You've probably noticed that your photos look better without glass on them. But of course formal framing practically requires glass for photos. This comes from a long tradition of needing to protect original photographs from handling and from UV radiation. With digital though, we can decide that's okay and that we'll take our chances and reprint the image in 10, 20 or 50 years when the archival inks finally start to fade. But it took me awhile to figure out a way to take advantage of that while still having my photos look good...
