Then & Now: Same People Photographed As Young Adults And 100-Year-Olds

So many things change when a person ages. Wrinkles, changing hairlines, graying hair, the list goes on... But one thing that always stays the same is a person's identity.

For his latest project called "Faces Of Century", photographer Jan Langer captured over a dozen Czech centenarians and compared their pictures of when they were young, and when they were over 100 years old. "This set of comparative photos explores the similarities and the differences in appearance and in physiognomy," Langer writes about his project. "The characteristics of personality change throughout life but it seems as if individual nature remains rooted in the abyss of time." See the portraits below.

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Marie Burešová, 23 Years Old (Wedding), 101 Years Old

Final score:

206points

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John L 7 years ago

Still a handsome woman at 101. :D

83points

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Antonín Kovář, 25 Years Old (Bandmaster Of His Own Band), 102 Years Old

Final score:

153points

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John L 7 years ago

I hope I look that good at that age.

47points

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Vlasta Čížková, 23 Years Old (Finished Girl High School), 101 Years Old

Final score:

140points

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Bunnies are better!! 7 years ago

she looks like she's in pretty good health

29points

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Marie Fejfarová, Her Personal History Was Burnt; On The Right 101 Years Old

Final score:

136points

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Camia Pettersson 7 years ago

IT hurt me in the feels

35points

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Antonín Baldrman, 17 Years Old (Skilled Locksmith), 101 Years Old

Final score:

134points

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Roos 7 years ago

So much feelings in his eyes!

25points

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Prokop Vejdělek, 22 Years Old (Oath Of Enlistment), 101 Years Old

Final score:

124points

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Pickles Driver 7 years ago

Whoooo handsome dreamboat

26points

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Bedřiška Köhlerová, 26 Years Old (Wedding), 103 Years Old

Final score:

118points

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Andi 7 years ago

Still smiling after all these years! We should all be so lucky!

30points

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Anna Pochobradská, Around 30 Years Old, 100 Years Old

Final score:

116points

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Ashesh SV 7 years ago

Same hair cut

10points

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Ludmila Vysloužilová, 23 Years Old (Gift For Her Fiancé), 101 Years Old

Final score:

111points

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Brenda Olano 7 years ago

Those eyes ♥

26points

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Stanislav Spáčil, 17 Years Old (Skilled Electrician), 102 Years Old

Final score:

110points

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Andi 7 years ago

Mischievous smile! ;)

20points

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Vincenc Jetelina, 30 Years Old (Finished His House), 105 Years Old

Final score:

106points

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Miklós Nagy 7 years ago

Good think: he hadn't lost any hair in the last 75 year. So there is still hope for me. ;_;

30points

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Ludvík Chybík, 20 Years Old (Skilled Confectioner), 102 Years Old

Final score:

84points

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Roos 7 years ago

He looks so sad (in the right picture)...

24points

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Anna Vašinová, 22 Years Old (After Wedding), 102 Years Old

Final score:

82points

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Zori the degu 7 years ago

Love her expressions

7points

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What do you think ?

Amanda Panda 7 years ago

I can’t imagine the emotions that must stir in thinking about their childhood versus now: when most people probably lived in poverty, horses were a primary means of transportation, men and women met at dances, courted before marriage, dressed well … to today, when people can make money off social media, technology is in abundance, vehicles are measured in horse power, people can meet strangers for hookups on tinder. And yet, many things haven’t changed: Racial and religious intolerance, greed and power hungry political leaders, and wars leading news paper headlines.

Lisa Steiger Lepage 7 years ago

Well said my friend, well said.

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Miss MonMon 7 years ago

They were lucky not to have the Kardashians & all the other s**t we have to endure.

1point

Jamie Wild 7 years ago

Very true sadly 😔 we have not learnt from our past mistakes

0points

Just imagine what they have managed to live through, to reach this point in their lives. WWII, Soviet occupation, and hard knocks. They deserve special credit.