prints?

Okay so here’s the thing: should i start making prints of my street photography? Like, actual physical prints. Real paper. Ink. Something you can hold instead of just double‑tapping on Instagram while half‑asleep at 2 a.m.

People keep telling me, “You should totally sell prints,” and I’m like… should I? Or are they just being nice because they like me and my whole “Florida street‑rat with a camera” vibe?

I mean, I spend half my life wandering around humid sidewalks, dodging lizards, photographing neon signs that flicker like they’re trying to communicate with aliens, and catching those weird little moments that disappear faster than a Florida storm. Part of me thinks it’d be cool to let those moments live somewhere other than my camera roll. Like maybe someone out there actually wants a photo of the Winn‑Dixie parking lot at sunset hanging in their room. Maybe someone wants a print of that old guy feeding pigeons behind the gas station. Maybe someone wants a piece of my chaos on their wall.

But then the other part of me is like: What if nobody buys them? What if I spend money on prints and they just sit in a box under my bed next to the broken Polaroid and the hoodie I stole from my ex? What if printing my work makes it feel too real, too serious, too “I’m an artist” when I’m literally just a 16‑year‑old with a camera and a dream and questionable sleep habits?

Still… there’s something romantic about it. The idea of someone holding a moment I captured — a moment that would’ve vanished forever if I hadn’t been there with my lens and my weird instinct to photograph everything that feels like a memory.

Maybe prints are the next step. Maybe they’re a way to honor the work I’m already doing. Maybe they’re a way to stop hiding behind “I’m not ready yet” and actually put my art into the world instead of letting it rot in my hard drive like a forgotten houseplant.

I don’t know. I’m torn between “go for it” and “panic quietly in the corner.”

So… Should I make prints? Would you buy one? Do you have suggestions, warnings, chaotic encouragement, or printer recommendations that won’t bankrupt me?

Drop a comment and tell me what you think — I genuinely want to know.