Wyoming Revisited: Rephotographing the Scenes of Joseph E. Stimson

About this book

In Wyoming Revisited Michael A. Amundson uses the power of rephotography to show how landscapes across the state have endured over the last century. Three sets of photographsthe original black-and-white photographs taken by famed Wyoming photographer Joseph E. Stimson more than a century ago repeat black-and-white images taken by Amundson in the 1980s and a third view in color taken by the author in 20072008are accompanied by captions explaining the history and importance of each site as well as information on the process of repeat photographic fieldwork. The 117 locations feature street views of Wyoming towns and cities as well as views from the states famous natural landmarks like Yellowstone National Park Grand Teton National Park Devils Tower National Monument Hot Springs State Park and Big Horn and Shoshone National Forests. In addition Amundson provides six in-depth essays that explore the life of Joseph E. Stimson the rephotographic process and how it has evolved and how repeat photography can be used to understand history landscape historic preservation and globalization. Wyoming Revisited highlights the historic evolution of the American West over the past century and showcases the significant changes that have occurred over the past twenty-five years. This book will appeal to photographers historians of the American West and anyone interested in Wyomings history or landscape. The publication of this book is supported in part by the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund.