Ep. 33: Time and Time Again: The Fascinating Evidence from Western Repeat Photography | The American West

About this episode

The episode explores the changes in western landscapes through repeat photography over the last century.

Calling on the photographic record made of the American West from 150 to 100 years ago, modern photographers have repeated many of the same scenes and found remarkable differences in the ecology and look of western landscapes. The question is, why such change? Subscribe now wherever you listen to podcasts.  YouTube , Spotify , Apple , iHeart , Pandora , Amazon . MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , Youtube , and Youtube Clips Check out more MeatEater's American History audio originals " The Long Hunters " and " Mountain Men " Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop  MeatEater Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: MeatEater

Topics covered

• photography
• ecology
• landscape change
• history
• American West

Keywords

• photographic record
• western landscapes
• ecological change
• American history
• repeat photography

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Long Hunters, Mountain Men

Places: American West

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