There was strong enough interest in my Helping Each Other Out: Paying It Forward post to take the next step — creating a section here where we can reach out to each other with requests for and offers of help. I want to keep this very simple.

Nowhere is the pressure of competition greater than in the world of wedding photography. So, I turned to one of the world’s best known and most successful wedding photographers, my friend Hanson Fong, for answers to the question

The immediate response was overwhelming. More than 150 of you sent emails saying “yes” to my inquiry as to whether I ought to start “a survival stories” section on this web site.