4,514 Self-Portraits in One Vid: Artist Takes a Photo of Himself Everyday for More Than 12 Years
We’ve seen the video of a father who filmed a few seconds of his daughter everyday from birth through 12 years old. Here’s a continuation of that concept — at least along the aging spectrum.
The subject model is different but has similarly taken a photo of himself everyday for the last 12 and a half years. It is unclear what age Noah Kalina began photographing himself — by the looks of the early images he appears to be in his 20s — but he does note starting the project on Jan. 11, 2000. This latest video brings us to June 30, 2012.
He calls this project, which has resulted in 4,514 photos, “a work in progress.”
Although the background behind Kalina changes, as do his clothes and hairstyle, his expression remains the same. He doesn’t break a smile.
Watch the progression:
If you just want to see the photo thumbnails of each day, check them out on Kalina’s website here.

(Image: NoahKalina.com)

(Image: NoahKalina.com)

(Image: NoahKalina.com)
This latest video from Kalina builds upon his first one that included six-years worth of photos. That video on YouTube has more than 23 million hits at this point:
See more of Kalina’s other work on his blog here.
If you enjoyed Kalina’s project, you might want to check out this other aging project featured recently on TheBlaze that showed one person representing each age from 0 to 100 in Amsterdam.
(H/T: io9)
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Comments (44)
BigFish56
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 4:37pmLooks like he spent the last few years in the bathroom
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HotFixIt
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 4:35pmNotice the “tent periods” in the last year or so…. wonder where those were…. bet we can guess.
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integrican
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 4:15pmOh, the “flannel” years……..such memories!!!
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Mattsbay18
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 3:37pmI can’t believe he wore the same shorts for 12 years
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PPMStudios
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 3:36pmWhat kind of animal was that on his head?
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OUTRIDER WRITER
Posted on September 6, 2012 at 12:42pmGreat post! ha!
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Silvertruth
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 3:30pmIt would be just a smidge better if he used some software to keep the triangle of his pupils to tip of nose in the exact same spot on each shot and exact same size. This way it would look like his face never moves but everything around him would shift. It would also let you see the variations of his face more clearly, like a motion picture.
It’s a neat project, and yes, it was seen years ago but clearly he’s added on since then. I hope he keeps it going and we all get to check in from time to time.
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ALISSTER
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 3:27pmI’m so glad to see that he moved out of his parents house. I was getting worried for the first minute or so.
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Black Manta
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 3:20pmAmerica is going down and this is important how??????
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nocommie
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 3:14pmThat’s really cool…A time machine.
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gaittec
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 2:53pmI got dizzy trying to figure out how often he wore the same shirts.
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FlowerBell
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 2:50pmIt’s sad to see his eyes go from doe-like and innocent to nearly haunted. Life can do that to a person.
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Max jones
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 3:23pmyeah, I felt the change too. From sad eyes to angry eyes to sort of crazy.
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OUTRIDER WRITER
Posted on September 6, 2012 at 12:45pm@Flowerbell and Max
Nah…. He just discovered that his children had registered as Republicans.
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Laugh-ler14
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 2:50pmThis video went viral 6 years ago. A little late to the party Blaze…
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ONLY4UANDME
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 2:43pmI don’t feel so bad now, my curtains are getting up there in years.
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Virginia Rebel
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 2:36pmHow self-absorbed would you have to be to do this?
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FlamingFartSyndrome
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 2:36pmThe internet generation
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Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 2:29pmCoulda done without the creepy music.
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samtree
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 2:21pmDid you see the lady being strangled in the background of that one pic? Or was it a lamp?
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Rayblue
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 2:21pmSelf indulgent city.
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auntmoxie.com
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 2:16pmCreepy–and depressing. Slow formation of jowls, more age spots… Excuse me, is there some Prozac in the house?
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Minnaloushe
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 2:39pmI’m having an “Eddie-from-Ab-Fab” moment….
Emergency peel!
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RLTW
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 1:55pmSo that’s what the guy from hangover did before he became stupid.
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Gonzo
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 1:52pmI can see a father doing this with his child, but Noah needs to get a life.
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TheEDGE
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 2:11pmI’ve never met a cool Noah.
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Gonzo
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 2:28pmIf it was raining and he had an arc, you would think he was pretty cool.
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TheEDGE
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 3:07pmOh well that Noah…… Yeah! I’ve never met anyone that cool.
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grayling646
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 1:51pmHoly Cow!!!! Reaaaaalllllllyyyyyyy slooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooowww news day.
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climber25
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 1:50pmThis sounds like something Obama would do
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grayling646
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 1:55pmI’m have one of those deje vu moments.
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Gonzo
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 2:39pm…or Anthony Weiner.
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climber25
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 1:49pmThis sounds like something Obama would do.
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purecolorartist
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 1:47pmHow do you Fast-Forward?
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