January photo project: the photographer returns to his own childhood

London-based Japanese photographer Chino Otsuka decided to return to her past in a very original way: she added her modern image to old photos.

1. 1979 and 2006, Kitakamakura, Japan

The result was a photo project called "Imagine that you find me", in which a girl gets to know herself as a "child".

2. 1982 and 2005, Paris, France

I must say, the work was done with real talent – the pictures convey the warmth and naturalness of family photo albums.

3. 1976 and 2005, Kamakura, Japan

And from the point of view of technical photomanipulations, everything is done very efficiently – shadows, lighting, grain and colors give out the work of a high-class professional.

4. 1975 and 2009, France

"The process of digital photo processing has a lot in common with the work of the "time machine" — it's like I'm going on a trip to where I once lived, I'm becoming a tourist of my past and my history," says the photographer.

5. 1981 and 2006, Japan

Chino carefully chose the pictures that were included in this series – trains, hotels, and vacation spots play an important role in the plot of the project.

6. 1985 and 2006, UK

"It is difficult to separate the past from the present, to draw a boundary between territories... my works reflect the different stages of my growing up, my memories"

7. "... I'm not here and not there, I'm somewhere in the middle, I even feel like a Japanese and an Englishwoman at the same time ..." Each photo is a fascinating "dialogue" between a little girl and an adult woman. We are looking at the same person, Chino Otsuka, but in different years of his life.

8. 1985 and 2005, China

9. 1982 and 2005, France

10. 1977 and 2009, France

11. 1980 and 2009, Japan

12. 1975 and 2005, Spain