When Jamie Livingston, photographer, filmmaker, circus performer,
accordian player, Mets fan, and above all, loyal friend, died
on October 25th (his birthday) in 1997 at the age of 41, he left behind
hundreds of bereft friends and thousands of  photographs neatly
organized in small suitcases and wooden fruit crates.

Jamie took a Polaroid once a day, every day, including his last, for 18 years.

This
photographic diary, which he called, "Polaroid of the Day," or P.O.D.,
began when Jaime was a student at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson.

The project continued when he moved to apartments in New York City
including the incredible circus memorabelia-filled loft on Fulton
Street, which he shared with his best friend. That loft was the site of
many a Glug party, an "orphans thanksgiving," a super-8 festival of
Jamie’s lyrical films, and a rollicking music jam.

An exhibition of this work, will be on view Bard College in honor of the  10th anniversary of his death.

PHOTO OF THE DAY
1979-1997
6,697 Polaroids, dated in sequence
Exhibition runs from October 13-28, 2007
Reception: October 20, 2007

Bard College
Bertelsmann Campus Center
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504
organized by Friends of Jamie
Sponsored by the Bard-St. Stephens’s Alumni/ae Assocation
For more information, contact info@photooftheday.net