2023 Volume 62 Issue 1 Pages 23-34
Digital archives tend to fall into a material-centered discussion because of the emphasis on preservation of materials and the value of records, but it is also essential to consider who will use the materials and how they will be used in order to promote their utilization. In this paper, we introduce some practical examples of how digital archives of landscape photographs can contribute to considering issues and the future of local communities, which is the real world. First, the definitions of the terms “landscape” and “landscape photography” are summarized. After that, two practical examples, “Digital archiving and utilization of The Database of Railway and Bus Photos in Kyoto” and “Comparison of landscape of the past and present using smartphone application Memorygraph” are introduced, and the issues and future developments that came to light through the practical examples are discussed.
