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Grandpa’s photos – the Peak, Hong Kong — 1960s: Dave Tomkins’ grandfather Stephen Clarke traveled the world in the 1960s, photographing sights and scenes from his travels — including the Peak in Hong Kong, pictured.Grandpa’s photos – the Peak, Hong Kong — present day: Tomkins stumbled across Clarke’s travel photos in 2009 — he was clearing out his grandfather’s house following Clarke’s move to a nursing home.Grandpa’s photos — Top of the Empire State, New York, USA — 1960s: Inspired, Tomkins decided to investigate the stories behind the photos.Grandpa’s photos — Top of the Empire State, New York, USA — present day: He scanned in the slides and showed his grandfather, but Clarke didn’t remember where the photographs were taken.Grandpa’s photos — Tejo River, Lisbon, Portugal — 1960s: Tomkins remained struck by the variety of places his grandfather seemed to have visited.Grandpa’s photos — Tejo River, Lisbon, Portugal — present day: He was also surprised by the quality of the images and their careful composition.Grandpa’s Photos, harnessing the worldwide online community to pinpoint the locations in each image.” src=”https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/170927143810-gp35.jpg?q=w_4236,h_2827,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447″>Grandpa’s photos — Kowloon bus station, Hong Kong — 1960s: In 2014, Tomkins started a website Grandpa’s Photos, harnessing the worldwide online community to pinpoint the locations in each image.Grandpa’s photos — Kowloon bus station, Hong Kong — present day: He scanned in 50 of the slides and asked people to help track down the location.Grandpa’s photos — Mrs Macquarie’s Chair, Sydney Australia — 1960s: The idea stemmed from Australian Tomkins ability to recognize Sydney Harbour, pictured here.Grandpa’s photos — Aare River, Olten, Switzerland — present day: Seeing scenes move from photograph to reality is always special for Tomkins. ‘Walking into this scene that you’ve been staring at for five years is just amazing,’ he says.Grandpa’s photos — Nathan Rd, Hong Kong — 1960s: Tomkins says people love helping him solve the mystery behind the photographs. ‘They really enjoy being the person who can know a place or can point out a place and I think that really drives people.’Grandpa’s photos — Nathan Rd, Hong Kong — present day: For maximum authenticity, Tomkins even used the same camera Clarke used in the 1960s — a Voigtlander Bessamatic.Grandpa’s photos — Via Alcide De Gasperi, Sarezzo, Italy — present day: After hiking for four hours with no luck, Tomkins stumbled across the view unexpectedly. ‘I walked around the corner and there it was,’ he recalls.
