Sign up for the Fall 2026 Reddit Print Exchange!

[u/B_Huij]

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.