Save Your Story: Protecting Photo Memories

In a world where floods, fires, and time threaten to erase our most treasured moments, this presentation is a powerful call to action and a practical guide to preserving what matters most: your photo memories.

Through real stories, hands-on demonstrations, and simple tech tips, Krista empowers audiences to take control of their photo collections, no matter their skill level. Whether the images are tucked in shoeboxes from 20 years ago or going back much further, she shows exactly how to get them safely scanned, saved, and secured so they can be shared for generations.

This isn’t just about organizing photos. It’s about honoring the people, places, and memories that shaped us.

This 60-minute presentation includes:

✅ Emotional storytelling from Krista’s experience volunteering after Hurricane Ian to salvage flood-damaged photos: what she learned and why it inspired her mission.

✅ Easy, step-by-step scanning methods anyone can follow, including how to use:

• A mobile scanning app
   
• A flatbed scanner
   
• A high-speed feeder scanner
   

✅ Tips to get organized fast and finish the job without overwhelm.

✅ Recommendations for trusted services to help when you don’t want to DIY.

✅ Must-know digital backup strategies so your photos are never lost again.

✅ Bonus tips for print photo storage: how to keep originals safe from damage over time.

✅ Audience Q&A time

Krista Kowalczyk is the author of Beyond the Storm: Salvaging Photographs and Preserving Histories, published by Library Tales Publishing and distributed by Simon & Schuster. She is a professional photographer and passionate advocate for helping every Picture Person preserve their stories through photo preservation.

Her work and mission have been featured on:

• Good Morning America
   
• The Kelly Clarkson Show
   
• ABC World News Tonight
   
• The Weather Channel
   
• Fox Weather
   

Interested in hosting this presentation at your venue?

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📧 hellohekristak.com
📍 Based in Florida | Available for travel or virtual events