This volume explores the technical and geographic scope of this important technique, focusing particularly on the intertwined influences of climatic variation and land-use practices in sculpting landscapes. Contributors offer a broad-perspective review of the state-of-the-art of repeat photography, with 23 chapters written by researchers around the globe who have made use of repeat photography in their work.

Topics addressed include: the history of repeat photography; techniques for creating and analysing repeat photographs; applications in the geosciences; applications in population ecology; applications in ecosystem change; and cultural applications.

Repeat Photography demonstrates the wide range of potential applications, examines new techniques for acquiring data from repeat photography, and clearly shows that repeat photography remains a valuable and efficient means of monitoring change in both developed and developing regions. Over 100 sets of photographs, including 32 pages of colour photographs, serve as examples.

Raymond M Turner is a botanist, now retired from the USGS in Tucson. In 1959, Turner established the Desert Laboratory Repeat Photography Collection, now managed by Webb and Boyer.