Sepia Saturday 787 : 9th August 2025

 

It's a sad state of affairs when you are so old you become a Sepia Saturday prompt. Nevertheless, that is me in the centre of the picture - not the one with the long ears, but the little cute chap taking his first ride on a seaside donkey. I don't look too thrilled at the prospect, and, if truth be told, neither does the donkey. However, like the brave little soldier I was, I posed for the photograph in the knowledge that it would come in useful over three quarters of a century later as a Sepia Saturday prompt. Find in it what you will - cute little chaps, donkeys with big ears, seaside sands ... or whatever. Whatever old photograph of your own it brings to mind, share it on or around Saturday 9th August 2025 and add a link to the list below. And here is a reminder of what is to come for the rest of the month.

Sepia Saturday 786 : 2nd August 2025

 

It is summer. We are sat on the pier. We have our overcoats on because it is Britain and it is cold. Everything is all right and everything is as it should be .... except the world seems to be tilting to the left. For those who like to look for themes for their Sepia Saturday offerings, there are themes a plenty here - from flat caps to straw baskets. For those who just like sharing old photographs why not get yourself off your seat and share your photos on or around Saturday 2nd August 2025 and add a link to the list below. 

Sepia Saturday 785 : 26 July 2025

 

According to my computer's Artificial Intelligence, "Berries, particularly blueberries, are often cited for their memory-boosting properties due to their high antioxidant content. Other fruits like oranges, strawberries, and grapes are also beneficial for brain health and memory". It6 is just a pity that the same Artificial Intelligence couldn't manage to remind me to put up the Sepia Saturday call this week. My eternal thanks to my friend and fellow Sepian, Barbara Rogers, for reminding me. Perhaps I could find the memory-enhancing fruit I need on this week's Sepia Saturday prompt image: there's oranges, grapes and pineapples there. Even if it doesn't provide you with a good memory, perhaps the image will provide you with a prompt for this week's Sepia Saturday. Post your post on or around Saturday 26th July and then add a link to the list below. And, whilst I remember, here is a preview of the August Sepia Saturday prompts.

Sepia Saturday 784 : Saturday 19th July 2025

 

Lovers of old photographs often suffer from a severe occupational hazard - an obsession with cataloguing. I have to confess that I am totally addicted to endless experiments with catalogues, filing systems, and indexing experiments. As soon as I look at one of my old photographs my mind immediately goes in search of a subject grouping, closely followed by a detailed inspection in order to identify potential key words. Most of my filing systems last a week or two, after which they are replaced by a new, better, improved approach. I could have been a great photographer/blogger/writer/philosopher/friend or whatever if it hadn't been for my addiction to cataloguing. This week on Sepia Saturday we celebrate our photographic filing systems and catalogues. All you need to do is to share an old photograph on or around Saturday 19th July and add a link to the list below. And so that you can see what is around the corner I have just done a search in my filing system for "Sepia Saturday" and come up with the following results!

Sepia Saturday 783 : 12 July 2025

 

Ella Jane and her cousin have a Coke in a Soda Fountain before they go to the movies - what scene could be more redolent of the 1950s than that? That is the beauty of old photographs - they are time machines that can transport us through time more efficiently than any H G Wellsian time mechanical contraption. Sepia Saturday provides you with an opportunity to fly your Time Machine and share the view with other enthusiasts. Just post your old photographs on or around Saturday 12th July 2025 and add a link to the list below. And, whilst you are up there in your flying Time Machine, have a look down to see what is in store for the rest of July on Sepia Saturday.

Sepia Saturday 782 : 5 July 2025

 

Our theme image this week is entitled "Saturday Afternoon Street Scene" or perhaps it should be "Sepia Saturday Afternoon Street Scene"! Of course, it doesn't need to be Saturday nor does it need to be a street scene. Just share any old photograph and tell us a little bit about it on or around Saturday 5th July 2025 and add a link to the list below. And when you have done that, take a look at what is to come here on Sepia Saturday.

Sepia Saturday 781 : 28 June 2025

 

Sometimes all you need is a name. You can be sorting through a pile of old family photographs, desperately trying to work out if the subject is your Great Uncle Joe or Cousin Mabel's young nephew, when you suddenly find a name pencilled on the reverse of the photograph and all your questions are answered. Of course, it is Harold Elk! And then you suddenly realise that you haven't the slightest idea who on earth Harold Elk is, and you have never come across that name before. And then you are back at square one: sat on one end of a plaster bench, lost and alone. Share your old photographs - whether you know who they are or you don't - here on Sepia Saturday. Just post your post on or around Saturday 28th June 2025 and add a link to the list below.

The prompt photographs for July all come from the collection of the US National Archives on Flickr Commons. Here is a preview of the month ahead.