Adults Re-Create Childhood Photos, Proving We Never Really Grow Up

Argentine photographer Irina Werning infatuation with the past led her on a whirlwind journey across the world to re-create people's beloved pictures.

According to Huffington Post, It all started in 2010, when Werning was sifting through her own old family photos and thought it would be amusing to re-create some of them. Her intimate project quickly gained attention online and went viral. That's when the emails started pouring in. People from all over the world wanted Werning to re-create their childhood photos.

Four years and 32 countries later, Werning is set to publish her first book, Back to the Future, in June. The work features 130 of her photo re-creations, each of them paired with its original snapshot.

Here are 11 of the stunning and quirky re-creations featured in Werning's new book

Johanes, 1994 & 2011, in Hamburg

• Riff Raff, 1976 & 2011, London
  Irina Werning
• Hari, 1970 & 2012, New Delhi
  Irina Werning
• Diego, 1970 & 2011, Buenos Aires
  Irina Werning
• Holmfridur, Helga, Thordis and Urdur, 1989 & 2012, Reykjavik
  Irina Werning
• Alexandra, 1970 & 2011, Paris
  Irina Werning
• Christoph, 1990 & 2011, Berlin Wall
  Irina Werning
• Leanne, 1982 & 2011, New York
  Irina Werning
• Lea B, 1980 & 2011, Paris
  Irina Werning
• Rabia, 2005 & 2013, Sanjar Bhatti (Pakistan)
  Irina Werning
• Negra, 1980 & 2010, Buenos Aires