Intimate media are
media artifacts created and collected by individuals, friends, and families to capture and commemorate aspects of
family and intimate relationships. Intimate media includes such things as personal and family
photo collections, home
videos and
films,
diaries and journals, and
letters. Depending on the meaning and values attributed to an object, anything could be considered intimate media. Great value is placed on intimate media possessions due to its ability to serve as "proof" that an event or memory actually occurred.