is comforting to feel loved by a photo that shows you are important in others’ lives. it exists as your daily reminder you are a valid person and you belong there. more on self esteem and family portraits.
digital files always change. remember floppy disks? which turned into hard drives. which turned into flash drives. which is now saved on various different clouds. what will they come up with next? the fact of the matter is: technology is always changing. there is no guarantee that one format will last for 20 years from now.
even if the photos are stored somewhere, such as your computer or phone itself, how much time will 