Just writing this story is a risk. To my family. To my way of life.
I have changed my online username as the Google search pointed to my photos on jpgmag.com rather quickly in my two weeks of membership and placed them far too high on the search list. Some corporations garner high marketing dollars for such dubious placement. For me, it could well bury me financially, my wife, my kid.
Really.
Once upon a time, I was a believer. Defying conventional wisdom, I believed the starving artist shtick was an urban myth and unpopular path most chosen by those wanting to be a decent photographer.
My viewpoint was that I could have a nice home, a sound financial path for my family, security within my own four walls, put…
