Welcome to the 2024 Winter Print Exchange!
This is the second iteration of this exchange, the first of which took place in December of 2022, and in my opinion was a lot of fun. I had all but written off hosting it again this year, but after reworking the timing (and receiving some friendly prodding from a couple of last year’s participants), I decided, why not?
As described in last year’s announcement, the purpose of this exchange is to build community and help facilitate introductions among photographers around the world. It’s also a fun way to share your work with others, and who doesn’t love getting a nice print in the mail?
Updated rules and dates can be found below, and the link to enter is at the bottom of the page! Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.
Overview#
The exchange will work like a Secret Santa:
- Participants enter using the provided form.
- New this year: the exchange is open to international participants! However, I know that international shipping can be quite costly, so participants can opt out of international shipping if they wish and I will implement the rules accordingly when I assign recipients.
- I will randomly assign everyone a recipient and email each participant with their recipient’s shipping address.
- Each participant chooses and prints a photo, then sends it to their assigned recipient! Feel free to include whatever personal touches you choose (an introduction, a note, some context behind the image, etc.).
Important Dates#
- January 14: Deadline for entering
- By January 17: I will email participants with their recipient’s mailing address
- February 14: Deadline for shipping your print to your assigned recipient
Rules#
- By entering, you agree to send a print to someone else. This one should go without saying!
- Prints must be A4/letter-size or smaller. The primary goal here is to keep costs down, especially for anyone shipping internationally.
- Your selected image must have been made locally (i.e. within a reasonable day of travel from your home). Part of the fun with this exchange will be seeing an image from someone else’s neck of the woods (and sharing a scene from yours!). Note that the image does not have to be a winter image! Any subject and any time of year is acceptable, so long as the image was made locally. Feel free to use this opportunity to experiment with something new!
- Your print must be shipped to its recipient by February 14, 2024. We don’t want anyone waiting around for their print!
That’s it for rules! A couple other points to acknowledge:
- I cannot guarantee that everyone who enters will actually send a print. There are a million reasons that someone might fail to follow through. If this happens, assume positive intent and let me know so that we can work something out.
- Obviously, I have to collect some personal information to facilitate the exchange (i.e. your mailing address). I will also have to give your address to someone else so that they can send you your print. I will safeguard this information as if it were my own and delete it once the exchange is over, but I cannot make any guarantees about how that information will be handled by other participants.
- If something isn’t going according to plan, please don’t hesitate to reach out and I will do my best to make it right!
Sound good? Then click the button below to enter the 2024 Winter Print Exchange!
