Creating a "Drop Box" for different users

I currently have seperate user accounts for my wife and I and a user account for all our photographs. What I would like to do is have a folder on our respective desktops that is shared i.e in my Photos account I drop a photo into the folder and then when I am using my own account I can open that folder on my desktop and use the photo within my own account.
Could anyone suggest how best to do this?
Many thanks

Hi eeperman;
I think if you will go to Users in Finder an open the folder for another users you will discover if folder called Public that there is already a Drop Box. See if that helps.
Allan

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