I consider myself a self-taught photographer. I'm an avid travel photographer, but I am also happy sitting on the ground photographing a flower. My first experience selling photos snuck up on me in a rather unexpected way about twenty years ago when I had my first freelance travel article accepted by a magazine. They sent me a contract. Much to my surprise, they expected photos. I hadn't taken any. Fortunately, the destination I had written about was only a day's car ride away. I hopped back into the car to take the photos...more
