
Europe revisited: American photographer Lisa Werner recently documented her return to Europe, 30 years after she studied abroad in the 1980s. Werner recreated several photographs from her original trip, including this image of Cologne.

YouTube project: Werner is active on YouTube and she has compiled the images into a video for her channel -- including this pose on a bridge in Strasbourg, France.

Timelessness: The locations in Werner's photographs remain largely unaltered, including Mainz in Germany, pictured here. "I was amazed at how little these places had changed," Werner tells CNN Travel.

Group effort: Werner even got others in on the action in order to accurately recreate the original photographs. Here, German students help her reenact a scenic shot of Heidelberg, also in Germany.

Changing times: How we document our holidays has changed dramatically. "People have commented that nowadays we take selfies but back then we were placing ourselves within the locations featuring the places more," Werner says. Here, Werner recreates her original photo at Mainz Cathedral.

Changing camera quality: "It was the camera capabilities that improved," says Werner. Here, the photographer reenacts her image of the winding Snakes Way in Heidelberg.

Passion for photography: Today, Werner loves photographing ancient cave paintings. She has a keen eye for landscapes -- and notes how the tree has grown significantly in the backdrop of this Strasbourg scene.

30 years on: Werner plans to revisit Europe 30 years from now and recreate her images once again, including this photo of Strasbourg. "I plan to reshoot each one again when I'm 87," she says.


