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# Creepography
Mash Up Old Photos With New Ones for Bizarre Results

By Going Like Sixty | Published 2008-12-22 | Tech
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creepography-mashing-up-old-photos-with-new-for-odd-results
References: [designboom](http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/4843/agemaps-by-bobby-neal-adams.html)

I hope you find this 'Agemaps' collection of “photo surgery” images as fascinating as I do. Bobby Neal Adams is the genius who loves to look at the transformation of the human face as it ages. Through a technique of [photo stitching](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/face-swap-by-deepanyai), Bobby Neal Adams has devised what he calls agemaps. With agemapping, Bobby Neal Adams takes a photograph of the subject as a child and stitches it with the photograph of the child as an adult. His technique also explores the “family tree” concept, mixing up [close relatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youorme), and “couples,” which uses photos of two lovers to make one image.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 3.7/10
- Popularity: 78% | Activity: 25% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America

## Categories

[Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Photography](https://www.trendhunter.com/photography)

## Key Themes

### What Makes This Trend Stand Out

- **Photo Surgery:** Technique of photo stitching can be used in the cosmetic industry for before and after pictures of procedures.
- **Agemapping:** Agemapping can be useful in the field of forensics, allowing investigators to predict what a missing person might look like as they age.
- **Family Tree Concept:** The family tree concept can be applied to genealogy, allowing people to see what their ancestors may have looked like at different stages of life.

### Sectors Adopting This

- **Cosmetic:** The cosmetic industry can use the photo stitching technique for before and after pictures of procedures.
- **Forensics:** Agemapping can be useful in the field of forensics, allowing investigators to predict what a missing person might look like as they age.
- **Genealogy:** The family tree concept can be applied to genealogy, allowing people to see what their ancestors may have looked like at different stages of life.

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