A method for producing an image in an image area on a physical media, comprising: printing a print-pixel pattern on a substrate surface wherein the print-pixel pattern comprises a plurality of printpixels, each printpixel composed of a plurality of differently-colored sub-pixels; covering the print-pixel pattern with at least one photon-sensitive layer, wherein each photon-sensitive layer is in one of a plurality of states wherein each photon-sensitive layer is alterable at selected locations from one of two states to another state of two states; altering the state of at least one of the at least one photon-sensitive layers in a selected pattern across the physical media thereby selectively revealing a selected subset of sub-pixels and portions of photon- sensitive layers corresponding to other sub-pixels thereby producing an image composed of the revealed sub-pixels and photon-sensitive layer portions corresponding to other sub-pixels characterized in that a first photon-sensitive layer is visually opaque and transforms into visually transparent upon exposure to photons of a first selected wavelength and intensity; and in that a second photon-sensitive layer is visually transparent and transforms into visually opaque upon exposure to photons of a second selected wavelength and intensity; wherein a first selected portion of the first photon-sensitive layer is exposed to reveal sub-pixels on the surface or any photon-sensitive layers between the print-pixel pattern located on the surface and the first photon-sensitive layer; and wherein a second selected portion of the second photon-sensitive layer is exposed to occlude sub-pixels on the surface and any photon-sensitive layers between the surface the second photon- sensitive layer. printing a print-pixel pattern on a substrate surface wherein the print-pixel pattern comprises a plurality of printpixels, each printpixel composed of a plurality of differently-colored sub-pixels; covering the print-pixel pattern with at least one photon-sensitive layer, wherein each photon-sensitive layer is in one of a plurality of states wherein each photon-sensitive layer is alterable at selected locations from one of two states to another state of two states; altering the state of at least one of the at least one photon-sensitive layers in a selected pattern across the physical media thereby selectively revealing a selected subset of sub-pixels and portions of photon- sensitive layers corresponding to other sub-pixels thereby producing an image composed of the revealed sub-pixels and photon-sensitive layer portions corresponding to other sub-pixels characterized in that a first photon-sensitive layer is visually opaque and transforms into visually transparent upon exposure to photons of a first selected wavelength and intensity; and in that a second photon-sensitive layer is visually transparent and transforms into visually opaque upon exposure to photons of a second selected wavelength and intensity; wherein a first selected portion of the first photon-sensitive layer is exposed to reveal sub-pixels on the surface or any photon-sensitive layers between the print-pixel pattern located on the surface and the first photon-sensitive layer; and wherein a second selected portion of the second photon-sensitive layer is exposed to occlude sub-pixels on the surface and any photon-sensitive layers between the surface the second photon- sensitive layer.