rephotography

English

Etymology

re- +‎ photography, often attributed to American photographer Mark Klett.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi

Noun

rephotography (uncountable)

1. A form of photography in which the same site is photographed at two separate points in time, “then and now”.
   • 2007 September 9, Roberta Smith, “Solo Museum Shows: Not the Usual Suspects”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     A reinventor of rephotography, Mr. Prince has cannily parlayed his jaundiced view of society, especially its macho subcultures, into an array of market-friendly paintings and sculpture.

Related terms

• rephotograph
• rephotographer

Further reading

• rephotography on Wikipedia.Wikipedia