Journal
Practical ways to preserve a shared history.
Every article here answers a real question and gives you something to do. No inspiration pieces, no listicles.
Getting photos out of social media and cloud libraries
Exporting the files is the easy part. The comments underneath them hold the names and the dates, and most export routes throw them away.
Starting a CircleHow to build a private archive for a team
Getting a season, or forty years of a club, out of everyone's phones and lofts and into one place that outlives the current committee.
Circles in practiceHow to record the story behind a photo
A practical method for getting the story out of the person who holds it, without turning the afternoon into an interview.
Stories and oral historyPreparing an old photo for a new frame
What actually has to happen between a creased print in a drawer and something worth hanging, including the aspect-ratio problem nobody warns you about.
Photos and restoration