BBC: The Memory Hunters

The life of the prints begins with the taking of the photo.

The middle is here:
“We don’t actually know what these photos or objects mean to people,” Mari explains. “The items only gain value when they’re returned to the people who might cherish them, who understand their original brilliance.”

The end is either returned to owner or...

“In other cities, photo centres have already closed their doors. In keeping with Japanese tradition, all the saved photographs are taken to a shrine and burned. “They’re given back to the dead,” Yuichi, the former manager from Fujifilm, explains. “
 
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