Make & keep
Interview someone about a photobooth memory
An original question sheet for the story that sits beyond the frame.
The photograph records a moment; the person who kept it may remember the walk there, the machine’s location or the reason it mattered. A short interview can preserve those memories without treating them as a perfect transcript of the past.
Begin with the object
Use a copy for the conversation. At the top of our interview sheet, write the interview date and the speaker’s preferred name. Leave room beneath each question for an answer and a confidence note. Ask what the person remembers without supplying the answer first.
Use five open questions
Our questions are: who is here; where did the session happen; what led you there; who kept the strip afterwards; and which part remains uncertain? Ask about payment or timing only if the person remembers it. Do not attach today’s machine specifications to an old session to fill a gap.
Return the story for checking
Write a short account and let the speaker correct it. Keep recollections attributed, preserve uncertainty and agree the audience before publishing personal material. Link the account to the strip’s catalogue reference. The memory adds another source, rather than making every visible detail in the photograph self-explanatory.