  In backward photoproduction of mesons, $\gamma p\rightarrow M p$, the target
proton takes most of the photon momentum, while the produced meson recoils in
the direction from which the photon came. Thus the Mandelstam $u$ is small,
while the squared momentum transfer $t$ is typically large, near the kinematic
limit. In a collider geometry, backward production transfers the struck baryon
by many units of rapidity, in a striking similarity to baryon stopping. We
explore this similarity, and point out the similarities between the Regge
theories used to model baryon stopping with those that are used for backward
production.
  We then explore how backward production can be explored at higher energies
than are available at fixed target experiments, by studying production at an
electron-ion collider. We calculate the expected $ep$ cross sections and rates,
finding that the rate for backward $\omega$ production is about 1/300 that of
forward $\omega$s. We discuss the kinematics of backward production and
consider the detector requirements for experimental study.
