Rephotography

25/09/2026

20-Year Time Lapse in 5 minutes from the same fixed camera

This short video took 20 years to make.One photo taken at noon eve...

12/09/2026

September 11, 2026

This year's update (I've been working on this since the 2nd half of '09) I will try to add these and previous views to the respective albums and when I have the means to do so. I will make time lapses of the various views when I have a dependable PC again.

12/09/2026

https://youtu.be/6nYDTnqUlE8?is=_Dpq9kHq344nLJKo

EarthCam's commemorative film draws from its extraordinary visual a...

06/09/2026

1925 & 2026

“La torre dell’orologio, Chiesa di San Marco, Palazzo Ducale”, Venice😍, Veneto, Italy, 1925 vs. the 28th of April 2026

Photos: Kurt Hielscher (1881-1948) & me😊

Not an easy one with all the people on the Piazzetta San Marco, the square next tot the famous Piazza San Marco. Nevertheless a stunning view with the Basilica San Marco in the middle, the Doges Palace on the right, and the Torre dell'Orologio, a clock tower that dates back to 1499.

More from Venice: https://www.inthefootstepsofkurthielscher.com/venice/

Have a great weekend!

Ciao,
Casper

09/08/2026

Beijing - A century later

100 years made a difference in Beijing (1926 and 2026).

19/06/2026

Happy Juneteenth!

An update to a post from 2020 (see link for description):
https://www.facebook.com/159026447569668/posts/1935339473271681/

19/06/2026

On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger read “General Order No. 3” from the balcony of Ashton Villa, officially ending slavery in Texas, nearly two and a half years after President Lincoln gave the order and just two months after the president’s death. The anniversary of Granger's announcement has grown into the international celebration of emancipation known as Juneteenth, which is commemorated by a statue on the grounds. While the house may not be open for touring, you can learn about Juneteenth at the Galveston Island Visitor Center, located in the Ashton Villa carriage house.

Sources -

https://catalog.loc.gov/index.html
https://texastimetravel.oncell.com/en/galveston-ashton-villa-64395.html
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/bayarea/article/visit-these-haunted-galveston-6596425.php
https://www.google.com/maps/@29.2997237,-94.7931843,3a,37.5y,24.36h,87.15t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s_BaREaFBtB0aDT9weoNbsw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

09/04/2026

April 8, 2026

This year's update (I've been working on this since the 2nd half of '09) was as sloppy as ever with some photos being from the wrong perspective (even slightly the impact is great,) with others my finger inadvertently got in the way again... I retired a few views as well. Just glad to have gotten it over with. I will try to add these and previous views to the respective albums and when I have the means to do so I will make time lapses of the various views.

22/01/2026

19/01/2026

"On the night of March 21, 1968, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. sought refuge from the Ku Klux Klan inside a small, sh***un-style home in the depot neighborhood of Greensboro. (This occurred just two weeks prior to the assassination of Rev. King in Memphis, TN.) Mrs. Theresa Burroughs, a close friend of the King family and an active participant of the Civil Rights Movement, turned this small sh***un house into the Safe House Black History Museum which documents the local struggle for equality. It contains relics of the period from slavery through the civil rights movement. Displayed at the museum are many unpublished photos of the civil rights struggle in the Black Belt. These include photos of the Greensboro marches, of Bloody Sunday in Selma, and of the triumphant march from Selma to Montgomery.

Mrs. Burroughs sought Auburn Rural Studio’s assistance with renovating the museum. Rural Studio agreed to help and three Rural Studio students began work on this project in the fall of 2009. The project involved renovation of the museum building and a nearly identical small sh***un building located beside the museum that was used for storage. As with all Rural Studio projects, the students not only designed the project, but they performed all of the work that was involved with completing the job. The students’ goal with the renovation was to preserve the two old sh***un houses and make changes that would improve the museum. The exterior walls of the buildings were restored to their natural pine finish, reflecting the time period when Martin Luther King Jr. sought refuge. The front porch of the museum building, which had been enclosed, was restored to its original condition because porches were such an essential part of sh***un houses. A simple glass hallway was added between the two buildings. One glass wall of the hallway was covered with the images of protest marchers. The house which was being used for storage is now used for classes, a computer lab and an art gallery. The Rural Studio students re-used everything that they could salvage. Even the old sidewalks were dug up, crushed and used as the base for the museum courtyard.

The Safe House Museum is located on the southwestern side of Greensboro at the intersection of Davis Street and Martin Luther King Avenue (Safehouse Black History Museum – Google Maps).

Sources: 1) Alabama Black Belt Nature And Heritage Trail; 2) The Tuscaloosa News; 3) Rural Studio"

https://www.ruralswalabama.org/attraction/the-safe-house-black-history-museum-at-greensboro-al-recently-renovated-by-auburn-rural-studio/