The Incredible Feat of Photographing a Watershed in Motion

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I’ve been corresponding with photographer Mike Forsberg for many months, learning about his impressive project, the Platte Basin Timelapse, which photographically follows water in Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska from the mountains to the plains, in an attempt to capture a watershed in motion.

Often in his emails he includes a recent photo and story from his travels. Like this one:

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I told Forsberg that every photo he sends me is a gift. And I mean it, because Forsberg is the kind of guy who makes you feel like every picture he sends, and every story he tells, is personal and special.

So magnify that special sense of storytelling on a grand scale, and you get the Platte Basin Timelapse (or PBT

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