Archive & Legacy Projects
Comprehensive digitization for artists, estates, galleries, and institutions.
Some archives are a single box of negatives. Others are decades of work across
multiple formats, locations, and storage conditions. Either way, the goal is the
same: a complete, organized, high-fidelity digital record that can be accessed,
shared, and preserved without further handling of the originals.
We handle the full process: assessment, scanning, file organization, metadata,
and delivery. This frees the people responsible for an archive to focus on what
comes next: exhibitions, publications, estate management, or simply knowing the
work is safe.
What’s Included
Digitization
Drum scanning of film
Consistent naming conventions
Organized folder structure
Delivery via download or drive
Documentation
Basic metadata for each scan
Condition notes where relevant
Summary inventory on completion
Consultation throughout the project
Who Is This For?
Photographers preparing for a retrospective exhibition or catalogue raisonné who need a complete, high-fidelity digital record of their analog work.
Artists approaching estate planning who want their archive digitized, organized, and transferable before that process begins.
Estates and families managing the photographic legacy of a working or deceased photographer, often under time pressure and without technical support.
Galleries and private foundations digitizing photography-based collections for research access, loan requests, or publication.
Museums and cultural institutions with backlogs of undigitized photographic material — negatives, transparencies, glass plates, or prints — that require archival-grade treatment.
Academic departments and special collections with faculty archives or donated photographic materials requiring systematic digitization.
Publishers and book producers who need high-resolution source files from analog originals for upcoming monographs or catalogue publications.
Archive projects are scoped individually. Get in touch with a description of your materials — format, approximate quantity, condition, and timeline — and we’ll follow up to discuss next steps.