But he also has an important caveat: "But if you make an effort to combine your income and your love, you are likely to end up compromising both, making a pover

But he also has an important caveat: "But if you make an effort to combine your income and your love, you are likely to end up compromising both, making a poverty income by doing something you don't quite love, or no longer love." I love photography and for a while (approx 20 years ago) considered moving to it as a full-time job. But it quickly became obvious that the actual shutter-clicking would be a tiny part of running an overall photography business (and then smartphones and Alamy happened and the bottom dropped out of stock photography). So I'm glad I stuck with my mainstream job. It paid well enough to live and afford expensive lenses and the wildlife trips where I could put them through their paces. And from my current 60-year-old perspective, it also paid for retirement savings and pensions which I wouldn't have now if I'd tried to be a wedding photographer, say. The other thing that is sometimes overlooked is the importance of health. If you drop out and then get very ill, and have a very seat-of-the-pants lifestyle, things can get dark and uncomfortable very quickly. Not to say which is the right approach, just pointing out that it's worth considering how different future-yous will look back on your decision now. One who prioritises memories over possessions. One who isn't healthy and feels the cold. One who wants children. Etc