Documentary Media publishes custom books of unquestionable integrity and uncompromising quality.

We specialize in purpose-driven corporate and institutional histories, photography and architecture books, and award-winning cookbooks.

Our goal is to meet our clients' strategic and editorial objectives and exceed their expectations for production quality, using our hands-on process developed through years of experience.

Documentary Media’s services include concept and budget development, oral history and archival research, writing services, design creation and management, production supervision, and book promotion, sales, and distribution.

Space Needle:

The Spirit of Seattle

Documentary Media releases a new history of Seattle's Space Needle, by author Knute Berger, on the 50th anniversary of the Seattle World's Fair.

Release Date: April 2012

Knute "Skip" Berger, author of Pugetopolis, has been "Writer in Residence" at the Space Needle while researching and working on the book.

“I find the depth of reporting fascinating—not just the quotes from people whose names carry meaning, but also the little guys whose job and attitude represent something broader than their everyday work. . . .And the photos! As you must have been told many times, they are tremendous in presentation of fact and mood.”

Elliot Marple, Founding Publisher
Marple's Pacific Northwest Letter
Seattle, Washington

The History of American Seafoods

Author Robert Spector chronicles the history of American Seafoods over the last 25 years, as the birth and evolution of the company parallels the history of US fisheries in Alaska and along the Pacific coast through a fascinating confluence of events that transformed the face of these fisheries over the last 25 years. Scheduled for release in the Spring of 2013.

Focus on Northwest Kidney Centers

Documentary Media is currently working with author Dr. Christopher Blagg, U. W. Professor Emeritus, to chronicle the history of the first 50 years of NKC. From groundbreaking technical innovations to the formation of one of the best dialysis programs in the world, the history of Northwest Kidney Centers will be released in the Summer of 2012.