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What do RKVIST Photo Pros say?
“My business started as a hobby, then a side hustle to support my teaching job. RKVIST gave me the chance to grow it into a full-blown practice — and to watch our family grow while building our business as a family.”
Nicole Lewis from Art 2 the Extreme
NOBLESVILLE, INDIANA
“One of my greatest joys since launching is when a family opens their finished archive, glances at the screen, and asks ‘Oh! Is that me?’ RKVIST brings me the people who need that moment most.”
Shaina Adams from Paper Play + Wonder
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Hi, I’m Steph the (Accidental) RKVIST.
Does anyone ever set out to become the family historian? I just lived a life, took the pictures, saved the pictures, inherited more pictures… and suddenly found myself drowning in decades of pictures. Sounds familiar?
Most families have no idea photo organizing is a “thing” — but they desperately wonder who is going to help them with their great big photo mess.
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If you’re a photo practitioner, organizer, scanner, album-maker, legacy pro, or memory magician near or far — I’d love to welcome you to the RKVIST Marketplace — where families can find trusted experts like you.
Let’s help families save their stories. Let’s build your business. Let’s launch the Photo-Thing-Movement — step-by-Steph.
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Our story
A stylish concierge for your memories.
RKVIST began with a simple, familiar problem: decades of photographs, tucked into boxes and drives and clouds, and no calm way to bring them together.
We built a marketplace of vetted, certified Photo Pros — thoughtful people who treat your originals like the heirlooms they are. No algorithms deciding for you; just the right few professionals, introduced with care, so you can choose who tells your family’s story.
Every project ends the same way: your memories, beautifully handled — and a standing invitation into the Snap Society, our community of families who’ve done this beautiful thing.
How it works
From shoebox to story, unhurried.
1 · Tell us about your photos
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1. RKVIST facilitates introductions between customers and independent Photo Pros. RKVIST is not a party to the services agreed between them.
2. The Project Assessment Fee is non-refundable once the assessment has been performed.
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Your memories are personal, and so is your data. This policy explains what we collect and how we use it.
We collect the information you provide during intake and account setup, and use it only to match you with Pros and operate your projects.
We never sell your personal information. Uploaded photos are stored securely and shared only with the Pro you choose.
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