Photos help us connect with ourselves and others

Photos help us connect with ourselves and others

Dread of feeling too much might keep us from delving into photos from our past, but connection isn’t dangerous. Social and emotional connection is necessary to our feeling like part of a group, whether it’s our family, our friends, or our community. When we...
Lost Traditions

Lost Traditions

I was recently browsing the New York Public Library and the Library of Congress’ digital photo collections for a vintage picture of Thanksgiving to post. Rather than a plethora of dinner scenes like I expected, a search for “Thanksgiving” yielded...
It will cost too much

It will cost too much

We can all see how rapidly technology has changed in the past two decades. Less than twenty years ago some of us were still using VCRs regularly to record our favorite tv shows. We may have recorded video on mini-DVs or small DVD discs. When is the last time you have...
Is it time to take them out of the picture?

Is it time to take them out of the picture?

I’m going to get real personal today. Let’s talk about breakups. In 2012 I left my husband when he became involved with someone else. For a while I had been in denial about the situation and thought there was a chance of reconciling the marriage. LOL. The...
I didn’t know this service existed

I didn’t know this service existed

When people ask me what exactly photoxo does, I panic a little in my head. I digitize photos. I organize prints and digital images. I preserve heirloom photos in museum-quality housing. I help create books, videos, cards, and other gifts that tell stories. I create...