Introduction
"New Old West" is a collection of photographs from varied locations in the U.S. and Canada that question simple narratives of transiton from "new" to "old". It highlights changes and continuties common to places and communities on both sides of the border. The collection begins by looking at paradigmatic images of the new displacing the old. In the second part, attention is devoted to photos that emphasize the simultaneity of new and old rather than their incommensurability.
Text and photos by Shaun Huston
hustons@wou.edu
http://www.wou.edu/~hustons
This photo essay is part of Visualizing the West: collaboration, scholarship, and creativitiy about the cultural representation of the Western U.S. and Canada. It is the inagural exhibit in the Original Visualizations section of the site.
Cover photo: Toppenish, Washington, USA
