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to rephotograph

to rephotograph

7.1
Take another picture of something to show changes or for records
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈfɒtəˌɡræf/
translation icon : re-fotografiar
  • He rephotographed the historical building to highlight the renovations made since the last image was taken.

Examples

  • Thomas and Geraldine Vale (1983) observed that they found a surprising lack of change as they rephotographed scenes across the U.S. during an era.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The conservation team planned to rephotograph the wildlife in the same locations to document any changes over the years.

  • These are used for rephotographing the ranch during annual "monitoring" visits by the land trust that holds the easement.

    Academic text (2001)

  • During my months in the field, essentially the same conversation was repeated with many Hondurans: Rainfall had decreased and the temperature had risen because "look around, we've cut down all of our trees." Indeed, I had expected to find fewer trees as I rephotographed sites first photographed by Robert West in 1957.

    Academic text (2005)

  • To showcase the impact of climate change, the photographer decided to rephotograph the once-frozen lake after several decades.

Synonyms

to reshoot
vsto rephotograph
6 5.2

To film or take photos again when the first ones need fixing

aims to record changes or document condition rather than fix original errors
to reimage
vsto rephotograph
  • Specialized
7.0

To take new pictures or scans to check for changes

uses direct camera capture rather than scanning or other technical methods

Surface Forms

rephotograph infinitive
rephotographed past
rephotographed past participle
rephotographing present participle
rephotographs third person singular

Morphology

rephotograph = photograph (transparent) = re + photograph

This is a standard and fully compositional use of 're-' meaning 'again' added to the verb 'photograph'.

Etymology

Rephotograph comes from re- ('again') plus photo ('light') and graph ('write'), so a photograph is like 'writing with light'. So to rephotograph in this sense is to 'take a picture again' to record changes or make a new official image for records.