my story
My Mother is My Inspiration
Through the years, she created photo albums for each of her children, each grandchild, and every milestone worth remembering. In her later years, she revisits those albums every single day.
The memories she preserved are a gift that keeps giving, to herself and to all of my family.
Many photos have captions the tell the story. That is what a well-organized photo collection can do.
From Overwhelmed to Organized
I have always been passionate about photography. For years I captured every moment of my family’s life: three kids growing up, holidays, and special events. But my career left no time to do anything with them.
The thousands of photos scattered across phones, laptops, and old boxes made me feel guilty. All those memories, sitting unseen.
A career break gave me the time to finally sort, categorize, and curate my entire family collection. The process brought forgotten moments back to life and I realized that I can help many families that face the same problem.
I trained as a certified photo manager and launched Your Photo Assistant to help New York families do what my mother did: preserve their memories so they can be enjoyed for generations.
Henk van den Berg Certified Professional Photo Manager
Certified Photo Manager
How I work
Being a certified photo manager is not just a credential. It is a commitment to doing this right. Here is what that looks like in practice.
- Safety-first approach to protecting irreplaceable memories
- Expertise with both printed and digital collections
- Guidance for complex, multi-format archives
- Personalized support from start to finish
- Organized systems you can actually maintain yourself