Monday 5 April 2010

Third View

The only way to really grasp what this project is about is to visit the website, which to be honest doesn't totally do it justice.

Since photography came about, some 180 (arguable) years ago, photographers have photographed the landscape, for various reasons. The purpose of the original project at around the turn of the 20th century was a geological and geographic survey of the american west. In the 1970's it was photographed again in the same manner, and just a few years ago it was photographed a third time.

this book is essentially an archival document, showing change and development over a century through photography.

A truly worthwhile piece of work!

have a look HERE