My HP 5520 photosmart printer not printing photos

i bought the printer when i bought my mac.  installed easily, printed pictures fine but NOW I cant get a photo to print from my Mac to save my life.  I put in new ink I reset, I did everything I can think of and it will NOT print photos.  It will print test printing with words and black ink but will not print photos.. not even black and white photos... what the heck.. it is supose to be a photo printer... it didn't even print when I sent a photo from my iphone... it acts like it is printing but the paper comes out blank...

Hi Jackvm,
Welcome to the HP Forums, I hope you enjoy your experience!
I understand you are unable to print photos.
I will be happy to help you.
Go to Solution six: Print and evaluate a Print Quality Diagnostic Report to see if the colors print
to find out if it is a hardware orsoftware issue.
Fixing Ink Streaks, Faded Prints, and Other Common Print Quality Problems. 
Here is a document for Printer Does Not Print Black Ink or Color Ink, or Prints Blank Pages.
What operating system are you using?
Mac OS X: How Do I Find Which Mac OS X Version Is on My Computer?
What application are you printing from?
Please let me know the results if you are still having issues.
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