1. SEARCHING & FILTERING

Use the main search bar to find photos by Subject/Tag, Artist Name, or specific words in a Caption. As you type, the system will suggest matches. Select a suggestion or press Enter to apply the filter.

You can combine multiple filters. Active filters appear as tags below the search bar. Click the ✕ on any tag to remove it, or use the ✕ CLEAR ALL button.

2. TIMELINE BARS

When searching, a green histogram bar may appear showing the distribution of photos across years. Click any year to filter photos to that specific time.

Selecting a year opens a secondary MONTH timeline to drill down even further!

3. THE SCRAPBOOK (SAVING & SHARING)

Build your own custom collection by clicking the + 📖 icon on the top right of any photo. The icon will turn pink ✓ to indicate it's saved.

• Click VIEW MY SCRAPBOOK to see only your saved photos.
• Your Scrapbook saves locally to your browser.
• Click the 🔗 SHARE SCRAPBOOK button to copy a unique URL that you can send to others so they can view your exact collection.
• Log in with your Freakscene or Google account to save multiple scrapbooks and add your own captions!

4. EXPLORATION TOOLS

BROWSE TAGS & ARTISTS: Opens a full directory. Browse alphabetically or by category to see everything available in the archive.

🎲 RANDOM TAG SEARCH: Don't know where to start? Click the dice to spin the slot machine and get a random combination of two tags.

5. FULL SCREEN MODE

Click ⛶ FULL SCREEN to launch a distraction-free grid that breaks out of your website template.

• ▶ SLIDESHOW: Cycles through the current search results in a fullscreen carousel. Click the ⚙ icon to adjust Speed, Captions, or choose from 8 transition effects (like Glitch or Pile Toss).
• ✦ SCREENSAVER: Animates the current search results in the background. Click the ⚙ icon to choose from 8 engines (including Fine Art Gallery, Wind Tunnel, Winged Flyers, Solitaire Cascade, or DVD Corner Bounce), adjust speed, and control density. Click any image to Spotlight it!