Hannu Makipuro is known as the “Singing Barber of Willimantic”.

Years ago I heard of him from Harold Hanka, prize-winning photographer at the Chronicle (now at the New London Day). Harold went to Hannu for haircuts, and always looked trim and stylish.

This morning, while having breakfast with my daughter at Nita's restaurant, fellow customer Hannu came over and said hello to her, and she introduced me to him.

I recalled Harold and he smiled and nodded and said "He's in New London now, isnt he?" I said "Yes, the last I knew, though I haven't spoken to him in quite a while."

Harold was a joy to work with; when we covered a story together, he always "got" what the essence was and produced photos that often told more than the story. Without fail they were high quality.

Mark Story Photography | B&W Portraits | Living in Three Centuries

Beautiful photographs of old people with so many wrinkles there is barely room for their eyes; many of their lower noses seem detached and sagging. If they are laughing, you can't tell.

But the notes accompanying these remarkable 18 portraits say most of the supercentarians in the world enjoy life and do not get stressed out when things go wrong. They tend to come from families with old elderly people.

I’m not a look-a-like | haha.nu - a lifestyle blogzine: "A collection of photographic portraits of North American and European look-alikes."

Most are not like identical twins, but these non-related pairs all bear a strong resemblance to one another. Casual acquaintances could eaily mistake one for the other when seen separately.