September 09, 2025

Backup vs. Archiving vs. Legacy

September 09, 2025/ Peter Bennett

Summer is almost over, and as we head back to work and school, we are all entering other types of seasons. It depends upon your region, but out here in Los Angeles we are entering peak wildfire season. In the Gulf states, hurricane season is underway, and soon heavy rains and storms will bring flooding to many parts of the country. Honestly, it seems like these weather-related disaster seasons are becoming year-round. The important thing is that our homes, belongings, photos, family history, and memories are at risk.

October 23, 2019

…scanned from my archive. My grandmother Fanny

October 23, 2019/ Peter Bennett

My grandmother Fanny was one of the sweetest and kindest people I ever knew, almost to a fault. She lived for her family and friends and would literally do anything to help or support them, but as a result I always wondered about her own happiness.

She raised my mother and her brother Jerry, and helped my grandfather Boris run his photo studio on the boardwalk, just downstairs from their ocean view apartment in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. I of course have dozens of photos my grandfather took of her, posing almost demurely for the camera in his studio, on the boardwalk, the beach or their roof (otherwise known as tar beach).

September 04, 2019

Creating a Legacy Collection for Yourself

September 04, 2019/ Peter Bennett

I work with many clients, and as one might expect the collections I am seeing are getting bigger and bigger. I am currently working on two personal photo collections over 100k images and that is not uncommon.

The question then becomes, where is this going and do we really want to go there?