The photograph never printed may be easier to keep than to encounter again.

Some images are kept without being looked at. Having them matters while meeting them by accident on a screen does not, and there is a real difference between wanting something preserved and being ready to see it today. That is pacing rather than avoidance. You can hold on to a thing and still choose when it reaches you.

If certain pictures are difficult, put them somewhere deliberate instead of deleting them or leaving them to surprise you. A folder you have to open on purpose is enough. Then you can go there when you want them, on a day you have chosen.