Schooled in the great pictorial masters, he employs saturated colors and fine detail. But instead of a paint palette, he incorporates the latest digital technology, regaining the richness of the past through high-definition photography. The result is a visual continuum that marries past with present to underscore historical landscapes. Gersht’s images work on many levels, pushing the eternal human quandary of creation and destruction beyond merely imitating the old or simply toying with the latest gadgetry.