Hard work paying off (AP)

I just wanted to write a few short words about some great news I've got for my future. I know some people find it a little discouraging that I'm going through a fine art photography program, but my primary focus is sports photography. Honestly, I don't see the problem, I've worked the hardest in the genres of pohtography that I want to excel in, and its starting to pay off. A week or so ago, I got an offer to work as an assistant for a photographer shooting the Nascar race in Richmond. Well, I've got one better now, just last week I got an email from my boss, Scott Brown, turns out that instead of assisting the upcoming Nascar event, i'm shooting freelance. But its not just any freelance job, I got a job offer from Associated Press, which is a HUGE opportunity for me, especially because i'm not even out of college and i'm pulling jobs like this. So I get into contact with Associated Press, they wind up sending me a freelance contract for a FULL YEAR! So not only am I shooting a professional race, but I will have plenty of other great sporting events to shoot in the future, and you can guarantee they're going to pay well too. Just wanted to reflect on this opportunity for a little bit, I've been extremely excited about it and felt the need to write it down. I always try to stay humble, but sometimes its hard when it seems that I've been working a ton lately and some people don't feel the need to support what I'm doing for the future. All I can say, i'm living the dream, making it happen, and others are going to be working a desk job, take that.