 A pensioner has been taking selfies to document his hair transformation at the same barber for 50 years. Sam Farr, 78, has snapped a picture each decade since the 1970s – but now sadly may have taken his last due to ill health. The photographer took a black and white 'selfie' in 1973 while his barber Joe was giving him a trim – and has been doing it every ten years since. The father-of-two has pictured himself at Joe's 'Giuseppe's of Bath' five times over 50 years – in 1973, 1985, 2007, 2015 and 2023. In each photo, he's seen cracking an smile and sporting the exact same trim – each time featuring a new camera, ending with an iPhone. Sam and his good friend Joe Pace have been enjoying a chop and a chinwag for 50 years (Picture: Matt Cardy / ITV / SWNS) Mr Farr has had the same barber since he moved to the area (Picture: David Hedges / SWNS) The photographer has been getting the same trim since he was in his 30s(Picture: David Hedges / SWNS) Mr Farr's smile has never changed in all of his selfies (Picture: David Hedges / SWNS) Due to his battles with poor health and Parkinson's the former newspaper photographer's latest photo will likely be his last – according to his daughter. Sam of Bath, Somerset, joked: 'I have always stuck with Joe because if I keep coming back, he might get it right one day. 'But we've been lifelong friends, we know each other's families. 'The first time I took the photo I had just bought Rolleiflex camera for about £100, a lot of money back then, and I wanted to see what I looked like. 'I used to take photos for so many people back then but never took pictures of myself, so I decided to snap one and started a tradition. 'He's been cutting my hair for so long that he's changed locations three times. 'I hadn't even realised it had been 50 years since our first cut until he brought it up. 'Every time I would come in, he would always say 'oh it's been 30 y){kind=link}
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A pensioner has been taking selfies to document his hair transformation at the same barber for 50 years.
Sam Farr, 78, has snapped a picture each decade since the 1970s – but now sadly may have taken his last due to ill health.
The photographer took a black and white ‘selfie’ in 1973 while his barber Joe was giving him a trim – and has been doing it every ten years since.
The father-of-two has pictured himself at Joe’s ‘Giuseppe’s of Bath’ five times over 50 years – in 1973, 1985, 2007, 2015 and 2023.