A number of factors, both environmental (such as temperature) and human-related, can contribute to the deterioration of printed photographs over time. This is a nightmare for those of us who have boxes full of old family photos, and it’s even worse for those who have few and distinct treasures from their past. Fortunately, there is a large online community of people who devote some of their time to preventing priceless memories from being lost forever.

We received many photos with deep meaning for people who needed a little extra love (and a lot of skill) to return to their full glory. The results are nothing short of extraordinary in every way.

#1. “Someone saved my mother’s kindergarten photo. She reminds me a lot of my daughter, who enjoys drawing parallels.”

#2. “A 15-year-old high school photo of my wife in my wallet was damaged but then restored by a kind person.”

#3. “I like using Photoshop to fix my family photographs. My parents in 1966 in Houston, Texas.

#4. “This is my grandpa’s favorite photo of my grandmother that travels around with him, so I had it fixed up so I could print out a new one.”

#5: “My father died not long ago, and this is one of the earliest photos my mother has of the three of us together.”

#6. “I once sent my mum a photo of mine when I was 15 years old.”

#7. “If only I had more of these kinds of photos. This was the only photo we could find of Daddy since he avoided taking photographs.”

#8. “This is the only photo I have of my father when he was young. I was hoping that someone could repair this and bring him joy. And there you have it!”