewhere of them as two elderly people - the brother still with a protective arm around the sister. Endless questions - that is the beauty of old photographs. You can share your endless questions on Sepia Saturday. Just post your post on or around Saturday 22 August 2026 and add a link to the list below. And then see what more questions are around the corner.

          

Sepia Saturday 839 : 15 August 2026

Sometimes, everything seems to come right. You get the perfect score and win the game. You find the perfect old photograph which illustrates the point you are trying to make. Whether it's a top score or a dodgy dart, we invite you to step up with your weekly choice for Sepia Saturday. Whatever it may be, post it on or around Saturday 15th August 2026 and add a link to the list below.  And whilst the other players are taking their shots, have a look at what is to come on Sepia Saturday.

 

Sepia Saturday 838 : Saturday 8th August 2026

 

Old photographs are a treasure map, but nobody tells you what the treasure actually is. You've got to search for it - and when you find it you will know. The treasure in this week's Sepia Saturday Call image might be the wooden ark or the remarkably unrealistic wooden animals. It might be the headscarf or it might be the look on the face of that man on the left hand side of the photograph. Further more, what is treasure to one person might not be worth a passing glance to someone else. There are no right or wrong answers when it comes to old photographs. Here, on Sepia Saturday, we ask you to share your own treasure maps on or around Saturday the 8th August 2026 and leave a link on the list below. And pause for a while to see what other treasure maps will be appearing in the next few weeks.

Sepia Saturday 837 : Saturday 1st August 2026

 

That's a great idea. Take on old boat that nobody wants any more, cut it in half and turn it into a shelter for people to sit in. That's recycling at its best. And we approve of recycling here on Sepia Saturday because each week for the last fifteen or so years we have invited you to recycle your old photographs and share them with a new audience. You can do this by posting the photographs and adding a link to the list below. And then sit back in the shade of an old rowing boat and look at what comes next on Sepia Saturday.

Sepia Saturday 836 (25th July 2026)

 

Put your costumes on, it's time to dress up, here on Sepia Saturday. Our theme image this week features some amateur dramatics - an old relative of an in-law, I think. As always you can make of it what you will. Sepia Saturday is a celebration of old photographs, so simply share yours on or around Saturday 25th July 2026 and leave a link on the list below. And, without being too dramatic, take a look at the exciting things that are around the corner on Sepia Saturday.

Sepia Saturday 835 : 18 July 2026

 

All lovers and collectors of old photographs have a category labelled "unknown". It is the box you place what's left after you've put Uncle Joe and Auntie Ethel into their own respective boxes (be they actual boxes or digital folders). In some ways it's a rather sad category: those who live within its confines have lost their names and their personal histories. It contains, however, photographs that are imaginative springboards: who is this woman, what kind of life did she lead, what became of her? this week on Sepia Saturday I am celebrating the forgotten stars of our photographic collections. You can join me in celebrating your "unknown" stars, or you can share any old photograph you like. Simply post your post on or around Saturday 18th July 2026 and add a link to the list below.

And this is what is to come on Sepia Saturday over the next couple of weeks:-

Sepia Saturday 834 : Saturday 11 July 2026

 

My car broke down on the way to put up this week's Sepia Saturday call - so my apologies for its late arrival and my thanks, as always, to Barbara Rogers for helping me to change the tyre. As you can see, this week on Sepia Saturday we have jumped aboard our fine modern motor car and we are about to head off somewhere or other. Here on Sepia Saturday you can follow us in your old car or go off in any direction you want to. Simply post an old photograph on or around Saturday 11 July 2026 and add a link to the list below. And then you can take a look at what is coming next on Sepia Saturday.

Sepia Saturday 833 : 4 July 2026

If you want a theme for your Sepia Saturday contribution there are plenty on offer this week. There is a bridge, of course, or to be more accurate two bridges. Stereo photographs were very popular at the beginning of the twentieth century but seem to have fallen out of fashion. No doubt you can get Artificial Intelligence to generate a 3D effect - you can probably get it to place your in an immersive environment where you feel the London drizzle whilst you stare at a four dimensional Tower Bridge. There are rivers, there are towers and there is up and there is down: there are as many themes as you want. All you need to do is to post your post on or around Saturday 4th July 2026 and add a link to the list below. Whilst you are waiting for the bridge to lift (or to lower) you might want to take a look at what awaits you on Sepia Saturday.

 

Sepia Saturday 832 : 27 June 2026

“Fresh air is the best medicine” is the kind of banal pronouncement ancient relatives would make before pushing peaky-looking children out into the freezing cold of a damp November morning. In the case of this week’s Sepia Saturday theme image, it is some poor invalid who is being wheeled out into what is, hopefully, sunshine. What we would like you to do is wheel out your old photographs for this week’s Sepia Saturday challenge on or around Saturday, 27 June 2026. You can follow any theme you can find in the theme image - or you can follow whatever theme you choose. Once you have an old photo, place a link on the list below. While you do that, I’ll look out some theme images for July.

Sepia Saturday 831 : Saturday 20th June 2026

 

It's celebration time here on Sepia Saturday. I'm not quite sure what we are celebrating but the flags are out and the bunting lines the streets. What do we do when we celebrate - we get our cameras out and take pictures of the events. It is those pictures - taken any time over the last 150 years - that we are celebrating here on Sepia Saturday this week. Simply post your posts on or around Saturday 20th June 2026 and add a link to the list below .... and join in the celebration of the history of photography of, and by, the people.

Sepia Saturday 830 : Saturday 13 June 2026

 

A little lad and a big buoy. Our Sepia Saturday theme image this week features a little lad (my big brother, Roger, in fact) and a lifebuoy at the seaside in New Brighton at the beginning of the 1950s. As always, you can follow the theme in any way you want - or completely ignore it. All we ask for is an old photograph shared between lovers of old photographs. When you find one you want to share, post it, link it, and wait for others to like it. Post your posts on or around Saturday 13th June 2026. And, oh boy, take a look at what is still to come on Sepia Saturday in June.

Sepia Saturday 829 : 6th June 2026

There is nothing worse than a break-down. Our theme image this week shows a motor-bike being repaired back in the 1930s and this can give rise to all manner of potential themes. It is late going up on the Sepia Saturday Blog because I was trying for ever to get the blog to update. I am left with a late post and a perplexed look on my face - just like the bike repairer! In the hope that the blog is now roadworthy please post your posts on or around Saturday 6th June 2026 and leave a link below.

 

Sepia Saturday 828 : 30 May 2026

 

Anyone for tennis? Anyone for Sepia Saturday. Our theme image this week has a party of tennis players so you can return the serve by posting any of your old photographs that relate to tennis or similar games. Just post your post on or around Saturday 30th May 2026 and add a link to the list below. And once you have finished the set, take a look at what comes next on Sepia Saturday.

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.