‘back to the future’ series by irina werning (above) ‘cecile in 1987 & 2010’, france image © irina werning

compelled by the qualities and narrative-charged nature of vintage images, buenos aires-based photographer irina werning has started a series of portraits fittingly titled, ‘back to the future’. largely consisting of diptychs, the project has subjects re-enact a childhood photograph from their past in their current image today. the result is a surreal, time-traveling carbon copy that manages to capture a sense of the subject’s biography.

alarmingly detailed in props, image quality, colour balance and expressions, the haunting portraits are at once nostalgic and charming, illustrating that – even with the inevitable effects of time – we are who we are; people change, but they don’t change.

to see more from the series, click through to werning’s website here.

irina werning: back to the future ‘pancho in 1983 & 2010’, buenos aires image © irina werning

irina werning: back to the future ‘ian in 1984 & 2010’, london image © irina werning

irina werning: back to the future ‘la negra 1980 & 2010’, buenos aires image © irina werning

irina werning: back to the future ‘lucia in 1956 & 2010’, buenos aires image © irina werning

irina werning: back to the future ‘mechi in 1990 & 2010’, buenos aires image © irina werning

irina werning: back to the future ‘lali in 1978 & 2010’, buenos aires image © irina werning

irina werning: back to the future ‘nico in 1986 & 2010’, buenos aires image © irina werning

irina werning: back to the future ‘my parents in 1970 & 2010’, buenos aires image © irina werning