When we were nonparents, our modest digital camera was perfect for vacation photos and the like.

The same sheen of importance that a person taking a vacation photo feels chronicling themselves in a foreign place.

If you've got the space, it would be a great way to share vacation photos or play a board game or two.

But thanks to the boom in digital cameras, vacation photos have proliferated like spam.

Have you ever wondered how many times you've unknowingly shown up in other people's vacation photos?

They browse through vacation photos and trigger family conversations.

Last year, he started putting them onto the Internet: vacation photos from the beach, snapshots of pets, family portraits at birthday parties.

I left the vacation photos on my desk, and when I was gone, she went through them and removed the ones she didn't like.

For most other people, it may be a lot like looking at the neighbors' vacation photos.

The slide show also includes Larry's vacation photos.