Original posting for what became the meme "I Hate Sandcastles", and then later, the meme known as "Success Kid". (knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-hate-sandcastles-success-kid)
This photo was taken by his mother, Laney, at the beach in Jacksonville, Florida in 2007, when Sam was 11 months old.
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thanks for all the love :)
erin jaffe, Weird_Aunt_Martha, RJShea, Loveable Lion, and 600 other people added this photo to their favorites.
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ronghualu 13 months ago | reply
I love this ! fabulous.
BlackenedBoy 12 months ago | reply
Where the magic began, lol.
Galería UAO 11 months ago | reply
Una foto 'histórica' y sólo tiene con éste 221 comentarios...
hzeta 11 months ago | reply
Hhahaha, his expression is fantastic !
KoldShadow 11 months ago | reply
Hall of Fameme right hurrrrr! Herez to Sammy and his future of success as a kid and beyond!
viktor2312 11 months ago | reply
Greatest shot ever!!!! :)
Laney G 11 months ago | reply
You guys are all so awesome. Thanks for the great comments! Sammy will turn 6 in September, and he is just as awesome as ever! :)
BlackenedBoy 11 months ago | reply
Ayers Photo 10 months ago | reply
Who would've guessed this would've become a meme? Great shot!
MRCAB 9 months ago | reply
There's not a day that goes by that I don't see this image re-posted and re-posted on the net.
gdelargy 9 months ago | reply
I think this is the first time I've ever seen a meme's "source". Weird to think that an innocent snap could take on a life of its own, and good that karma's rewarded you in the end.
eri molina 8 months ago | reply
oh boy, you took this photo! I've seen in all over facebook. lol
Vinícius Barcelos 8 months ago | reply
Como não favoritar uma das fotos mais famosas do mundo virtual?
nathansmithphoto 7 months ago | reply
Wow, this 3D software sculpture is pretty cool! www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-A4j0OwO4A&sns=em (as if Success Kid weren't already immortal!)
robherr 4 months ago | reply
Nice! I like finding the originals of "internet forwards", a few of mine are now in the domain of anonymous cyberspace...
timehealsallwounds 3 months ago | reply
I think it's photoshop.
Laney G 2 months ago | reply
It was edited in PS but we were at the beach here in Jacksonville. He was 11 months old then, he'll be 7 in September. I thought it was a funny shot but never could've imagined all of this.
mugley 3 weeks ago | reply
18-55 kit lens zoomed all the way in?
Laney G 3 weeks ago | reply
@mugley: Probably right. This was with my first dSLR, a Nikon D40.
mugley 3 weeks ago | reply
Awesome. Another example I can use next time someone tells me you can't do anything good with a kit lens :)