The Odessa Opera and Ballet Theater in Odessa, Ukraine. On
the left during WWII and on the right in 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Today rephotographs are often used in (social) media to illustrate current events
like natural and human made disasters. These disasters can be flooding, earthquakes
or wars. In this context rephotography is mostly used to illustrated the
negative effects of the disaster. Below are some example rephotographic
compilations from the last years.
2022: Russian invasion of Ukraine
Children protesting against the Russo-Georgian War in 2008 and
the same persons now as adults protesting against the Russian invasion of Ukraine in
2022.
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You can find more rephotographs on this topic here.
2021: European floods
The German town Altenahr before flooding and during flooding by the river Ahr.
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2019: Notre-Dame de Paris fire
The south face of Notre-Dame de Paris both before and after the fire in
2019.
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2014: Syrian civil war
Parts of Al-Madina Souq, the market in the Ancient City of Aleppo, Syria.
On the left before the war and on the right in 2014. The compilation is
part of a large collection of a restaurant based in Aleppo, documenting
the destruction of their city.
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2011: TÅhoku earthquake and tsunami
Kesennuma in Miyagi prefecture in 2021 shortly after the tsunami and ten
years later in 2022 showing the clean up and reconstruction progress.
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2001: Destruction of the Buddhas of Bamiyan
The taller of the two Buddhas of Bamiyan in 1963 and in 2008 after being
destroyed by the Taliban in 2001.
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