Epson and The Photo Managers Celebrate Save Your Photos Month with “One Photo, One Story” Campaign

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. - Sept. 2, 2026 - From childhood birthdays and family vacations to snapshots of loved ones and everyday life, photos hold pieces of our histories that can't be replaced. Yet, many of these memories remain tucked away in boxes, vulnerable to damage, time and unexpected disasters like floods and fires. This September, Epson is teaming up again with The Photo Managers to support Save Your Photos Month, a global awareness campaign dedicated to helping individuals and families protect treasured photo and video memories and the stories behind them. Now in its 12th year, this year's "One Photo, One Story" campaign invites people everywhere to choose one meaningful photo and share the story behind it on social media using #OnePhotoOneStory, underscoring the importance of preserving both photos and the stories that give them meaning.

"Photos hold our family stories, milestones and the voices of the people we love, but too often, the story behind a photo is lost long before the photo itself," said Cathi Nelson, founder of The Photo Managers. "This year's 'One Photo, One Story' campaign is about encouraging families to preserve both. With free educational resources and easy-to-use technology like the FastFoto^®, protecting and sharing these meaningful memories and the stories behind them is more accessible than ever."

Save Your Photos Month began as a grassroots response to catastrophic disasters including the Joplin tornadoes, Hurricane Sandy and the Calgary floods, which destroyed countless irreplaceable family photo collections. It has since grown into a global movement offering free education, expert advice and events every September to teach people how to digitize, organize and preserve their photo and video collections.

New for 2026, The Photo Managers is inviting everyone to participate in the "One Photo, One Story" campaign. Participants will choose one meaningful photo, share the story behind it in writing or through a short video or voice recording, and post it on social media using #OnePhotoOneStory. Every share helps raise awareness that photos and their stories are worth protecting and that resources and professional help are available.

As families look to protect their printed photo collections, today's at-home scanning technology can help make digitization easier. FastFoto FF-680W, the world's fastest personal photo scanner,¹ helps simplify the process of turning printed photos into digital files that can be organized, preserved and shared. FastFoto can scan up to 36 photos per batch at speeds as fast as one photo per second.² It can also capture both the front and back of photos, helping preserve handwritten notes, dates and other details along with the image, and with intelligent file organization tools and Easy Auto-Upload, it allows users to upload images to cloud services such as Dropbox^® and Google Drive.^TM3

"Save Your Photos Month brings awareness to the need to protect the photos and stories that connect us to our families and our past," said Stacey Tieu, senior product manager, retail scanners, Epson America, Inc. "As someone who lives in southern California, I've seen firsthand accounts of people who have lost their homes, photos and precious memories. The campaign shows how important it is to encourage families to digitize their photos so memories can be preserved."

Throughout September, The Photo Managers will provide free education, expert advice and resources designed to help families protect their photos, take control of their collections and preserve their family stories. Highlights include:

• YouTube Live Sessions: Held every Tuesday and Friday throughout September, sessions will cover protecting printed photos, digital backup strategies, organizing large photo collections, using AI to restore old photos, and preserving family stories.
• Memory Keepers Live Summit: A one-day virtual training event featuring expert-led sessions for people who want to go deeper on organizing, preserving and sharing their family memories.
• Free "One Photo, One Story" Starter Kit: Available at The Photo Managers' Save Your Photos Month website, the kit includes story prompts, sample stories and a simple worksheet to help anyone get started documenting the stories behind their photos.

The educational programming will focus on four key areas throughout the month, including Week One - Protecting Your Printed Photos, Week Two - Protecting Your Digital Photos, Week Three - Taking Control of Your Collection and Week Four - Preserving Your Family Story. For more information about Save Your Photos Month and the "One Photo, One Story" campaign, visit The Photo Managers at thephotomanagers.com/save-your-photos-month. For more information about FastFoto, visit epson.com/fastfoto.

About The Photo Managers

The Photo Managers is the global leader in training and supporting professionals dedicated to helping individuals, families, and businesses organize, preserve, and share their most cherished memories. Committed to empowering its members, The Photo Managers supports member businesses by providing the tools and education to help deliver expert services customized to meet clients' unique needs, including photo organizing, digitization, archiving, and storytelling. The Photo Manager certified members offer clients peace of mind, knowing their priceless photos and videos are securely organized, to create meaningful gifts or legacy projects, and to simplify managing digital and physical photo collections. To learn more, visit https://thephotomanagers.com.

About Epson
Epson is a technology innovation and engineering company whose philosophy of efficient, compact and precise innovation enriches lives and helps create a better world. The company uses technology and engineering ability to implement real-world solutions in precision innovation, industrial and robotics, office and home printing, and visual and lifestyle.

Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the worldwide Epson Group generates annual sales of more than JPY 1.4 trillion. corporate.epson/en/

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¹As compared to other personal/consumer photo scanners, generally defined as photo scanners priced under $1,000 USD (MSRP).

² Based on average speed from start of scan to end of feeding, scanning thirty-six 4" x 6" photos at 300 dpi in landscape orientation. Results may vary based on processor speed, memory, and operating system of the connected computer.

³ Internet connection and active Dropbox or Google Drive account required.

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