The impending turn of the century and coming new millennium, gives an opportunity to contemplate time, to look back as well as forward.
Historic places are tangible manifestations of times, people, and cultures gone by.
They can also represent the hopes of the future, of revitalization. From their submittals the images depicted in the ensuing months were selected, with consideration given to presenting a variety of sites and islands. Photographers play an important role in the way we see the world, and as a result serve an important function in the historic preservation process. It is through the photographer's trained eyes that the future will not only look at today but also our perception of historic sites. Posterity's only connection to those historic sites which do not withstand the passage of time will be the moments captured by today's photographers.