Showing True Change of the Hindu Kush Himalaya Region Through the Power of Photo Monitoring as a Visual Memory of Change

Abstract

The visual memory of most modern humans is rather weak and short-minded, specifically when it comes to details of our surroundings, nature and in vast landscapes: we usually don’t remember well how it looked months back or in the past decades; we cannot relate well. To tackle this problem Photomonitoring (FM) in short; as taken from the German language where the author developed it makes for an ideal tool. Photomonitoring is among the best means to document changes in landscapes over time. The series of two or more pictures helps in planning but also to evaluate and discuss already executed programmes in hindsight for impacts. Further, taking more photos can support oral and written analysis and statements even further.

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All the photo are by Fritz Berger, when not otherwise mentioned