smallstories: less admin, more album.
Every photo is a small story — made up of little details like the date, the place, your child’s age, and the moments behind it.
We all have thousands of photos on our phones, and we keep meaning to print them one day.
But then life gets busy, and we never quite get around to it. Not because we don’t care — it’s just that life is already so full.
smallstories turns everyday photos into something finished, without the work.
It brings together the details already tucked inside your images — like the date, location, and little notes such as “Isla’s 1st birthday” or “Ice cream on the beach” — and turns them into simple, print-ready keepsakes.
No AI is used. We read the details already inside your photos — like the date, location, and notes — and turn them into simple, printable keepsakes.
So you get the album you always meant to make, without the work. Just your photos, your stories, and something beautiful to hold in your hands.
If you need help, or just want to say hi, I’d love to hear from you:
hi@yoursmallstories.comI know that guilty feeling of having thousands of photos sitting on my phone — I felt it myself, going through my camera roll with a new baby and a busy life.
Like most people, I had so, so many photos I loved but never got around to doing anything with. I’d sit on the sofa at night scrolling through them, meaning to organise them properly one day.
But I'd always be too busy, or tired, or overwhelmed to start.
The part that slowed me down wasn't the photos—it was everything around them. The things that take them from being just a photo to something really special.
I kept wanting to recreate the feeling of our family albums growing up. The simple notes written on the back: a date, a place, an age. That small bit of context is what turns a photo into something you can hold onto.
It was too much work. So I built something to do that part for me.
smallstories takes the admin out, so you can get from camera roll to something printed and real, without it becoming a big project.
We read GPS data already stored in the photo, when it is available, and use that to look up a human-readable place name such as a city, beach, or landmark.
Not unless you want them to. By default, everything happens locally on your phone or computer. The only exception is if you choose to email yourself a convenient download link. If you select that option, your photos are stored securely on our server and permanently auto-deleted after 24 hours. Note: We read the GPS metadata already stored in your images to generate human-readable location names, but this information is not stored anywhere but in your own browser.
We use established geocoding services such as OpenCage and OpenStreetMap's Nominatim to convert coordinates into place names.
By default, we do not store your photos. You can download your photos directly and they will never be seen by us. You can also choose to email yourself a convenient download link, which is valid for 24 hours. Your photos are stored securely on our servers for 24 hours, then automatically and permanently deleted. GPS coordinates are only used temporarily to generate the location name for your print.
If a photo has no GPS data, we simply do not show a location for that image. You can still add one manually using the custom location field.
No — your photos are never processed or analysed by AI. We may use AI to help build the website, but it never has access to your photos.
On some Android devices, privacy settings can prevent apps from accessing photo location data during upload, even when it is still saved in the image. Uploading from desktop or iPhone usually preserves that information. If it is missing, your photo still works normally and you can add the location yourself using the custom location field.
Yes. You can edit a single photo, then apply that look to selected photos or the whole batch.
You can work with frame styles, zoom and position, dates, locations, custom text, and ages where relevant.
Our photos download as 6x4 inch (15x10 cm) JPEGs at high quality 300dpi. Ready for albums, frames, and local print kiosks.
No account needed. No tracking. Just your memories, protected.
