Rainy Rephotography

In Barcelona my class was drilled the idea and practice of rephotography (re-photographing the exact location and vantage point of an old photograph) over and over again. The first time we discussed this practice everyone was excited about it. I've always been interested in comparing and contrasting places over time, and re-photography does just that. However, We met up with the same group of people over and over to look at the same photographs and the same maps of the city, and eventually everyone was burnt out.

When our professor told us of a re-photography project in Berlin, many groaned. However, I was aware that a friend and fellow student from campus (Kate Trenerry), who had biked across the Berlin Wall the previous summer, was coming to lead our re-photographing.

This morning I woke up early along with 2 of my roommates and Kate, and we went to the Brandenburg Gate with a stack of old photographs. Despite rain and traffic, we had a fun and successful time.

Brandenberg Gate Rephoto

During class we traveled along  Bernauer Stasse, and in pairs rephotographed photos back when the Berlin Wall was erect.

Bernauer Strasse Rephoto