# Memoir

- Organization: [Memoir Photos](https://memoirphotos.co)
- Role: An Interactive & Accessible Photo Library for the Visually Impaired
- Dates: Sep 2024 – Aug 2025
- Topics: Accessibility, Mobile app, React Native, LLM image captioning, Supabase, Startup
- Page: https://www.cedarroseleach.com/work/memoir/

> Co-founded an audio-based, accessible photo library that lets blind and visually impaired people explore, organize and relive their photos.

Awards:
- Recipient of the Audience Choice Award + Judges Honorable Mention at SEP Launch Day
- Winner of USC Trojan Tank Competition
- Recipient of Lloyd Greif Catalyst Micro Grant

Links:
- [@memoirphotos_](https://instagram.com/memoirphotos_)
- [contact.memoirphotos@gmail.com](mailto:contact.memoirphotos@gmail.com)
- [memoirphotos.co](https://memoirphotos.co/)

Incubated at [SEP (Sigma Eta Pi)](https://uscsep.com/), Accelerated at [Troy Labs](https://www.troylabs.vc/)

From fall 2024 to summer 2025, I had the privilege of working on something deeply meaningful.

People with visual impairment often face challenges understanding images on the web, photos sent by friends, or reliving cherished memories stored in their personal photo libraries. That's why we built Memoir.

As an audio-based photo library, Memoir enables users to interact with, organize, and relive the emotional significance of their photo collections. Our platform creates AI-generated captions to describe every image and allows users to search or filter photos based on content, create and share custom albums, and casually browse through their memories. When paired with screen readers like Apple's VoiceOver or Google's TalkBack, Memoir transforms visual information into an interactive, audio-based experience for blind users.

I had the most incredible time working with my co-founders, Moksh Jhaveri, Marshall Graves, and Isannah Marley.

Interested in learning more about Memoir? We'd love to hear from you.

Figures:
- Memoir
- Judges Award + Honorable Mention @ SEP Launch Day
- UI Flow
- Features

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