Four sisters decided they’d take a photo together in 1975, and figured that’s all it was – a regular photo. It started off that way, but they never would’ve dreamed that they would continue to take that same photo, every year for the next 40 years! They stayed committed every time, and by the time it was all over – the results were simply perfect.
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It all started with a spontaneous photo request. Photographer Nicholas Nixon, who was married to one of the three sisters, asked them to stand in for a quick family photo.
What was supposed to be a one time photo opportunity, became a yearly tradition these women, and now us, cherish.
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One year later, once again, the sisters found themselves taking a similarly styled photo. We are not sure what prompted the field setup but it’s a beautiful one at that. It also may only be a year later, but the sister’s style is already evolving into a more lady-like manner.
We will see throughout their evolution, that the sisters are very similar in their style, we guess it runs in the family.
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This snap was taken in Harvard, Massachusetts. Yes, at THE Harvard University. We aren’t sure if only one, or all four, of the sisters went to the prestigious university, but either way it’s a very impressive feat for anyone’s family, especially for the year this photo was taken, when most of the university’s students were male.
Their serious faces gleam with scholastic aptitude, or perhaps there was a sisterly quarrel right before the photo was taken? We will never know.