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It's a leap year, and what better way to end this February's 29 days!"hello sir,i'm a 18yr old from indiai've dropped my college for my passion of travelling ,writing n photography!your work have quite inspired me continue it!n just wanna thank you!your blog is quite a source of inspiration for me!thank you"
This wonderful email from a young Indian woman was waiting in my inbox...and while I frequently get complimentary emails on my photography and blog from readers, this one was so enthusiastic, and so full of hope for the future, that I had to feature it here.
Naturally, I urged her to remain in college, get a degree and pursue her passion at the same time. I hope she does.
I occasionally meet with young people seeking my advice as to how to forge a career in travel photography. It's always a difficult task to balance youthful aspirations and hard-core reality...but one of my principal pieces of advice is to stay in college (if they don't have a degree...and get one), and take up a profession that can pay the bills for a while.
