This guy took a selfie every day for 20 years, and the video is surprisingly emotional

It's like watching an eight-minute version of "Boyhood".
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This guy took a selfie every day for 20 years, and the video is surprisingly emotional
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Photographer Noah Kalina has taken a photo of himself every day starting on Jan. 11, 2000, and ending on Jan. 11, 2020.

That's a lot of selfies, and many of them were from before the term "selfie" was even a thing! Years pass by in seconds as Kalina changes before our very eyes, keeping the same expression in each photo but looking completely different as even his surroundings begin to change.

By the end, we felt some kinda way. It's difficult to describe, but Kalina's video carries an unexpectedly heavy impact that's as stirring to feel as it is to watch.

Kalina has previously gone viral for his selfie videos. His first video published in 2006 has since racked up 26 million views, and a second update published in 2012 that currently has over 6 million views.

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Andy is a fellow on Mashable's Culture team. He graduated with a B.S. from the University of North Florida in 2018 and moved to New York to pursue journalism in culture and entertainment. He can (and will) talk for too long about Star Wars and movies in general. His fear of stinging insects and 80+ degree weather will keep him inside forever. He wishes he were shorter.


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