This is our work. And now it's provable.
Every photograph, film and article Documenta Media publishes is fingerprinted, timestamped and logged at the moment of release — an internal record we hold to defend our own authorship against unauthorized use, republication or AI scraping.
How we protect what we publish
Every piece we publish is fingerprinted, timestamped, and archived with the evidence we'd need to defend our authorship later — in a takedown notice, a licensing dispute, or a court filing.
Images
Our original files are read for embedded capture data, then sealed with a cryptographic fingerprint and, where supported, C2PA Content Credentials.
- Capture metadata EXIF / IPTC
- Content credentials C2PA
- Perceptual hash match & trace
- Timestamp anchor independent
Video
We fingerprint our master exports frame-by-frame and log every re-render, so a leaked or re-uploaded copy can be traced back to our original file.
- Frame-level hash per shot
- Chain of custody edit log
- Music & audio rights cleared list
- Codec & export data auto-read
Text
Our manuscripts, articles and scripts are fingerprinted at the sentence level, with draft history preserved as evidence of independent creation.
- Text fingerprint sentence-level
- Draft history version log
- Originality scan similarity %
- First-publish record date & outlet
Recent work from our photographers
A sample of our own published photography. Each entry is logged internally with its fingerprint and capture record at the time of release.
Recent work from our filmmakers
A short clip standing in for a full-length master file, with the same fingerprinting and chain-of-custody record.
Field study, unnamed river
Sample clip standing in for a full documentary master. Frame-level fingerprints and an export log are attached to the real registration record.
Recent work from our writers
Long-form features and reporting, fingerprinted at the sentence level with draft history on file.
Notes from the Delta
Long-form feature on shifting river trade routes. Draft history from three earlier versions attached.
The Weight of Water
Reporting on inherited water rights disputes along a shared border region.
Field Notes: Border Crossings
A first-person account from three weeks spent documenting seasonal migration routes.
How every piece enters our archive
The same four internal steps, whichever format we publish.
We publish the original
The unedited master file is kept on file — camera roll, raw export, or manuscript draft.
We record authorship
An internal rights record is completed: byline, capture details, licensing terms.
We fingerprint & timestamp
A cryptographic hash is generated and anchored with an independent timestamp.
The record is kept on file
A verifiable registration record is archived, ready to cite in any dispute.
Recently archived work
A sample of entries from our own internal log. Full records are restricted to Documenta Media staff.
Who we are
Documenta Media is an independent archive of original photography, documentary film and long-form reporting, founded in 2016. We publish under our own byline and keep every original file — the unedited photograph, the master export, the first manuscript draft — on record.
This registry exists because unauthorized reuse and republication of editorial work is common, and a fingerprint taken at the moment of publication is far more defensible than a claim made after the fact. It is not a public submission service — it documents our own archive only.
Press, licensing and correspondence: editorial@documentamedia.com
Common questions
No. This registry documents Documenta Media's own published archive only — it is an internal record, not a public submission service.
We compare the fingerprint on file against the disputed copy, then send a takedown notice citing the timestamp and capture record. Persistent cases go to our legal counsel.
Yes — most of our archive is available for licensed republication. Contact our rights desk at licensing@documentamedia.com with the case ID.
A cryptographic hash (SHA-256) computed from the exact bytes of the original file. Even a single-pixel edit produces a completely different fingerprint, which is what makes it useful as proof.
Copyright & DMCA notice
Ownership
All photographs, film and text published on this site are original works created by or on behalf of Documenta Media, and are protected under international copyright law. Publication in this archive does not grant a license to copy, redistribute, republish or use these works in AI training datasets without prior written permission.
Reporting unauthorized use
If you believe a work from this archive is being reproduced without authorization, contact our enforcement desk at enforcement@documentamedia.com with the case ID and a link to the infringing copy.
Licensing requests
To license a work for legitimate republication, contact licensing@documentamedia.com with the case ID and intended use.
Want to license our work?
Every piece in this archive is protected and logged. If you'd like to license a photograph, film or article for republication, get in touch with our rights desk.