Rephotography
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A form of photography in which the same site is photographed at two separate points in time, “then and now”. uncountable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From re- + photography, often attributed to American photographer Mark Klett.
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