Penilaian Kualitas dan Fungsi Foto sebagai Arsip dalam Konteks Dokumentasi dan Pelestarian Informasi Visual

Photo archives contain recordings of events/ people/ objects/situations or other things that provide various information values. Although not all photos are called archives, in reality, many photos are currently useful as archives that are important records for individuals/private organizations and the government. Photo archives are different from textual archives. Photo archives are able to explain a comprehensive picture of the images they contain. Although photo archives are useful as a means of proof, a memory for the future, not many individuals/private organizations or the government manage photo archives properly, because the assessment of photos as archives still has no standard, so that the management of photo archives is still sectoral. This study uses the literature review method, conducting analysis based on information obtained from books, previous research and other references. Data was collected by tracing topics that were relevant to this study, so that it could be analyzed and drawn conclusions. The results of the analysis stated that the management of photo archives is important, not only for the present but also for the future. Photo archives as evidence are able to record information according to the time of the incident, unlike textual archives which are compiled after the event occurs. However, with the vulnerable nature of photo archives, it requires good maintenance and regular maintenance. It requires expertise and people who understand the information content in photos, so that they will not be wrong in assessing photos as archives.