Save those negatives. You never know... - 35mmc

I find it hard to believe that there is actually some debate around whether to keep photographic negatives once they've been scanned/printed. OF COURSE you should keep the negatives.

This is both an embarrassment of riches and a crazy-making set of choices.

A Major Regret in My Life: My Camera Roll

Will my existence lose its validity without an audience to narrate it to?

Hooboy, that rings. And there's always work resisting the temptation to this...

There is a new focus, an attempt to present an aesthetic, an idea, an editorial "look." Many of my photos no longer even feature people. Instead, they become dominated by images of myself alone, or empty landscapes. What has replaced the people? Objects.
-- ibid