[peteforde]

Coincidentally, I also love photography.

What I'm not sure about from your comment is whether you intended to do photography for money or because you loved doing it (or both!)

I made a decision a long time ago that I would never allow myself to be hired to take photographs, for all of the reasons around what we're discussing. I want to keep photography as something I do out of love.

It was a very smart decision to make.

[saravk]

I intended to do photography so that i could make a living doing something i loved. It seemed a great idea at that time.

But while i loved the process of taking the photos (i do mostly landscapes, which basically involves patiently waiting for something magical to happen http://saravk.kettik.com/go/photos), i didn't quite enjoy the process of turning that hobby into an income generating endeavour. So i guess i finally came to the same realization as you did. To keep my passion and profession separate.

I also realised that i didn't lose my love for coding, especially when working on my own projects. So i'am now working on a solution for my original problem. To find a way to help travellers create, share and monetize their content.