Shaunavon, Sask., photographer reflects on book 16 years in the making, shooting NEOWISE comet

Bryan Eneas · CBC News · Posted: Jul 26, 2020

Chris Attrell Article Photo

‘I’m really hoping that, especially a lot of the retirees and people who lived in the areas will be able to come out and say, “oh I remember those kinds of schools. I remember those kind of buildings and just remembered stories of the buildings that they don’t see anymore,”‘ says Chris Attrell. (Supplied/Chris Attrell)

After years of traveling to secluded areas to visit abandoned buildings, finding himself stuck in snow, with flat tires and cracked windshields, a Saskatchewan-based photographer says it was all worth it.

Shaunavon’s Chris Attrell was able to combine two of his passions — photography and history — when creating Forgotten Saskatchewan, a 16-year project that concluded last year when the book was published.

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