Beyond the Storm

ONE DAY PHOTO RESET

It’s a workbook designed to help you pause, refocus, and take  meaningful protective action for the photos that matter most — without  trying to organize your entire photo collection at once.

Built  around one focused day, this step-by-step system helps you identify the  family photos you would be devastated to lose and create a safe,  intentional home for them. From printed photographs to  digital photos, you’ll take practical steps to ensure the images that  tell your story are backed up, stored, and better preserved for future  generations.

Throughout the workbook, you’re not just told what  steps to take. You’re supported through the hesitation and  second-guessing that often prevent people from starting a photo  organizing project — the belief that you should wait until you have more  time, or until you can do it all at once.

Each phase helps you move forward with clarity, confidence, and intention so you can:

- Take real protective action in a single focused day
- Prioritize your most meaningful family photos
- Reduce the risk of loss from damage or disasters
- Prepare your photos to be passed down for generations
- Create a safe storage system for your photographs

Created  by lifelong photographer and photo preservation educator Krista  Kowalczyk, this workbook was written for every picture person — the ones  who care deeply about family photos and feel responsible for preserving  the stories they carry for the future.

If you’re the one who  notices where those memories live, how scattered they’ve become, and how  uncertain their future can feel in a disaster, through technology  failure, or simply over time — including questions about who will  inherit them or whether they will live on beyond you — ONE DAY PHOTO  RESET will help you take meaningful steps to protect them.

Start with one day — and know that your most important memories have a safer future.

Check it out on the Simon and Schuster website! 

Part memoir, part practical guide, "Hurricane of Photographs" delivers  emotional, real-life stories while providing invaluable tips for  digitizing, organizing, and protecting your own precious memories before  disaster strikes. This book is a must-read for anyone who values the  power of photographs and the stories they tell. Perfect for fans of "The  Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up" and "Hold Still," it’s a call to  action—reminding us that even in the wake of destruction, our most  cherished moments can still be saved.