In a sense we all time travelers, so evidence of time’s passage is fascinating. Remembered scenes of childhood, nostalgia for better times, and photographs that show how places and faces have changed interest all of us. As a photographer, I have always been attracted to buildings and landscapes that illustrate the changes brought by time and abandonment.

During the summer of 2006, I photographed extensively in the ghost town of Bannack, Montana. Most of my pictures were of the old buildings set in a stunning location among sagebrush-covered hills. But some of my most successful photographs were of interior details, including this one showing several rooms with different colors of paint. I loved the light coming in through the window.

Location: Bannack State Park, Montana, USA

Lee Rentz