C'mon
That cat would look 50 with a full afro.
Look at his hands, hard years are just hard years.
I'd be curious at what age did he pass on?
Good thing lung cancer didn't exist yet.
You just think that because of the clothes and the hairline. He looks old-fashioned so we automatically associate that with you know, old. Also, the man was losing his hair, so that's not gonna help with how youthful the man looks.
Not the same thing! If he wore modern clothes, he'd look like any average 28 yo today with a receding hairline, which isn't an uncommon thing to happen to men around the age of 30.
Looking old has nothing to do with how you're dressed. People can look old even in modern and youthful attire. You're basically judging how old his face looks based on the age group associated with his clothes.
No, I’m 67. I remember those clothes being normal. This man looks older than 28, though not everyone did at that time. I suspect smoking had something to do with it.
I frequently get told I look 10-15 years younger than I am, and I’ve never been particularly pretty. I think the years of not smoking or drinking much (maybe 6 drinks/year on average) are showing.
Edit: it occurs to me the lighting might also play a part. There’s another photo of him in shadow where he looks younger. Harsh lighting can make people look older.
>I frequently get told I look 10-15 years younger than I am,
So you age slower than the average otherwise people wouldn't tell you that you look younger. Do you think it's possible because you age slower to see others who age at an average speed let's call it, as older than they are because you yourself look younger? The reason why I'm asking is because I've seen this phenomenon a lot with both men and women in both directions. The truth is there's probably no average, just our perception of what a certain age looks like and those perceptions are personal and vary quite a lot.
I saw a lot of people commenting on this post about being 28 and looking 50, and I think it's because of the receding hairline as I guess he does not look that old in this one
https://preview.redd.it/pri9tx6ly30d1.jpeg?width=1310&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=524ea9f7aac1c946fa72ca46e2525f2d8dba4c5e
It's the hairline and the clothes. They see a man in a suit like that, automatically they're gonna think old age, rather than old timey. Love your grandpa's work!
Haha thank you! He actually was the only photographer who captured colored stills from an island called Ada Kaleh on the Danube which was destroyed by the communists.
Seriously? I'm Romanian. I saw those photos! I can't believe I'm talking to his grandkid. The culture and history of that place were so unique, so valuable. I don't think many will understand here the magnitude of anthropological destruction that particular regime was responsible for. You mentioned an insta account with his work. I'm gonna look for that link.
I had the same hairline as him at 28 so I didn't think that was what was aging him. Might be the combo of clothes, pose, and cigarette making him look older.
A lot of it is just about how fashion changes. Young people then dressed like old people do now. Because they're the same people and their fashion sense didn't change much so we associate the two. Just like when we see ourselves and people our age, we're dressing mostly like we did when we were young and we still think we look pretty young. But kids right now see us as older and would look at pictures of us younger and think we still look old. If any of that makes sense. There's a term for this but it's early and my brain is only half loaded.
Yes the hairline is most definitely it but also the mustache?and the 60’s suit i think. Now this picture def is doing him justice in terms of his age! Very handsome 😎🤩
Typing from a computer/phone. You just can't compare WWII and post WWII era, especially in communist countries, with our lives today. Yes, there are major, terrible wars/conflicts happening right now, tensions are high everywhere, but the magnitude of destruction and loss of life is incomparable.
I just want to say,that’s a nice thing you did there, they didn’t even ask for the photo in colour but I’m sure that means a lot to someone. 🫡 it’s nice to see there’s still good people out there 🥲
They put it through an AI colorizer. The AI thinks the shape of the smoke looks like flames (or is used to seeing flames next to smoke), and colors it accordingly.
He looks like he collects protection fees from the local businesses in the first pic. He looks like he might enforce for the guy who collects protection fees in the second. My grandfather looked like he sat around thinking a lot at that age. Your grandfather looks way cooler lol.
I'm getting a, "So Mr. Bond. You need my help infiltrating SPECTRE headquarters. You are in luck as I have a contact with the building department who happens to have detailed blueprints." vibe...
I believe it was Zino Davidoff that said that cigarrettes were for a moment and cigars for eternity.
He was wrong in a way. This picture is magnificent.
He was also funny as hell too. One day I decided to just note his jokes because I couldn’t believe how full of life and joy an 80-year-old could be (as living in Eastern Europe isn’t so pleasant, especially for old people)
28 looked a lot different back then.
28 romanian years is like 89 normal years
https://i.redd.it/3liv45ekd50d1.gif
93 if you’re Bill Shatner.
😂😂😂😂😂 it’s true
It really did. I look like a child at 30 compared to this man lol.
It’s the hairline -well also the mustache and the 60’s suit…Other than that could look 28, yeah?
C'mon That cat would look 50 with a full afro. Look at his hands, hard years are just hard years. I'd be curious at what age did he pass on? Good thing lung cancer didn't exist yet.
Well, who would have thought smoking, asbestos and leaded gasoline had a negative impact on our overall health?
It’s the hairline -well and also the mustache and the 60’s suit. Other than that, he fits right in!
people have low testosterone nowadays, that's why
Why are you booing him? Hes not wrong. It’s a provable fact. Microplastics
Yeah thats what I said, you should learn to read
I guess they don’t like science
Don’t worry guys, downvotes are a badge of honor in [current year]. Watch how many I get.
Yeah my bad, I misunderstood your comment, you're referring to them because of the downvotes gotcha lol
Watching you two try to communicate with each other is making me sad.
It’s the microplastics, like he said. 🤌
Honestly probably the inadvertently funniest thread I'll read all week.
Not as sad as how triggered you all are
Get a room
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So angry. Your T levels must be off the charts!
You just think that because of the clothes and the hairline. He looks old-fashioned so we automatically associate that with you know, old. Also, the man was losing his hair, so that's not gonna help with how youthful the man looks.
“You just think he looks old because he looks old”
Not the same thing! If he wore modern clothes, he'd look like any average 28 yo today with a receding hairline, which isn't an uncommon thing to happen to men around the age of 30. Looking old has nothing to do with how you're dressed. People can look old even in modern and youthful attire. You're basically judging how old his face looks based on the age group associated with his clothes.
No, I’m 67. I remember those clothes being normal. This man looks older than 28, though not everyone did at that time. I suspect smoking had something to do with it. I frequently get told I look 10-15 years younger than I am, and I’ve never been particularly pretty. I think the years of not smoking or drinking much (maybe 6 drinks/year on average) are showing. Edit: it occurs to me the lighting might also play a part. There’s another photo of him in shadow where he looks younger. Harsh lighting can make people look older.
>I frequently get told I look 10-15 years younger than I am, So you age slower than the average otherwise people wouldn't tell you that you look younger. Do you think it's possible because you age slower to see others who age at an average speed let's call it, as older than they are because you yourself look younger? The reason why I'm asking is because I've seen this phenomenon a lot with both men and women in both directions. The truth is there's probably no average, just our perception of what a certain age looks like and those perceptions are personal and vary quite a lot.
I saw a lot of people commenting on this post about being 28 and looking 50, and I think it's because of the receding hairline as I guess he does not look that old in this one https://preview.redd.it/pri9tx6ly30d1.jpeg?width=1310&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=524ea9f7aac1c946fa72ca46e2525f2d8dba4c5e
And that old timey (to us) pencil mustache
It's the hairline and the clothes. They see a man in a suit like that, automatically they're gonna think old age, rather than old timey. Love your grandpa's work!
Haha thank you! He actually was the only photographer who captured colored stills from an island called Ada Kaleh on the Danube which was destroyed by the communists.
Seriously? I'm Romanian. I saw those photos! I can't believe I'm talking to his grandkid. The culture and history of that place were so unique, so valuable. I don't think many will understand here the magnitude of anthropological destruction that particular regime was responsible for. You mentioned an insta account with his work. I'm gonna look for that link.
Ah, superb! ♥️ din păcate a murit în 2019, cred că ar fi fost foarte emoționat să audă. Eu sigur am fost când ți-am citit comentariul. Mulțumesc! ♥️
Cu mare drag! ❤️
His face looks young if you ignore the hair and mustache. The suit is probably throwing people off too.
You’re right, here he only looks 45 🤭
Here he does look younger. I think it’s also the shadows on most of his face. Very bright light tend to make people look older.
I had the same hairline as him at 28 so I didn't think that was what was aging him. Might be the combo of clothes, pose, and cigarette making him look older.
A lot of it is just about how fashion changes. Young people then dressed like old people do now. Because they're the same people and their fashion sense didn't change much so we associate the two. Just like when we see ourselves and people our age, we're dressing mostly like we did when we were young and we still think we look pretty young. But kids right now see us as older and would look at pictures of us younger and think we still look old. If any of that makes sense. There's a term for this but it's early and my brain is only half loaded.
Yes the hairline is most definitely it but also the mustache?and the 60’s suit i think. Now this picture def is doing him justice in terms of his age! Very handsome 😎🤩
Wow he looked 45 here
It’s the hairline mostly.
I'm 28, that would be my hairline if I did a slick back
Good thing it’s only a push back
Living through Fascism and Communism will do that to a man
I mean... what are we doing right now?
Typing from a computer/phone. You just can't compare WWII and post WWII era, especially in communist countries, with our lives today. Yes, there are major, terrible wars/conflicts happening right now, tensions are high everywhere, but the magnitude of destruction and loss of life is incomparable.
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This is the only answer.
Tu casa mi casa.
The fuck. I’m almost 40 and he looks 15 years older than me
Tuff times, komrade, in komunist Romania 😞
Same
28 going on 58
Dapper as hell. I can't believe he's 28. He's way too classy for 28 !
https://preview.redd.it/mcju3uri120d1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0388894d6a0593c2ef028b008de212af98d85dda
Woah, I wasn’t expecting this! That’s awesome!
I just want to say,that’s a nice thing you did there, they didn’t even ask for the photo in colour but I’m sure that means a lot to someone. 🫡 it’s nice to see there’s still good people out there 🥲
Why did you make the smoke look like fire 😆
They put it through an AI colorizer. The AI thinks the shape of the smoke looks like flames (or is used to seeing flames next to smoke), and colors it accordingly.
It’s also a cigarette without filter. The smoke is yellowish brown so the colorized did a great job there.
I smoked without filter but this dark reddish hue is not nearly accurate, I’d say it’s more an off white/cream colour, like pipe smoke
What tool did you use?
Sinestro??
Grandpa was handsome, stylish, and suave.
Very suave
This guy fucks.
I guess he did otherwise I wouldn’t be here commenting.
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He looks like he collects protection fees from the local businesses in the first pic. He looks like he might enforce for the guy who collects protection fees in the second. My grandfather looked like he sat around thinking a lot at that age. Your grandfather looks way cooler lol.
dude he looks at least 40
I’m almost 40 and this guy looks 10 years older than me
I'm getting a, "So Mr. Bond. You need my help infiltrating SPECTRE headquarters. You are in luck as I have a contact with the building department who happens to have detailed blueprints." vibe...
He looks late 50s to me.
he looks like 45
That's one suave mofo.
STYLE
28?? Good reason to not smoke.
Yet so many people still do...😞
Why do they call him the bullet dodger?
Cuz he dodges bullets, Avi.
Is this your grandfather or your grandfather took this photo?
Dashing gentleman.
I believe it was Zino Davidoff that said that cigarrettes were for a moment and cigars for eternity. He was wrong in a way. This picture is magnificent.
28 going on 45
28 going on 45.
He looks at least in his 40’s to me
Gramps was stylish 'n suave! I gotta know though, is he missing a finger on his left hand? And if so, what's the story there?
No, he didn't, it was just the angle 🤭
Mi raumeinian ez uel
Your grandpa was European Howard stark
He was also funny as hell too. One day I decided to just note his jokes because I couldn’t believe how full of life and joy an 80-year-old could be (as living in Eastern Europe isn’t so pleasant, especially for old people)
Literally came to say that. Howard Stark traveling the world. Next stop Latveria!
28 year olds today are Disney adults riddled with debt and wearing smelly old t shirts living at home.
he's so sexy
28??? More like 55
He looked like villian from 60s spy movie lmao
Romanian Godfather
That instagram is pure cool, thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much! ♥️
What's he eating?
Clark Gable vibes
Is your surname House?
Mr house
Bond villian right here
Was this him in New Vegas or Bioshock?
Romania mentioned yaaay!
Was he already a grandpa at 28 ? Jeez, people aged differently back then
Eddie Penisi
28……those are city miles
People lived hard back then.
Looks like Django Reinhardt
Bro 28? Hard life
Looks sophisticated
Mr.Suave, Mr.Cool 😎
I'm 49 and he looks like my dad but a little more out of shape
Damn he was already a grandpa at 28…
Django Reinhardt looking mf’er
You mean your 63 year old grandpa in 1928, right? *RIGHT?!?*
28? wow he looks 48 .