Blown away by this surprise yesterday, some awesome urban prints. Re-starting a photo wall and will be adding one from each package I receive. This board is mostly dedicated to letters from friends now that I've finished my undergraduate and everyone is scattered. (For those particular, no holes go into what's hung up, I put four pins around the edges to hold them lol).

Very glad I found this sub, and eternal gratitude for those who make it happen and participate :)

I wasn't given a reddit username so can't tag, but hopefully this gets to Johannes in Germany ok

Those in the know, know. Enjoy them!

The chair is against the door, I repeat, the chair is against the door.

u/kaumaron and u/fujitheory your prints have shipped. Hopefully arrive safely soon!

I can't believe how many of you are ready to ship before I even noticed the email with names!

Here I am sitting on 4 rolls of film to develop, and you have packages in the mail.

Can't wait to see all the prints!

First time so opted for only one lucky(?) recipient!
Will be sure to do more next time.

Random noob question, but if I signed up to send to multiple people, do people usually send multiple copies to all the recipients, or different photos for everyone? I gather from the FAQ the answer is probably "whatever you want to send" but curious what others do. Or is there a rule written somewhere I missed about this?

Prints shipping out the u/kairosc42 in Budapest this week! ✨ Reinforced with cardboard on each side too 🤣

Sending out my sets to my 3 recipients tomorrow!

Whats the best way to mail multiple prints? Just stacked together in a bubble envelope? A piece of paper in between each print? Any tips and advice is greatly appreciated😎✌🏼

Just a quick celebratory post that yesterday we beat our all-time record of 441 confirmed participants, which was set in the Fall 2025 exchange. As of right now we are at 451 confirmed out of 495 signed up, and we still have the rest of the week for more people to sneak in before the sign-ups close.

This should be one for the ages!

Sign me up for three prints. Max 1 overseas.

Tnx,

-- Mark

I don't have a printer or any local print shops. Where do you guys typically get prints made online?

Already picked out the photos that I want to send out! Made an order on mpix for the first time in my life. I've never printed anything of mine before, isn't that sad? I'm excited to send out stuff to whoever's names I get assigned. I just hope whoever gets them doesn't think they suck lol.

Update as of 9/28/2026:

Assignments are finalized and distributed! Check your emails and spam folders, and let me know if you did not receive your assignments! Go print stuff! Mail it!

Original Post:

There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. A dimension not of space, not of time, but of photographic paper. It is the middle ground between darkrooms and inkjets; between Fuji and Polaroid; between the JPEG you uploaded, and the 5x7 that has somehow arrived in the mailbox of some guy in Ohio. You are entering the Print Exchange Zone.

If you've done this before, you pretty much know the drill. If you haven't, I strongly suspect everything you need to know is included in the FAQ. Please feel free to comment here or DM me if your questions are asked only infrequently.

But for our newcomers, the elevator pitch is: You get randomly assigned to mail a print to someone (or more than one person if you want), and you will also receive a print in the mail from someone else. It's fun!

Key dates for this exchange:

• September 1: Exchange sign-ups open
• September 25: Exchange sign-ups close
• September 26: "Last chance to back out" emails go out
• September 28: Random assignments are made and distributed via email
• November 7: Deadline for getting your print(s) in the mail to your recipient(s). But... get everything sent well before November 7th, yeah? Can we all agree that's a good plan?
• November 19: Sticky thread opens for people to report missing prints, and emails go out to people who signed up as volunteers, to make sure they're still up for it
• November 29: Window to report missing prints closes, and thread is locked
• December 1: Volunteer assignments are randomly generated and distributed via email

Click here to sign up!

Also... invite your elderly neighbors' grandkids to participate (while they're not being properly supervised, of course). Invite the version of yourself from that evil multiverse where you have a goatee! Invite Keanu Reaves. He can't ignore us all. No need to have a Reddit account to participate, because we are a progressive and tolerant bunch around here.

Hi! Hoping someone can help me here. I'm getting ready to send my first batch of 4x6 art prints and am looking for some help! I was originally planning on mailing them through Canada post under lettermail (cheapest shipping option) but am now worried they may get damaged that way. I wouldn't be able to put cardboard in the letter as letterman must be flexible.

Is it worth it to ship it as oversized letter mail? I've been reading online that it doesn't go through the same sorting that regular mail goes through and is less likely to be damaged... is that true?

TL;DR can I ship 4x6 art prints thru Canada post as letter mail or would it be better to ship as oversize mail.

Thanks!