When I was a child, I looked forward to the holiday the most. My parents took us on picnics, because at that time, I could wear the sister clothes that my mother sewed for me and my sister, and my father would also take pictures for us. After a few years, my mother will still take particularly good photos and edit them into a collection, which can be read at any time.
It's a pity that after so many years, the photos are either yellowed and faded, or the luster is lost, and they are gradually being dusted at the bottom of the drawer, and they are only taken out for nostalgia when I think of them occasionally!
And my life, along with the evolution of time, moves forward silently...
At the age of 39, I left the office life of more than 10 years, and then returned to school to study photography. I was also fortunate to be a resident artist, working with a group of young and talented partners. After the age of forty, I keep trying new fields. Although I am always the "most senior newcomer", I also enjoy it, because I know that I am moving towards my interests and goals step by step!
In 2018, the new technology and media of metal aluminum plate photos were introduced under the chance meeting. Metal aluminum plate photos are suitable for long-term preservation in Taiwan, and it also allows everyone to no longer worry about the fading and deterioration of traditional photos. And I, Finally, I was able to practice the unfinished project in my heart through what I learned in photography, which is the "Old Photo Re-enactment" project.
Through this project, old photos with a sense of the times can finally be replaced with new clothes and restored to their former glory. Appreciating these bright and precious memories again, I will really catch the time train unconsciously, returning to the happy time of childhood, precious family travel, invincible youth, and those smiles that I want to keep most, and the beautiful old times.
I remember one time, we sent the finished metal photos to the elders who ordered them in person. They were two family portrait photos taken in the photo studio two years ago, around 1967 and 1977. When they opened the package box, the whole family was very happy looking at the old photos of gorgeous turns, and the aunt kept saying: "Look at how handsome you were when you were young, and I was so beautiful then..." The eldest sister also recalled: "When I was young, everyone said I look like my mother!" At that moment and that happy atmosphere, we deeply felt that what we submitted was not two metal photos, but a happy, warm and beautiful memory that will never fade!
What we often talk about, "Turn the shining good times into real contact", is really not just a slogan, but our original intention when we started restoring old photos.
It is a great honor for us to meet you through such an opportunity, thank you!
