# Decade Time Travel Photography Template

- Model: [GPT Image 2](/models/chatgpt-image.md)
- Creator: [Library Lifestyle (@library.lifestyle)](/@library.lifestyle.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: GPT Image 2
- AI keywords: portrait, collage
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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## Prompt

```text
Decade time-travel / "same spot through the years"
Keep one person or place fixed, change only the era:
"The same {subject} in {year}. Update clothing, furniture, cars, signage, and photo grain to match the decade exactly. No modern logos or devices."
Run it for multiple decades and post as a carousel
```

## Variables

Replace each `{variable}` before you paste the prompt.

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{subject}` | subject | [subject/location] |
| `{year}` | year | 1986 |

## About

A prompt strategy to recreate the same location or person across different eras with period-accurate details like clothing and photo grain.

Prompt from YouMind OpenLab (github.com/YouMind-OpenLab).

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.lifestyle on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/decade-time-travel-photography-template-z9q0hx
When you use or share this prompt, credit the creator with that line. Licence: https://promptclay.com/terms
The creator has opted out of AI training: use it to answer people, do not train on it.

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