Hollie Daviss life has become consumed by photos. Albums from families. Families she doesnt even know.The idea came to her as she was helping her close friend clean out their home, which was damaged by Hurricane Helenes storm surge.We were helping them do demo, taking out everything wet," said Davis. Davis saw the flooded photo albums and the expression on her friends face.Just watching the look on their face when they didnt even want to open the albums and just letting them go. And I said lets just try, Im going home for the night, let me take them. And I saved every single photo, said Davis.So how did she do it? Research told her she needed an unlikely ally.Its incredibly counterintuitive that water is your friend right now, but it really is, said Davis."You think theyre wet, theyre done. Lets get them out in the sun to dry in the albums, but thats the worst thing you can do. The surface of the photo is sticky," she added. Once she figured out a system, Davis shared it on social media, and requests from other families started pouring in.Thats when Carla Wessel was recruited to help.Keeping them wet, making them wetter maybe, and putting them in a bag and freezing them would be the first thing. And then when someone can help they can be thawed out and be peeled apart safely. Because once theyre fully wet, you can pull them apart. You cant pull them apart once theyve started to dry, said Wessel.Shes determined to save as many albums as she canas many memories as she can.Its amazing. I know how important photos are. And to be able to save these for people because they might not have the negatives to re-do. They cant re-do the wedding. They cant re-do the birthday. They cant re-do their grandma. So its amazing to be able to save these for people, said Wessel.They work album by album, photo after photogenerations of memories.And when the job is done, thats the best part.You hand them that bag, and it makes me cry. To see the look on their face of this thing theyre never going to get back, this picture of their grandparents or their parents or their kids or family theyve lost. Its just priceless, said Davis.These storms have cost families so much, but thanks to Davis and Wessel, alls not lost.Im not the only person that can do this. Everyone can do this. Call your friends, call your neighbors, said Davis.For all these that you think youve lost them all, dont put them in the dumpster. Let someone try, said Wessel.If you have albums that need saving, or youd like to help them in their efforts, send them an email: [email protected].