rephotographing
Shooting once more
Rephotographing is taking a photograph of something that has already been photographed—either shooting the same subject again or photographing an existing photograph.
Archivists rephotograph historical images to preserve them digitally.
Artists rephotograph their own or others' work as commentary: She spent years rephotographing the same street corner to document its changes.
Paired images showing change
- juxtapositionAdjacent contrasting placement
- then-and-nowContrasting past with present
- contrastNotable difference between things
- changeTo make different
differences · evolution · progression · transformation · divergence · alteration · variation · temporal
Maintaining something's condition
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- ecologicalRelating to ecosystems
- environmentalOf natural surroundings
glaciers · landscapes · erosion · deforestation · land-use · watershed · landmarks · architecture
Stored historical records
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- catalogOrdered list of items
- surveySystematic data collection
inventory · baseline · evidence · monitoring · tracking · systematic · fieldwork · longitudinal
Longing for the past
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- retrospectionContemplating past events
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- revisitingGoing back again
ancestral · generational · heirloom · pilgrimage · homecoming · memorial · tribute · sentimental
before-and-after
Paired images showing change
- juxtapositionAdjacent contrasting placement
- then-and-nowContrasting past with present
- contrastNotable difference between things
change · differences · evolution · progression · transformation · divergence · alteration · variation · temporal · time-lapse
preservation
Maintaining something's condition
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- ecologicalRelating to ecosystems
environmental · glaciers · landscapes · erosion · deforestation · land-use · watershed · landmarks · architecture · streetscapes
archive
Stored historical records
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- catalogOrdered list of items
survey · inventory · baseline · evidence · monitoring · tracking · systematic · fieldwork · longitudinal · sequential
nostalgia
Longing for the past
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- retrospectionContemplating past events
- recollectionRecalled mental image
revisiting · ancestral · generational · heirloom · pilgrimage · homecoming · memorial · tribute · sentimental · wistfulness
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