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An editorial documentary archive

BACKMATTER

Photographs and their supporting records, assembled so the story can be read and checked together.

Open an evidence record
A field journalist records location, date, and camera position before filming.
Field 02A field journalist records location, date, and camera position before filming.
A documentary editor reviews footage beside the records that support it.
Claim 01A documentary editor reviews footage beside the records that support it.
A documentary editor reviews footage beside the records that support it.
Claim 01A documentary editor reviews footage beside the records that support it.
Cinema visitors can inspect records without leaving the screening context.
Public 01BCinema visitors can inspect records without leaving the screening context.
The subject, recorder, room, and consent notes remain visible in one frame.
Testimony 03The subject, recorder, room, and consent notes remain visible in one frame.
A researcher confirms a detail by phone while the relevant document stays open.
Verify 04A researcher confirms a detail by phone while the relevant document stays open.
A corrected caption appears beside its earlier version and timestamp.
Correction 05A corrected caption appears beside its earlier version and timestamp.

Image index

  1. 01 / Claim
  2. 02 / Source 01A
  3. 03 / Public 01B
  4. 04 / Check 01C
  5. 05 / Field
  6. 06 / Testimony
  7. 07 / Verify
  8. 08 / Correction
Project context & references

An editorial documentary archive

Documentary evidence remains visible beside the emotional story it supports.

Keep the claim and its evidence on the same spread.

Setting
A field interview, an archive, an editing room, a verification desk, and a cinema source wall.
Value
Accountability without sacrificing human continuity.
Design approach
One documentary image on the left, an evidence column on the right; later records retain that relationship.

Independent design project · Isaac Sohn · 2026