How can an image migrate, through which channels and what does this migration entail?

Masters in curatorial studies. Focusing on photography. Interested in the notion of migration.
The migration of the image as a physical object. The migration of the materiality of the image (from physical to digital). The migration of culture, rituals, ideas and identities through the image.
How can an image migrate, through which channels and what does this migration entail?
Question the ideas of production, circulation, reception and ownership.
Question the thoughts of nostalgia, projection, understanding and loss.