EXPERIENCE BOOKS
You lived it once. Keep it for good.
A first trip abroad on your own. A wedding. A year of service. A move that changed everything. Some experiences are too big for a camera roll. We help you tell one of them fully: your photographs, your memories, and the history of the places you stood.
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ITALY · NOVEMBER 2025
A Life of My Own
My first solo trip abroad
I made the first one for myself. In November 2025, I took my first solo trip abroad, to Italy. I came home with hundreds of photographs and a feeling I didn’t want to lose.
Each page pairs what I remember with the history of where I stood, and the book is honest about which is which. It is the kind of book I now make for others. — Kim
My own book and my own story. The photographs are mine; the Sistine Chapel image is a public-domain reproduction.
THE BOOK, PAGE BY PAGE
One journey, told in full.
Ninety-nine pages of photographs, memories, and the history behind them. Here are a few of them. Select any page to see it larger.
02 / A trip entirely for myself
09 / One finger
26 / A table for one
62 / When I reached him
A MOMENT FROM THE BOOK
A life of my own.
“It woke up a true sense of independence in me.”
“And it felt like a new addiction: to solo travel, to Europe, to art, to fine food and wine crafted in the truest ways. Not rushed. Refined.”
“I had wanted to know whether I was strong enough to do this alone. I was.”
Tell us about your experience →
91 / A life of my own
HOW IT WORKS
Your memories lead. We shape the rest.
You bring the experience and the photographs. We turn them into a book, in person or by video, wherever you live.
01
Tell it in conversation.
We talk through the experience together, in person or by video, and record each conversation so nothing is lost.
02
Bring your photographs.
You share them, and we choose and arrange the ones that carry the story. We research the places you stood and keep that history clearly separate from your memories.
03
Review, then print.
You approve the manuscript and the layout before anything is printed. Then your linen-bound hardcover arrives.
EXPERIENCE BOOKS START AT $2,800
Up to 100 pages. Your story, fully told.
Larger books are quoted by page count before you commit, so you always know the price before you pay a deposit.
What’s included.
Up to three recorded conversations, about 4.5 hours in all, in person or by video. Your photographs, edited and laid out, with historical context for the places in your story.
One linen-bound hardcover book, a private archive of your audio, transcript, and manuscript, and one round of review before printing. Additional copies are available.
BEGIN WITH A CONVERSATION
Tell us about your experience.
Where did you go, or what happened? A sentence or two is enough to start. We’ll talk through the story, answer your questions, and give you a clear quote.
You don’t need a complete timeline, a box of sorted photographs, or the perfect words to begin.
A name or relationship is enough for now. Please save personal family stories and documents for your conversation with us.