If you've ever wondered who the bell is ringing for, then it rings for you, reminding you that you are mortal and you can't take anything with you, so the most precious thing in this world is love and strong relationships with your loved ones. For no amount of money in the world will you ever be able to buy true friendship and sincere love, the very things over which time has no power. We bring to your attention probing photos in the style of "then and now" with people whose close relationships have stood the test of time.
Five friends took a picture every 5 years from 1982 to 2012.
Father and son in 1949, 2009 and 2011.
The five sisters were photographed every year from 1975 to 2010.
Three sisters.
Six friends aged 10, 17 and 29.
Giles and Michelle Paley-Phillips have been taking photos in a photo booth every year since their very first date, 2000-2013.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, 65 years together.
Mike and Martin Gray, two brothers have been photographed with Santa every year since 1984.
"Dirty" friends 20 years later.
Photographer Zed Nelson has been taking family photos of his old friends for 22 years.
Best friends aged 15 and 41.
Brother and sister at their graduation with a difference of 8 years.
Best friends in 1980 and 2009.
Mother and son after 21 years.
Best friends 16 years later.
Grandmother and grandson turned the tables after 20 years.
Friends in 2005 and 2012.
After all these years, he still doesn't like tomatoes in his burger.
Father and son, son and grandson.
Photos of two friends in kindergarten and at the high school graduation.
Friends after 20 years.
A father and son on their first space shuttle launch into space and their last visit at the moment of the space shuttle launch into space 30 years later.
They've grown up a little.
The girl was photographed every year at the fair with ice cream and not only.
The girl was photographed with her father every birthday for 9 years. During this time, you can observe the transformation of a girl into a young woman and the tragic death of a mustache.