In a sense we are 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 details, including this one showing the cracking of three distinct layers of paint in an old interior. It reminds me of world maps that I had seen, though located perhaps in a parallel universe—hence the name.

LIMITED EDITION: This photographic print is part of a limited edition produced by photographer Lee Rentz. The edition consists of 250 prints, which includes all sizes and methods of printing.