*One thing: What is your digital shoebox? Do you have a legacy plan for
your photos?*
Published Dec 20, 2022 | Dale Baskin
Where are your photos?
Most of you can probably answer that question quickly, but take it one
step further: does anybody else know where your photos are? What happens
to your photos if something happens to /you/? What is your photo legacy?
I began thinking about this issue a few years ago when I attended my
grandparents' 65th wedding anniversary. In honor of the event, one of my
aunts crafted a beautiful slideshow documenting their lives together,
going back over half a century. It kicked off a magical evening of
memories and stories, and provided younger generations with a meaningful
link to their family history.
What made this possible? A shoebox.
Before the world went digital, we had shoeboxes. And regular boxes. And
all kinds of other containers into which people stuffed photos. My
grandparents were no exception, and my aunt was able to track down 60+
years of photos by digging through boxes in a closet.
*Can your photos be found?*
My aunt could track down these historically important pictures because
she knew where they were and how to access them. How many of us can say
that about our digital image collections? Consider for a moment: if
something happened to you/right now,/ who would have access to your
photos? And would that person have the information and the
tech-savviness to find them?
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https://www.dpreview.com/articles/6741178670/one-thing-what-is-your-digital-shoebox-do-you-have-a-legacy-plan-for-your-photos
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