Amy, I recently met a woman who wanted to be a photographer but was told as a teen that she couldn't do it as a profession. SHe ahd an uncle whom she adored. He was a phtotgrapher and is the one who told her she couldn't/shouldn't do it.

She went to college, landed a job working for a corporation, never liked it, and after 20-plus years, decided to leave and become a photographer. She told her story with such emotion at a recent conference I attended. She is now a successful woman photographer with her own business.

Reminds me a bit of your story.
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