Jayanand, Nara and Prabhakaran,

I finally found a box that is large enough and also sturdy enough to mail your prints in.? I will take it to the Anchorage airport post office this afternoon.

This is certainly the most expensive set of prints I've mailed out.? The box of prints weighs 19.8 lbs and the cost of USPS Priority Mail to India is $156.? I wish I could have found a less expensive alternative to ship the prints to you, but at least you are having good luck with prints arriving safely after a few weeks of travel time.

For those of us living in the US...keep these costs in mind.? For a regular Letter/A4 size exchange it costs about $70 to ship the prints to India.? We have it pretty easy here with postage costs that even with recent price increases are just $9.65 for a letter/A4 size mailer or $17.10 for a medium flat rate box.

Gary

Hi folks,

I have all the large prints for the US participants packaged and I will drop them off at the Anchorage Airport post office this afternoon.? These are all being shipped to you in boxes that are 24x20x2 inches, so I expect they will be delivered to your front door unless you have a very large package mailbox.

Mike:? I have your box ready to go also so you can arrange for a DHL pickup any time.? As usual, just let me know when to expect them.

Jayayand, Nara, Prabhakaran: I'm still looking for a box that is large and sturdy enough to ship your prints in.? I hope to find one soon and get your prints in the mail this week.

Gary

Hi folks,
Sorry for the delay in posting the sign-up this month.

If anyone else would like to participate in the April/May bi-monthly B&W print exchange (Letter/A4 size), please respond by email or post to the group.?

Signup will close on April 15th.? I will post the final lists on the 16th.

Please ship your prints so they arrive in Alaska NO LATER than the last week of May.

The following photographers are currently signed up for the Black & White exchange:

1. Tom O'Connell
2. Gary Benson
3. Jayanand Govindaraj
4. Steve Mustoe
5. Westley Clavey
6. Nara Narasimhan
7. Rob Schwartz
8. Jeff Deam
9. Joshua Daniels
10. Rick Holmes
11. S. Prabhakaran
12. Your name could be here

The following photographers are currently signed up for the Color print exchange:

1. Tom O'Connell
2. Gary Benson
3. Jayanand Govindaraj
4. Steve Mustoe
5. Nara Narasimhan
6. Rob Schwartz
7. Otto Bacon
8. Jeff Deam
9. Josh Daniels
10. Rick Holmes
11. S. Prabhakaran
12. Your name could be here

Please ship your prints for repackaging to:

Gary Benson
9843 Little Diomede Circle
Eagle River, Alaska 99577
(907) 242-6538

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TO SUCCESSFULLY PARTICIPATE PLEASE READ ALL OF THE GUIDELINES BELOW

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1) Prints are to be on either Letter (8.5x11) or A4 (8.3"x11.7") size paper. Please sign the print (generally done on the front).?

2) On about the 15th of the month you will be notified of how many participants there are for each exchange.? You are to print one print for each of the other participants and one for yourself.?

3) Prints should be enclosed in individual clear sleeves (for example Clear Bags B811SNF) along with a Tech Sheet. Include the date of the exchange, your name, print title and any information about the subject matter, printer, inkset, software, workflow etc on the Tech Sheet which may be of interest to other participants.? Optional: also include your own?critique?of your image.?

4) Make sure that whatever return box or mailing method you use can accommodate both Letter (8.5x11) and A4 (8.3"x11.7") sized prints.??The total number of prints submitted is likely be greater than for the prior monthly print exchanges, so for those participants in the USA a USPS Flat Rate Medium size box is probably the best choice, especially if you are participating in both the B&W and Color print exchanges.

?5) For example, mailing your prints (addressed to the print exchange coordinator) in a USPS Flat Rate envelope or medium size box with an enclosed prepaid USPS Click-n-Ship return LABEL for a Flat Rate envelope or medium size box (addressed to yourself)?should work?very well. ?See this message for additional details?and images of how others have packaged their prints.

6) If you have not included a return postage pre-paid label please send the print exchange coordinator funds for the cost of a USPS Flat Rate envelope or medium size box (whichever you prefer to use) attached to a sheet of paper which?clearly?shows your return address.?

7) Upload a file of the image you have printed into the?correct photo album.? It permits those that are not actively participating in the current exchange an opportunity to observe.? It also creates a historical record that is useful over the years.?

8) Comments on prints are welcome and encouraged, but are not required for participation in a print exchange.? Any topic or theme for a print exchange is entirely optional.

With best regards,

Gary Benson

one of the print exchange moderators

(907) 242-6538

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Hi folks,

It is taking me longer to sort and pack up the large prints for mailing than I had hoped.? I have all of the regular prints sorted, in mailers and ready to go, so I am going to mail those to all the US participants today.? Some of you had provided prepaid labels/mailers for the regular prints anyways, so there is no reason for me to delay shipped those to you.? I will finish sorting/packing the large prints and get them mailed out later this week.

Rob--as we discussed, I won't mail any of your prints until this weekend, so they will arrive next week.
Jayanand, Nara & Prabhakarn--I'll mail all of your prints, regular and large sizes, in a single large box.
Mike--I'll let you know when I have your large prints ready for a DHL pickup.

Sorry for the delay.? I'm sure you are going to enjoy all the prints, especially the large ones. If I have counted correctly, there are a total of 22 large B&W and color prints.

Gary

Hi folks,

It is taking me longer to sort and pack up the large prints for mailing than I had hoped.? I have all of the regular prints sorted, in mailers and ready to go, so I am going to mail those to all the US participants today.? Some of you had provided prepaid labels/mailers for the regular prints anyways, so there is no reason for me to delay shipped those to you.? I will finish sorting/packing the large prints and get them mailed out later this week.

Rob--as we discussed, I won't mail any of your prints until this weekend, so they will arrive next week.
Jayanand, Nara & Prabhakarn--I'll mail all of your prints, regular and large sizes, in a single large box.
Mike--I'll let you know when I have your large prints ready for a DHL pickup.

Sorry for the delay.? I'm sure you are going to enjoy all the prints, especially the large ones. If I have counted correctly, there are a total of 22 large B&W and color prints.

Gary