rephotography

English

Etymology

re- +‎ photography, often attributed to American photographer Mark Klett.[1]

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:
      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.

References
  1. After the Ruins, 1906 and 2006: Rephotographing the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, University of California Press, 2006, →ISBN, page 4

Further reading
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