ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the phenomenon of ‘rephotography’, or ‘then-and-now’ composite images, which has been taken up with enthusiasm by artists, photographers and gallery, library, archive and museum sector institutions. The creative process and the dissemination of rephotography have been greatly facilitated by the ready-access to digitised archives, image-making software and social media. Geologists were also pioneering in their uptake of rephotography to record the changing nature of glacial shifts and vegetation patterns. The rise in popularity of rephotography has spurred the production of tools allowing users to actively participate in the production of composite images. The work of David Burrows and apps like Streetmuseum and Timera effectively utilise the ability for rephotography to provide an immersive experience in situ, and one that can significantly broaden appreciation of archives contained in museums, libraries and other collecting institutions.
