can you throw out photos of people you dont talk to anymore... well thats a touchy question because some cultures believe when someone takes your picture they are capturing a part of your essence/ your soul/ your personality/ who and what you are. my own native american culture for example. what we do instead of throwing out photos we give the photos back to the person the photo is of. If the person is not locate able (death or just general dont know where they are) we pass the photos on to their kin/ their family who will do what is appropriate for their family in the way of storing or destroying the photo.

my suggestion is go with what ever your own family's culture and religious beliefs are about this.