diff --git a/imgbom/presenter/json/dirs/presenter.go b/imgbom/presenter/json/dirs/presenter.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2707f0a91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/imgbom/presenter/json/dirs/presenter.go
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package dirs
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/anchore/imgbom/imgbom/pkg"
+	"github.com/anchore/imgbom/internal/log"
+)
+
+type Presenter struct {
+	catalog *pkg.Catalog
+}
+
+func NewPresenter(catalog *pkg.Catalog) *Presenter {
+	return &Presenter{
+		catalog: catalog,
+	}
+}
+
+type document struct {
+	Artifacts []artifact `json:"artifacts"`
+}
+
+type dir struct {
+	Path string `json:"path"`
+}
+
+type source struct {
+	FoundBy string   `json:"foundBy"`
+	Layer   int      `json:"layer"`
+	Effects []string `json:"effects"`
+}
+
+type artifact struct {
+	Name      string      `json:"name"`
+	Version   string      `json:"version"`
+	Type      string      `json:"type"`
+	Cataloger string      `json:"cataloger"`
+	Sources   []source    `json:"sources"`
+	Metadata  interface{} `json:"metadata"`
+}
+
+func (pres *Presenter) Present(output io.Writer) error {
+	doc := document{
+		Artifacts: make([]artifact, 0),
+	}
+
+	// populate artifacts...
+	for p := range pres.catalog.Enumerate() {
+		art := artifact{
+			Name:     p.Name,
+			Version:  p.Version,
+			Type:     p.Type.String(),
+			Sources:  make([]source, len(p.Source)),
+			Metadata: p.Metadata,
+		}
+
+		// FIXME: there is no image in a dir-based scan
+		for idx := range p.Source {
+			// fileMetadata, err := pres.img.FileCatalog.Get(src)
+			// if err != nil {
+			// 	// TODO: test case
+			// 	log.Errorf("could not get metadata from catalog (presenter=json): %+v", src)
+			// }
+
+			srcObj := source{
+				FoundBy: "FoundBy",
+				Layer:   0,
+				Effects: []string{}, // TODO
+			}
+			art.Sources[idx] = srcObj
+		}
+
+		doc.Artifacts = append(doc.Artifacts, art)
+	}
+
+	bytes, err := json.Marshal(&doc)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed to marshal json (presenter=json): %w", err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = output.Write(bytes)
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/imgbom/presenter/json/imgs/presenter.go b/imgbom/presenter/json/imgs/presenter.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fdb259289
--- /dev/null
+++ b/imgbom/presenter/json/imgs/presenter.go
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+package imgs
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/anchore/imgbom/imgbom/pkg"
+	"github.com/anchore/imgbom/internal/log"
+	stereoscopeImg "github.com/anchore/stereoscope/pkg/image"
+)
+
+type Presenter struct {
+	img     *stereoscopeImg.Image
+	catalog *pkg.Catalog
+}
+
+func NewPresenter(img *stereoscopeImg.Image, catalog *pkg.Catalog) *Presenter {
+	return &Presenter{
+		img:     img,
+		catalog: catalog,
+	}
+}
+
+type document struct {
+	Image     image      `json:"image"`
+	Artifacts []artifact `json:"artifacts"`
+}
+
+type image struct {
+	Layers    []layer  `json:"layers"`
+	Size      int64    `json:"size"`
+	Digest    string   `json:"digest"`
+	MediaType string   `json:"mediaType"`
+	Tags      []string `json:"tags"`
+}
+
+type layer struct {
+	MediaType string `json:"mediaType"`
+	Digest    string `json:"digest"`
+	Size      int64  `json:"size"`
+}
+
+type source struct {
+	FoundBy string   `json:"foundBy"`
+	Layer   int      `json:"layer"`
+	Effects []string `json:"effects"`
+}
+
+type artifact struct {
+	Name      string      `json:"name"`
+	Version   string      `json:"version"`
+	Type      string      `json:"type"`
+	Cataloger string      `json:"cataloger"`
+	Sources   []source    `json:"sources"`
+	Metadata  interface{} `json:"metadata"`
+}
+
+func (pres *Presenter) Present(output io.Writer) error {
+	tags := make([]string, len(pres.img.Metadata.Tags))
+	for idx, tag := range pres.img.Metadata.Tags {
+		tags[idx] = tag.String()
+	}
+
+	doc := document{
+		Image: image{
+			Digest:    pres.img.Metadata.Digest,
+			Size:      pres.img.Metadata.Size,
+			MediaType: string(pres.img.Metadata.MediaType),
+			Tags:      tags,
+			Layers:    make([]layer, len(pres.img.Layers)),
+		},
+		Artifacts: make([]artifact, 0),
+	}
+
+	// populate image...
+	for idx, l := range pres.img.Layers {
+		doc.Image.Layers[idx] = layer{
+			MediaType: string(l.Metadata.MediaType),
+			Digest:    l.Metadata.Digest,
+			Size:      l.Metadata.Size,
+		}
+	}
+
+	// populate artifacts...
+	for p := range pres.catalog.Enumerate() {
+		art := artifact{
+			Name:     p.Name,
+			Version:  p.Version,
+			Type:     p.Type.String(),
+			Sources:  make([]source, len(p.Source)),
+			Metadata: p.Metadata,
+		}
+
+		for idx, src := range p.Source {
+			fileMetadata, err := pres.img.FileCatalog.Get(src)
+			if err != nil {
+				// TODO: test case
+				log.Errorf("could not get metadata from catalog (presenter=json): %+v", src)
+			}
+
+			srcObj := source{
+				FoundBy: p.FoundBy,
+				Layer:   int(fileMetadata.Source.Metadata.Index),
+				Effects: []string{}, // TODO
+			}
+			art.Sources[idx] = srcObj
+		}
+
+		doc.Artifacts = append(doc.Artifacts, art)
+	}
+
+	bytes, err := json.Marshal(&doc)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed to marshal json (presenter=json): %w", err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = output.Write(bytes)
+	return err
+}