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.

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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