ttcsubwayfan Posted August 22, 2014 Share #1 Posted August 22, 2014 Just wondering, a lot of people on this forum are avid photographers and many of us have amassed extensive photo collections. Does anyone have any ideas as to the future of these photos once we have passed on? I mean, I've never done an inventory of my photos and videos, but I'm willing to bet I have at least 2500+ photos and another 150+ videos, and I'm only 16; to think what my photo collection will look like when I'm 75. And digital photos and videos are not the same as film slides and whatnot, I have this foreboding feeling that the preservation of these would be a lot more problematic than with slides. Short of giving hard drives with all your stuff on it to someone you trust and hoping they can find a way to share as many as possible, I can't really think how these photos can be enjoyed by generations from now on. Kinda sad, really. In an ideal world there'd be no death so this wouldn't be an issue, but we don't live in an ideal world. Also, why am I worrying about death at this age? Christ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted August 22, 2014 Share #2 Posted August 22, 2014 Well think about what happened with nycsubway.org and its archived social media page Subtalk (which was where Subchat got its start). It became from nothing into a prominent historical website many of us reference from even today from here on to Facebook. To go further, thousands of photos that can be traced to photographers in the 1960's. That might give a clue as to the answer you are looking for which is not an easy one to answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted August 22, 2014 Well, I'm thinking of that constantly mentioned apocalyptic scenario in which the internet goes down or whatever. Somehow I don't anticipate it happening in my lifetime, if at all, but it would be a good idea to future proof our collections for future generations. I thought about donating to city archives and whatnot, but I somehow doubt the Toronto archives would be interested in probably over 10,000 bus photos (that's a rough estimate - I'm almost certain I'll have far more by the time I'm old and grey.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted August 22, 2014 Share #4 Posted August 22, 2014 We need to print all our photos and put them in time capsules. Finally, pave concrete over them for the future generations that will be riding the to the Bronx one day just in case theres a major catastrophic event on the internet then. =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted August 23, 2014 You're probably right, though the logistics of printing out tens of thousands of photos leave much to be desired. What a nuisance aging is. It almost makes me want to avoid taking any more photos, to avoid them being lost to time like I will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7LineFan Posted August 24, 2014 Share #6 Posted August 24, 2014 Better that you had taken them and enjoyed them only for them to be lost to time than for you never to have taken them at all, wouldn't you think? I'd hedge my bets on future generations enjoying their own photos and only the best of those from our generation, rather than leafing through tens of thousands of photos that we took. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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