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* In ''Manga/Magikano'', MagicalGirl Ayumi keeps a photo of her crush Haruo in her underwear for 3 months in order to wind up with him forever. Unfortunately, her panties get stolen three days before her time is up, so she has to start over.

* It's mentioned in ''Fanfic/TwiceUponAnAge'' that Bethany Hawke treasures an old portrait of her late mother, Leandra, which is a gift the player can give her during the events of ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII''.

* Hughes from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' carries a photo of his daughter and wife 24/7. They aren't dead or far away, just at home, so they aren't personally there for him to point to and declare that they are the most beautiful wife and cute daughter in existence. Hence the photos.

* Blankie in ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster'' keeps a picture of the Master which he hugs for comfort.

* ''VideoGame/{{Delicious}}: Emily's Hopes and Fears'': While on his quest, Patrick keeps a picture of his sick daughter Paige on his person, which he shows to people when they inquire about why he's on a quest. [[spoiler:When it's destroyed at the monk's temple, he initially is incredibly angry at the monk, but this anger only leads to thought, and eventually, Patrick finding the flower he needs to cure Paige.]]

* It's only mentioned in party banter with Cole, but in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'', Cassandra has a locket which belonged to her grandmother, and inside is a portrait of her deceased brother Anthony, whom she idolized.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': In the SeriesFinale, it’s revealed that [[spoiler:Ford]] has kept a picture of [[spoiler:him and Stan as kids on the Stan ‘O War]] for at least thirty years, if not longer.

* ''Series/SesameStreet'': Big Bird has a precious ''drawing'' of the late Mr. Hooper. He drew it as a present for him, but never go to give it to him, so instead he keeps it by his nest. In one episode, art collector Leo Birdelli offered to buy it, but Big Bird refused because he couldn't bear to say goodbye to Mr. Hooper again.
* On ''Series/TimeTrax'' the avatar of Lambert's MagicalComputer SELMA was based on the one photo he had of his mother.

* Zoisite looks fondly at a picture of himself and Kunzite in an episode of ''Anime/SailorMoon'' as he prepares for his latest plan. After Zoisite's death, Kunzite is seen looking sadly at it after an argument with the brainwashed Endymion.

* ''Fanfic/LinkedInLifeAndLove'': Yang has a single photo of her mother Raven (her father got rid of them all but missed one), which is of Raven happily holding Yang as a baby. Yang's half-sister Ruby uses this as proof that Raven clearly cared for Yang, and [[DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou must have had a good reason for leaving]]. Later, Raven shows Yang a different picture: [[spoiler:Summer holding Yang while Raven happily holds a baby Ruby. [[HomosexualReproduction Turns out Ruby is the daughter of Raven and Summer]]]].

* Jinx keeps a photo of her deceased mother in ''Fanfic/ChangingLuck''.
* In the first story of the ''Fanfic/SkyholdAcademyYearbook'' series, [[VideoGame/DragonAgeII Varric and Hawke]] are teachers at the eponymous school, and both have the same photo on their desks, showing their group of friends back in Kirkwall. For Hawke it's simply an affectionate reminder of old times; but for Varric, it also has a second purpose, as it [[spoiler:allows him to look at his secret LoveInterest without anyone realizing the truth]].
* ''Fanfic/IronTouch'': Michelle carries around a photo of her parents in her bracelets.

* Not exactly a photo, but in ''Film/TheTrumanShow'', Truman makes an accurate mosaic of Sylvia from women's magazines, to the same effect.

* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyTrialsAndTribulations'' has a fairly heartwarming example, though the identity of the person is a major spoiler. [[spoiler:During the epilogue it's revealed that the talisman that Maya's recently deceased MissingMom was supposed to wear at all times contained a photo of Maya and Mia when they were children.]]

* ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'': There is a photo of your love interest from the previous game on Shepard's desk. If you remain faithful to him/her, Shpeard will pick it up and stare at it right before launching the SuicideMission. If you get a new Love Interest, the photo is turned face down. It is also revealed in ''Lair of the Shadow Broker'' that [[spoiler:Matriarch Aethyta has one of Liara]].

* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': [[spoiler: Donald]] keeps a single photo of his twin sister [[spoiler:Della]], which shows her shoving his face into a birthday cake.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': "[[Recap/TheOwlHouseS2E2EscapingExpulsion Escaping Expulsion]]" shows that [[Characters/TheOwlHouseAmityBlight Amity]] carries around a photo of herself, Luz, Willow and Gus at Grom. When the Abomi-ton 1.0 is about to step on it, Amity stops ThrowingTheFight and destroys it to save the photo.

* On ''Series/{{NCIS}}'', Ziva is shown to treasure a childhood photo of herself with her brother and sister, both of whom are deceased.

* ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' There is a photo of your love interest from the previous game on Shepard's desk. If you remain faithful to him/her, Shpeard will pick it up and stare at it right before launching the SuicideMission. If you get a new Love Interest, the photo is turned face down. It is also revealed in ''Lair of the Shadow Broker'' that [[spoiler:Matriarch Aethyta has one of Liara]].
* Torque from ''VideoGame/TheSuffering'' carries one of the family he's on death row for murdering. Its condition serves as the KarmaMeter that determines whether he did it.

* Agent Brown has one in the fourth installment of ''VideoGame/DetectivesUnited'', a framed picture on his desk of himself with his brother and sister. He doesn't mention it, but the game's opening cinematic lingers on it for quite some time to illustrate its importance. (His EvilTwin is the BigBad of the game.)

* ''Film/{{Dredd}}''. Rookie Judge Cassandra Anderson is introduced smiling at a photograph of her parents, whom we quickly discover were killed by the same radiation-poisoning that made her a mutant with PsychicPowers. She hastily folds up and tucks away the photo in a sleeve when the Chief Judge speaks to her.

** ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'': Both Emma and Madison Russell respectively carry in their possession a copy of the same family photo of their family before the PlotTriggeringDeath of Emma's son and Madison's brother [[Characters/MonsterVerseHumans Andrew]] five years ago, symbolizing the tragic event's influence on the choices the surviving Russells make trying to come to terms with Andrew's death. Emma realizes just how much [[spoiler:her WellIntentionedExtremist but reckless actions which lead to King Ghidorah's apocalyptic NearVillainVictory]] have destroyed her family when she finds Madison's tablet (which has the family photo as a screensaver) smashed on the floor.
** ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'': [[Characters/MonsterVerseMonarch Dr. Nathan Lind]] carries a small, worn photo of himself and his late brother David which he looks at a couple times during the film; where his mission is to successfully conduct the first manned mission into the HollowEarth after his and David's previous failed attempt before the film's start resulted in David's death. In the {{novelization}} only, Bernie Hayes keeps a photo of his late wife Sara, and it's revealed in that version of the story that Bernie's motivated to bring down [[EvilInc Apex Cybernetics]] partly because her death was a hit orchestrated by Apex because SheKnowsTooMuch.

* The photograph of Sarah Connor that John Connor gave to Kyle Reese in ''Film/TheTerminator''. The photo itself is shown being taken at the end of the movie, as Sarah is about to drive into the desert.

* In ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', Eddie has a desk full of old photos of him and his brother Teddy having fun together before Teddy was killed.
* Logan is shown to carry a photo of Jean Grey in ''Film/TheWolverine.'' However, considering his MadLove for her and the FridgeLogic that he most likely stole the photo from [[OfficialCouple Scott and Jean's]] possessions after [[spoiler:their deaths]] in the ''Film/XMenTheLastStand,'' it comes across as quite creepy, especially as he barely knew her.[[note]] They spent about five days in each other's company across the whole of the original trilogy. [[/note]]
* Juror #3 in ''Film/TwelveAngryMen'' tears up his photo of himself with a young man (assumed to be his son, who has either left home after a fight or died) in a fit of rage, and quickly regrets it.
* At the end of ''Film/PlanB'', [[spoiler:Pablo makes a non-verbal love confession to Bruno by showing him that he secretly took a photo of Bruno and kept it in his wallet]].

* In ''VideoGame/HotlineMiami'', Jacket keeps a picture with him at all times, but [[spoiler:he discards it]] in the game's finale. The picture's contents are reveled in its sequel to be [[spoiler:Jacket himself and another soldier who would later save Jacket's life, and plays critical role in Jacket's headspace.]]

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* On ''Series/{{Arrow}}'', Right before Oliver left on the ''Queen's Gambit'', Laurel gave him a picture of her. It frequently appears in the flashbacks with Oliver constantly looking at it, and it is made clear that it and the reminder that she was back home [[LivingEmotionalCrutch is what kept Oliver going at various low points]].

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* ''ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel'': In "Snake-Eyes: The Origin", Snake-Eyes carried a photo of his twin sister during his tour in Vietnam. He kept it on his boonie hat as a good-luck charm, but after his patrol unit was ambushed and he was wounded, the photo was clipped by a bullet. Snake-Eyes was subsequently sent home, but his sister, along with their parents, were killed while on the way to the airport to greet him by a drunk driver.

* ''Series/SesameStreet'': Big Bird has a precious ''drawing'' of the late Mr. Hooper. He drew it as a present for him, but never go to give it to him, so instead he keeps it by his nest. In one episode, art collector Leo Birdelli offered to buy it, but Big Bird refused because he couldn't bear to say goodby to Mr. Hooper again.

* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': [[spoiler: Donald]] keeps a single photo of his sister [[spoiler:Della]], which shows her shoving his face into a birthday cake.

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