We see them every day - our friends, neighbors, and family. We recognize their faces, but do we ever really look at them? Do you look at their face? Are you uncomfortable with eye contact?

Eyes are important- maybe they really are the window to the soul. But the face; wrinkles around the eyes and mouth, a scar on the nose, pockmarks on the forehead - that is a window to a person's past. I like the way people's entire faces age. Every year we all add a few more wrinkles, lines and scars. These indelible marks are what make all of us individuals. They tell the story of our lives.

So to find out what people really look like, and to get a little bit of the story of their lives, I went around town and asked people if I could take their picture. I also asked them 3 questions:

• What is your name?
• How old are you?
• What is your greatest goal? -Or- What is your greatest achievement? (answer either one)

Below you will see some of the people who were nice enough to answer these questions and have their picture taken.

How this works:

I want to get a picture to represent every single age from 1 to 85. I want to display how people age, how they look different at each age. I can only use one picture of any particular age. So when this page is done, it will have 85 total pictures. I want to see people as they age, as their faces show a little more wear, as they develop more character .

So if some stranger comes up to you and asks, "Can I take your picture?" Go ahead and let them. Just remember to look right into the camera, and let your face tell it's story.

Macie - 1 - On the swing in front of her house
Mom's biggest goal for Macie: Grow up and be happy.

Hey! Hit 'F11' on your keyboard to make this window as large as possible!

Seth - 4 - In front of his house with his mom.
Greatest Achievement: Perry is my best friend.

Erin - 5 - 4th of July pancake breakfast
Biggest Goal: I want to be a lawyer so I can make a law that people can't have smokestacks.

Matthew - 9 - In front of his house with mom and brothers.
Greatest Achievement: I beat Soul Calibur 2 in only 4 or 5 hours.

Nate - 14 Neighborhood Block Party
Biggest Accomplishment: Graduating with honors. (8th grade)

Hannah - 15 Friend's House
Biggest Goal: To go to college...any place that will take me.

Allie - 17 - On Main Street
Greatest Accomplishment: I can play the trumpet! Better than a lot of people I know.

Jeff - 18 - Al's Drive In
Greatest Goal: Get my diploma and join the military.

Maria - 19 - On Main Street
Biggest Goal: (translated from Spanish) Become a lawyer

Salena - 20 Taking care of her sister's daughter
Biggest Goal: Get married, have kids, and be a housewife...after Grad school.

Brian - 21 On a break from Pearsons Appliances
Biggest Goal: Goin' to helicopter school and get my pilots license

Aldo 22 - In front of his brother's house
Biggest Goal: Get a good place to live.

Frances - 24 Getting ready for a date with her husband
Biggest Achievement: Two beautiful healthy daughters and a fabulous husband.

Elva - 25 - On Main Street
Greatest Goal: Finish School and become a teacher

Jennifer - 26 - At the Chili Cookoff
Greatest Achievement: Accomplishing every goal I have ever set in my personal
life and in my career.

Roberto - 27 In front of his house
Biggest Achievement: Working on iron at heights that would make most people shit their pants.

Brian - 31 - At the Chili Cookoff
Greatest Goal: One day have my own fly fishing shop some place in Montana

Valerie - 32 Local Restaurant
Biggest Accomplishment: Being successful at something I love.

Shelli - 35 - In front of her house with 3 of her 6 boys
Biggest Goal: Raising my kids to be all they can be without being evil spoiled brats.

Jesus - 36 - Yolo County Fair
Biggest Goal: See all of my children become successful.

Juan - 39 Homeless, spending time in Freeman Park
Biggest Accomplishment: My last job, I fulfilled some of my dreams.

Miguel - 40 Mowing his lawn
Biggest Accomplishment: Staying honest, and not doing harm to anyone. Making my living
without any regrets, not taking anything away from anyone.

John - 42 Neighborhood Block Party
Biggest Accomplishment: My wife and my three daughters

Cleotilda - 49 Las Milpas Restaurant
Greatest Achievement: When my baby first called me 'Mama'

Bob - 63 Yolo Fliers Club
Greatest Achievement: Having 2 successful sons

Bo - 73 On Cranston Ave
Greatest Achievement: Raising my 4 kids, they all turned out great. No drug problems
or that crap. Luck or hard work, I don't know.

Ray - 75 Cranston Ave
Biggest Goal: To live a longer life.

Arcidio - 82 - Yolo County Fair
Greatest Achievement: I worked in the fields in the 40's and 50's.

Check back every once in a while for more pictures.

	From:  JODI - Date: 23-Oct-05
	CARL, I LOVE THIS STORIE, THE ONLY THING MISSING IS "YOUR" FACE, AND YOUR EYE'S.WONDERFUL STORY!
	From:  Cory - Date: 24-Oct-05
	This is so creative & photographically revealing. I tried to guess the ages of the people before I scrolled down to see it. How beautiful & unique we are at every age & yet our goals are often the same: safe shelter, companionship, raising a family & satisfying work, even triumph in competition - YEAH Matthew! Yet why should I be surprised - I LOVE THIS SITE. But I agree with Jodi - where are you Karl?
	From:  Maria Tuccori - Date: 24-Oct-05
	Yeah, where is your bright shinning face Karl? (this is a great story)
	From:  Hiding Out - Date: 24-Oct-05
	Well, when I first started the story, I wanted to put on an 'explanation' page. To let people know what this was about. Well, since the project didn't move as quickly as I hoped, that got cut. But- here is the page I was going to use to explain it- along with my picture. see the page.
	From:  Lu - Date: 26-Oct-05
	Hi Karl Great great idea. I love kid faces, & the older faces, of course the 17 yr old is cute too
	From:  I agree with Lu - Date: 26-Oct-05
	Man that 17 year old is looking FINE!
	From:  someone from Sketty, Swansea, Wales, UK - Date: 06-Nov-05
	stumbled upon this page somehow, and I think it is absolutely marvelous.
	From:  Rachel Mison - Date: 21-Dec-05
	Jeff you are cute and that is good that you joined the military, do you like it or do you wish to be at home with your family
	From:  Anonymous - Date: 07-Mar-06
	Awesome project Karl. You did and are doing a great job. This is a powerful project. Interesting/great reading. Once completed I scrolled backwards to see the faces getting younger. I must admit I teared up as my own life fell short of completed goals and things I have wanted to accomplish. We only live once, I hope everyone who reads this page will REMEMBER...LIFE DOESN'T REWIND AND YOU CAN'T SCROLL BACK, ENJOY!!!!
	From:  Linda (Willoughby) Black - Date: 24-Apr-06
	Wow! Allie has your smiile Lu!
	From:  Joe Cartoscelli - Date: 29-Apr-06
	Where did everybody go?I graduated in 1971 from the old high school. Have any pictures from that era? I loved Woodland,it was a great place to grow up in.Wish I still lived there on Woodland Avenue, right by the park and tennis courts.Remember the 68 Rose Parade? Yea it was a big deal back in those days for the band and community. Thanks for all the great photos you have shown. Joe
	From:  Scott Hennigan - Date: 07-May-06
	Very interesting. I lived in Woodland from '83 to 95' and have since been all over the world. I still think about Woodland alot, it's a great town. This website is awesome, very creative. I would have been interested if I didn't know anything about Woodland.
	From:  Caleb - Date: 13-Jul-06
	are you going to add more pictures soon? where have you been?
	From:  Linda Sublett-Warner - Date: 17-Jul-06
	I loved these pictures! You're a very good photographer. Please keep this project. I lived in Woodland from 1956 until 1983. Now live in Sacramento but still go back to Woodland. It'll always be my CA home town.
	From:  Jeffs lover - Date: 12-Dec-06
	Ha ha girls! Sorry but Jeff is mine, or 7 months. And he didn't end up joinging the military he moved to LA
	From:  sue - Date: 06-Jan-07
	found your site while looking for fruit ranches. (your peaches piece) 'Faces' photos are stunning. Like they were standing in front of me....their eyes....looking right into mine. Took my breath away. thanks
	From:  Jess aka Woodlandboy - Date: 08-Jan-07
	Wow! I really like this story. I recognized two people in here. I think you should add more.
	From:  Annamaria calzola - Date: 27-May-07
	i l0ve the 82 year old and the ray who's goal is to live a longer life! P.S. ray i hope you live till 114(;
	From:  brian crouch - Date: 16-Aug-07
	great work on faces of woodland, it brought back a lot of memories of my 14 years there.
	From:  Woodlander - Date: 20-Jan-08
	hey everyone, I love this site and all it has to offer but I have a Bulletin Board up and running. Join and post your thoughts and ideas about this fine town. www.woodlandunderground.com/forums its a new site. we are setting up an arcade, a vBookie for the sports fans and much much more in the future.
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