PHOTOGRAPHY might be more or less exclusively digital these days but the desire to record family and friends, events and significant moments is the same as it has always been.

The classic family photo album has become an object of nostalgic affection. But it’s more than just a collection of sentimental snapshots. Celebrating everyday moments and shared experiences, amateur photography offers an intimate portrait of Britain’s social history.

Now a BBC programme wants to celebrate that desire and is looking for families who have been documenting their lives through the lens for generations.

The BBC is looking for photo-fanatics to submit their own photographic memories for a documentary looking at the family photograph and the story of the cameras which defined each generation’s favourite family snapshots.

Are your shelves groaning under the weight of countless family photo albums? Has your family captured each generation’s story on the cameras of the day, from Box Brownies to Polaroids, Kodak Instamatic to the latest digital cameras?

Smile! The Nation’s Family Album will tell the unique story of family life in Britain from the 1950s to the modern day, focusing on the cameras that shaped home photography, and the people that used them.

BBC Four is looking for families of photo-fanatics - ideally three generations of snappers – to dig deep into their treasured photo collections and share their most precious memories.

Details of how to submit images for inclusion in Smile! The Nation’s Family Album and to find out how to apply can be found at bbc.co.uk/familyalbum

We thought it would be fun to feature some of readers’ treasured memories - why not share some of your family photos with us? Send them in to Looking Back.