In my documentary project, “Landmark District,” I use diptychs to explore how identity is both informed and transformed by the landscape. The project pairs portraits of young people with images of Butte, Walkerville, and Anaconda, Montana, places these individuals call home. This area is distinguished by being one of the largest National Historic Landmark Districts in the country. Landmark designations exist to help preserve historical resources, the purpose of which is to have a conversation with the past about the future — a dialogue which is often complex since the area also has one of the largest Superfund cleanup sites in the nation. With a long legacy of mining and human exploitation, which continues to the present day, extractive industry continues to impact this place and its people. Since the future is bequeathed to the young, this culture of extraction is inherited by them, both taking from and giving to each individual in unique ways.