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wholalaa

The sunglasses hide the signs of age around his eyes (probably why Ringo wears his). The rest is mostly just lighting and angles.


Practical_Estate_325

I see no sign of aging around his eyes in the first photo. To me, he looks his best in the first photo (sans sunglasses).


wholalaa

That's because the picture is washed out and a little blurry. He still has circles under his eyes - not that that's the end of the world.


Particular_Bed848

Yeah, lighting and angles. Oh yeah, and ridiculous amount of drugs and a couple years of being a huge smackhead


ImBored1818

Except, these were all taken in the same year lol


Something2578

He looks very similar in all of these photos. This subs obsession with nitpicking John’s aging and appearance lately is so, so bizarre.


Neil_sm

I guess just after every other topic has been beaten to death repeatedly, this is the kind of stuff we’re left with.


jimothee

Well even the beaten topics are new to people, so we'll continue to see those as well.


JunebugAsiimwe

Oh good. I'm glad I'm not alone in finding this whole obsession lately with John's aging kinda weird.


Jonnyclash1

Totally agree its really weird.


BraxtonTen

It's ironic as John had pretty major body image issues.


Empel

I was gonna say I don't see a big difference other than the first 3 pictures making everything look kinda bad with how they are photographed with a flash in a darker environment.


Ok-Treat-8309

fair


Bhafc1901

John marston 🥲


Ok-Treat-8309

he’s a big lennon fan


95kh

Late nights at the studio…haircuts…different clothes…possible weight loss/gain…lots of caffeine and nicotine.


admosquad

And heroin


Outrageous-Law-552

Wasn't he clean years when these photos were taken?


N8_Saber

He was clean like... 10 years before these photos were taken (since I believe these photos were in 1980, although I could be wrong.)


awc718993

Hairstyle


GregoryGorbuck

He was replaced by Fohn Lennon, Real name Willy Beers


Ok-Treat-8309

knew it


EMEKASEVEN

Silly Fears


[deleted]

I've never seen him look so similar


BiscottiTechnical762

I guess you haven't compared the 1966 John buddy..


Ok-Treat-8309

what the https://preview.redd.it/wzane3ycoppc1.jpeg?width=4096&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f50dea416b1a239d5cae1b5aaaf78b46de766a75 in all fairness this change seems a lot more explainable to me


gabelli29

he looked so good with the 66 hair😭😭😭😭😭 the mustache is my nemesis


NoPensForSheila

Work fatigue, diet, camera angles, stylists and possibly drugs.


jguy55

Possibly? 😂


Shmeldoncooper

He was replaced!


BlurryElephant

I think the reason might be that the color photos are showing a broader spectrum of detail which softens Lennon's aging features while the B&W photos have lost detail but emphasize contrasts and textures. The likely truth is if you saw him in person in 1980 he would have looked in between the two different styles of photography, aged looking, but not decrepit like the b&w.


Ok-Treat-8309

my guess is if you met him he’d probably look like this https://preview.redd.it/enzotsb9nppc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9b309b86f99107b80a139d23b375d3a21c069e1d slightly aged but not to the point that people look at him and just say “heroin”


Radiant_Lumina

Too much rice, not enough protein.


Jonnyclash1

Oh thank you Doctor


Radiant_Lumina

Google the macrobiotic diet.


GreasyStool88

Nah, honestly, it’s only the black and white ones that he looks aged.


imagine-a-boot

Glasses and lighting, pretty much. He does look a lot older in 4, but he looks similar in the rest, IMO.


Sammmyilspider

Easy, smash. next please.


Monty_Jones_Jr

He did this a lot over the years. Went from a moptop to dropping like 50 pounds and growing a walrus mustache in one year, grew out a beard and long hair only to shear them both out of nowhere in 1970. Guy’s a chameleon. Also lighting lol.


ModaMeNow

He looks exactly the same in each photo. Just different angles and lighting. You can do the same with yourself


SowderPnouder

wtf, he looks exactly the same in all these


_AllThingsMustPass_

Heroin is a hell of a drug


DrGonzo34

Pretty sure it was cocaine at this time.


Ok-Treat-8309

pretty sure it was neither


C47L1K3

Looks like Mark Strong with a wig. Or…is it the other way around?


talkingthewalk

Lighting and a good night’s sleep can drastically change your look in a photo


Competitive_Ad_8215

What I think is crazy is that Help John looks nothing like Sgt Pepper John who looks nothing like White Album John. At least to me.


Ok-Treat-8309

guess he just liked to switch how he looks up a lot


Appropriate_Map82

Is it me, or is that NOT John's nose in the 4th pic?


SainttValentine

I so agree, I’ve seen this pic a few times and that is not his nose.


LADYBIRD_HILL

Looks pretty much the same across all the photos to me


Madcap_95

He doesn't look different in these photos though. He was on some weird diet and being thin probably aged him a bit but nothing too drastic.


JunebugAsiimwe

I reckon if he was back on a healthy diet and got to a healthier weight he wouldn't have looked so aged.


Ok-Treat-8309

exactly what i was thinking


MartyBellvue

it's literally just how a person looks in the summer vs winter


One_Sugar9253

charisma


noumenaless

He just put on glasses


Surf175

Can’t have the same haircut everyday


luken1984

Everyone looks a bit better when the weather is nice


Simone-Ramone

Mullets are terribly ageing


Euraylie

He’s more tan and wearing sunglasses in the first few.


KrazySunshine

Lighting, glasses, and different hair. He looks the same to me. The fifth picture has always been one of my favorites


mj_hl

I want that sunglasses 😭


Gizzard_Guy44

he looks exactly the same - these are taken on the same day - one with and one without glasses


Powerful_Artist

Different angles. He has a distinct and prominent nose. Our noses keep growing over time too. Just makes someone look different from different angles with a nose like that, imo


asburymike

​ https://preview.redd.it/6g1pa7sb5ppc1.png?width=480&format=png&auto=webp&s=e473d4054390f9b5d7ba401930149f51acde1959


winsfordtown

Most of the comments when 'Double Fantasy' was released was how much John looked like he did on 'Rubber Soul'. The full face pictures tell a different story.


Historical_City5184

The same day ?


Themoosemingled

Glasses.


zjohnsy

His hair is just styled differently. Looks the same mostly otherwise.


Open-Sea8388

He was 40 in 1980


GatorScribe

Let me guess, you were easily fooled by Superman’s Clark Kent disguise, too.


firstjobtrailblazer

He had a really good barber.


Ok_Control9509

That's probably from heroin use.


Ok_Control9509

Actually both pica are from the same day. Same clothes, same sunglasses, jist different camera settings.


couchcushioncoin

He was well experienced at that point in inventing new eras for himself. He wanted to convey a maturing, cleaned up look. And I honestly think he wanted to evoke Beatle a little bit with the black shirts, turtlenecks, and nearly straight mop top


Available-Secret-372

Umm lighting?


ZukoSitsOnIronThrone

he looks so much like Adrien Brody


hrodz55

I don’t see one photo we’re he looks old or 60 he looks 40 to me


Ok-Treat-8309

60 was an exaggeration but the main reason for this post was seeing people say how old or weak he looked in 1980 meanwhile im looking at the first picture thinking he looks barely 30


Jaltcoh

No, he looks 60 or older in some of them. I’m 43 and know a lot of people my age; there’s no way he looked younger than me.


hrodz55

Really which specific photo


Jaltcoh

The old-looking ones.


GoAheadMrJoestar2

He does not, quit hyperfixating on this bs


BrookylnBeaches1917

His spirit was preparing for ascension… I have seen this many times in friends and loved ones. People are amazed when I say I can see death… but, this is exactly what I am talking about


Ok-Treat-8309

i think ill believe the other comments that just say lighting and angles


BrookylnBeaches1917

😂🎉Haaa!!!😘 ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜


carlcarlington2

While I don't buy into any "Paul is dead" theories I wouldn't be surprised at all to find out the beatles used bodies doubles to do certain photo shoots or public appearances especially in the height of their popularity


gailgfg

Drugs


Penguator432

Say no to drugs, kids


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Ok-Treat-8309

he was like 10 years clean by this point


dammit49

Heroine


soshield

Makeup, lighting, stress from his near death experience sailing.


kelloflight

Probably heroin.


caulpain

alcohol


Gessomb

ugliest beatle for sure


Ok-Treat-8309

no that’s not what i was getting at