SWEETWATER COUNTY – Wyoming landscapes have changed a lot over the last century. With the use of rephotography, Michael A. Amundson documents those changes.
See Amundson and a slide show of pictures from his book, Wyoming Revisited, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 30 at White Mountain Library, 2935 Sweetwater Drive, Rock Springs.
In Wyoming Revisited, Amundson shows how the landscapes across the state have endured over the last 100 years. Three sets of photographs — the 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 2007-2008 — are 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 state’s famous natural landmarks like Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Devil’s 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 25 years. This book and Amundson’s program at White Mountain Library will appeal to photographers, historians of the American West, and anyone interested in Wyoming’s history or landscape.
This program is sponsored by the Sweetwater County Library System. For more information about library programs and services, drop by any Sweetwater County Library System location, visit the library system online at sweetwaterlibraries.com or follow the libraries on Facebook at facebook.com/sweetlibraries.
