Photos, Phones & Digital Memories | Warilla

About this workshop

Are your family photos scattered across your phone, computer, old devices, USB drives or the cloud?

Perhaps you've wondered whether your photos are actually backed up — or what would happen if you lost your phone tomorrow.

For many of us, some of our most precious memories now exist only digitally. But with photos spread across different devices and services, it can be difficult to know where to begin.

Photos, Phones & Digital Memories is a friendly, hands-on workshop designed to help you understand where your photos are, what "the cloud" actually means, and how to start protecting and organising the memories that matter most.

You won't just sit and listen.

We'll work through practical activities together so you leave with a clear plan for your own photo collection.

What we'll cover

During the workshop, you'll learn:

• Where your digital photos may be hiding

• What iCloud, Google Photos and cloud storage actually do

• The difference between storing and backing up photos

• How to check whether your phone photos are being backed up

• Simple ways to organise a large photo collection

• What to do with photos on old phones, computers, USB drives and other devices

• How to reduce duplicates and digital clutter

• How to make sure important family memories aren't lost

Everything will be explained in plain English, without unnecessary technical jargon.

What you'll do

Activity 1 – Where Are My Photos?

Create your own Photo Location Map by identifying everywhere your photos may currently be stored:

• Current phone

• Old phones

• Tablet

• Computer

• External hard drives

• USB drives

• iCloud

• Google Photos

• OneDrive

• Social media

• Other locations

You may be surprised by just how many places your photos are living!

Activity 2 – Is It Actually Backed Up?

We'll look at the difference between having photos somewhere and having a genuine backup.

You'll work through a simple checklist to identify which of your precious photos may currently be at risk.

Activity 3 – My Photo Rescue Plan

Create a realistic action plan for bringing your photos together, protecting them and gradually getting them organised.

You won't need to sort 20 years of photos during the workshop!

The goal is to leave knowing where to start and what to do next.

Your Digital Win

Before you leave, you'll identify:

Where your most important photos are currently stored and whether they are protected.

That's one important job you can stop putting off.

What to bring

Please bring:

• A pen

• Your mobile phone

• Your tablet if you regularly use one for photos

• Any questions you have about your own photo collection

You don't need to bring old computers, hard drives or boxes of USB sticks! We'll record those on your worksheet so you can deal with them safely at home.

No previous workshop attendance or technical knowledge is required.

Who is this workshop for?

This workshop is ideal for:

• Seniors and retirees

• Anyone with thousands of photos on their phone

• People who don't understand iCloud or Google Photos

• Anyone worried about losing family photographs

• People with photos scattered across multiple devices

• Carers or family members helping an older relative organise their digital memories