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Five friends from Santa Barbara, California have been going on vacation every five years since 1982, and photographing themselves in the same location and in the same pose. Their photo project starts with them at the age of just 19 years old.
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1982: Like all good friendships, there2019s a photo that takes five high school buddies 2013 John Wardlaw, Mark Rumer, Dallas Burney, John Molony, and John Dickson 2013 back to a different time. For these five, it was just a year after their graduation from high school. They were 19 and vacationing at Copco Lake in northern California. The photo, taken with a self-timer, became was the starting point. (Courtesy of John Wardlaw)
1987: Every five years, they agreed, they would return to the same place. They2019d sit on the same bench with the same mountains in the background. And, they2019d sit in the same order, Wardlaw on the far left, Dickson on the far right, and Rumer, Burney, and Molony in the middle. Molony always holds a jar in his right hand. Rumer has a hat of some sort on his right knee. They all wear serious expressions. (Courtesy of John Wardlaw)
1992: And, every five years, there are subtle changes. Their hair and clothes reflect a change in fashion trends and, perhaps, a change in age. They2019re all in T-shirts now. 201cIt was cold and cloudy. From that point on, we didn2019t have tans like we did early on,201d Dickson told the Santa Barbara News-Press. 201cAnd,201d Wardlaw added, 201cwe were flabby.201d (Courtesy of John Wardlaw)
1997: Since that first photo together, the men have gone their own ways. Dickson is a restaurant columnist. Wardlaw is into photography and film. Burney is a teacher. Molony works for UPS and lives in New Orleans. Rumer is retired and lives in Oregon. The Daily Mail reports that none of them have children. (Courtesy of John Wardlaw)
2002: The men have been adamant about returning every five years for the photo. Once, they were together early for the shoot, and Rumer declined to participate in the photo. 201cIt wasn2019t every five years!201d he explains. Wardlaw notes, 201cWe all thought, 2018In 20 years, what if we all don2019t know each other?2019 By vowing to take a photo every five years, it would be a way to stay in touch.201d (Courtesy of John Wardlaw)
2007: Twenty-five years and they haven2019t missed a photo. Even though they don2019t close to one another, they do whatever is necessary to get together, if not for friendship and fellowship, for the photo. 201cAt this point, it2019s the whole reason we2019re there,201d Dickson told the News-Press. (Courtesy of John Wardlaw)
