![]() But I’m hazy about the individual items, both because I only view them occasionally and because there are so many of them.” “I have a vague sense of what’s there, and I have organized my files somewhat. “My digital mementos, however, are hidden on machines and media,” LeFurgy said in the blog. Library of Congress blog author Bill LeFurgy had a similar idea, saying that it’s easy to forget digital mementos. Even when the memories attached to a physical object are painful, a part of me knows that one day I may want to remember again so instead of deleting every text and photo out of a fit of rage or sadness I put photos and other items into a box. ![]() There’s this feeling that comes from holding a physical memory in your hand, a sense of heartwarming nostalgia. Having a physical memento that brings back memories is so much more valuable than anything digital. This gives printed photographs a more “real” nature,” which perfectly encapsulates how I feel about physical photos. The physical aspect of printed photos is also something that I think should be appreciated more.Įlite Images also said, “although our lives are becoming more and more online, we still exist in a tangible world and most of our important and immediate experiences happen in physical space. To a point it’s understandable, as a blog from Elite Images said, “digital images can also be taken with you wherever you go.” Of course, digital photos can’t get water damage or suffer from faded colors but they are less personal. People stopped getting photos printed, instead leaving them to sit in an album on their phone or a flash drive lost years prior. This always made me sad because everything went digital when I was fairly young. The ones there stopped once I reached around six years old. The thing about it is that there are not many photos of myself. All these photos are worn, the pen written date on the back is smudged. They would show me photos of my older brothers on vacation or visiting our grandparents. Even the more recent photos my parents took on an old digital camera had this same effect. I love learning the stories attached to photos of my mom as a child with a relative I never got to meet. One of my favorite things is when my parents pull out the box of photo albums.
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