Viajó a los mismos lugares que años antes habían visitados sus abuelos

Christian Carollo tuvo una gran idea: recorrer el mundo siguiendo los pasos de sus abuelos. Hace cuatro años que esta viajando por todo Estados Unidos juntó las fotografías de su abuelo y los diarios de su abuela.

Lower Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park | April 1979 & May 2015 Excerpt from my grandmother’s travel journal on April 21st, 1979: «Yosemite Falls again, but from the south side drive, it shows the Upper Fall foaming into a big bowl of snow! Walked onto the brown wooden bridge over the crystal-clear shallow river with pussy willow bushes, mirrored in the water.» #pastpresentproject –

Una foto publicada por Christian Carollo (@sayhellotoamerica) el 31 de Jul de 2016 a la(s) 6:42 PDT

Groveland, California | April 1979 & May 2015 Excerpt from my grandmother’s travel journal on April 23rd, 1979: «Groveland — and the Iron Door Bar, 1849. And down towards a big lake ‘New Don Pedro Reservoir’ in steep and sharp curves.» #pastpresentproject When I entered the Iron Door Saloon, which happens to be the oldest saloon in California, I came across a man sitting at the bar who told me he was in 11th grade the year my grandfather’s photo was taken. He went on to tell me that he and a few seniors used to park behind the bar and enjoy a few beers inside the bar after school. I believed him. I also had the chance to show the current young owner what his bar looked like in 1979, which he loved. When I offered him a copy of the photograph, his face lit up and he declared «That’s badass!» – –

Una foto publicada por Christian Carollo (@sayhellotoamerica) el 15 de Ago de 2016 a la(s) 8:07 PDT

Pero el gran trabajo es que busca el lugar exacto en donde sacaron las diferentes fotos, y así obtiene un resultado increíble. No es fácil, a veces solo sabe la ciudad, no sabe el rincón exacto en las que se tomaron, así que tiene que explorar cada rincón hasta dar con el suyo. Toda una aventura.

Utah State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City, Utah | September 1974 & September 2015 Excerpt from my grandmother’s travel journal on September 17th, 1974: «Over to the Capitol — marble inside, wide splitting staircases on both sides and the ‘Golden Room’, heavily carved and gold leaf covered beam ceiling with a painting in the middle.» #pastpresentproject –

Una foto publicada por Christian Carollo (@sayhellotoamerica) el 2 de Feb de 2016 a la(s) 8:23 PST

Chinatown in San Francisco, California | April 1979 & May 2015 Excerpt from my grandmother’s travel journal on April 27th, 1979: «Chinatown was more than we ever expected — many square blocks and full of people, not so much tourists as Asians. In and out of stores, looking at hundreds of items, buying a kite, walking and walking until we were tired and hungry.» #pastpresentproject – –

Una foto publicada por Christian Carollo (@sayhellotoamerica) el 27 de Jul de 2016 a la(s) 12:19 PDT

Christian bautizó esta serie de fotografías con el nombre de «PastPresent Project». En sus redes sociales dice que con este proyecto quiere honrar a su abuelo quien le transmitió el amor por sus dos pasiones: los viajes y la fotografía.

Yosemite National Park, California | April 1979 & May 2015 Excerpt from my grandmother’s travel journal on April 20th, 1979: «Entering Yosemite National Park — clean and cool air, the smell of pine & redwoods. Stopping at several photo spots, going through the long long tunnel, into the valley itself.» #pastpresentproject –

Una foto publicada por Christian Carollo (@sayhellotoamerica) el 1 de Sep de 2015 a la(s) 3:31 PDT

My #2015BestNine! It’s no coincidence that a majority of my most liked posts were #PastPresentProject related. The project had a really exciting year with a ton of national and global exposure. While a lot of great things happened this past year, I’m already planning and working towards even more exciting goals for the project in 2016! –

Una foto publicada por Christian Carollo (@sayhellotoamerica) el 30 de Dic de 2015 a la(s) 12:26 PST

Este proyecto no va a terminar pronto, Christian piensa seguir recorriendo todo Estados Unidos hasta completar la colección de fotos de sus abuelos.