Photobook Memoirs
I create Photobook Memoirs – bespoke books that combine contemporary photography with memories and stories from the past.
Some also include photographs from your own collection, creating a richer picture of the people and experiences that have shaped a life.
THE PROCESS
The process is designed to feel unrushed and comfortable.
Interview
We begin with a relaxed, recorded interview in your home. This is a guided conversation rather than a formal interview, allowing memories, anecdotes and reflections to unfold naturally. Extended and Heritage Memoirs include additional interview time, allowing us to explore your life and stories in greater depth.
Photography
A documentary-style photo session takes place in your home and everyday surroundings. Working in a familiar environment allows for natural, unforced photographs that reflect who you are and the details of everyday life.
Family photographs
For Extended and Heritage Memoirs, we spend time together selecting photographs from your collection. These are professionally scanned and carefully incorporated into the book alongside your contemporary photographs and stories.
Editing and design
After the sessions, I transcribe and edit the interview material, selecting quotes, anecdotes and stories that bring the narrative to life. I also select and edit the photographs, then bring the words and images together through the sequencing and design of the book as a whole.
Every Photobook Memoir includes:
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Recorded interview sessions
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Documentary-style photography
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Transcription and editing of interview material
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Selection and editing of photographs
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Narrative development, sequencing and book design
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Two professionally printed and bound premium lay-flat hardback book
Extended and Heritage Memoirs also include the selection and professional scanning of photographs from your collection.
Interview time, the number of archival photographs and the length of the finished book vary according to the package you choose.
For more information visit my Photobook Memoir website: www.karenjarvis.co.nz