A well-produced book can be a lucrative fundraiser for civic institutions and museums. Documentary Media provides diverse organizations with coffee-table-quality books that offer patrons a reminder of their experience and also present a more in-depth look at the institution, its creation, and its development.

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A Day in Pompeii

A collaboration between four natural history museums led to A Day in Pompeii, a full color guide to the remarkable exhibition on the city frozen in time by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 62 AD.

Client: Gulf Coast Exploreum

Process: Seattle Central Library
Lara Swimmer

The creation of one of the world’s most daring public edifices, the Rem Koolhaas-designed Seattle Central Library, is chronicled in this visual record.

Client: Seattle Central Library

The Fountain & the Mountain: The University of Washington Campus in Seattle
Norman J. Johnston, AIA

This comprehensive architectural exposé of the University of Washington campus includes more than 170 color and historical black-and-white images.
Client: University of Washington

The University of Washington Experience
Thomas Griffin and Stewart Hopkins

Student life at the University of Washington is chronicled through a collection of powerful images.
Client: University Book Store

Pacific Northwest Ballet at 25: “Let’s Go On”
Wayne Johnson

The story of the Pacific Northwest Ballet is accompanied by more than 80 artistic images that capture the beauty of the ballet in action.
Client: Pacific Northwest Ballet

Benaroya Hall: Design for Music, Home of the Seattle Symphony
Ken Gouldthorpe

The Seattle Symphony needed a new home, and this book tells the story of Benaroya Hall.

Client: Seattle Symphony

Seattle Golf Club: 1900–2000
Lou Gellos

This history was commissioned in celebration of the centennial anniversary of Seattle's most fabled private golf club.

Client: Seattle Golf Club