Abstract: An electronic photo album providing a plurality of templates, each for a different occasion or style of occasion or type of album. Each template is a computer program including a plurality of pages, at least one page having a background design, music and transition effects suitable for the subject matter of that particular album, and at least one page having one or more frames for photos or other visual mementos. The program further includes instructions for arranging the photographs or visual mementos in the template for displaying the photos singly or in groups, one after the other. The pages can be displayed in sequence automatically, with pre-selected time intervals between pages, or manually. The templates can be filled and/or sold via the Internet, downloaded to a personal computer for filling, burned on DVD's or other storage devices.