Thank you for your thoughtful response and encouragment. You’re right, I am trying to uncover something more. And I like that you said being popular is hard, it truly is and I admire the photographers who get popular with tried and true themes. I just didn’t want that for me, not because of any rejetion of what is popular, I desire to express something deeply meaingful that isn’t transient but instead resonates deeply with me and other people. I will do as you suggested, keep doing what I love and see if the audience comes. You’re article did have a huge impact on me already. Just in the past few days, before I take a photo, I’m asking myself, what intellectual meaning am I putting into this image?