I still have the emails we exchanged:

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Almost as much as the positive impact the following months had on my insecurity.

I started meeting people I never thought I would be able to talk to, like Paris Jackson , the daughter of singer Michael Jackson.

My shots begin to be published in prominent magazines such as Vogue and Harper's Bazaar .

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Suddenly I started having difficulty managing my movements…

People started texting me what events they were going to and wanted me to take their pictures .

So, after about 10 months since I had set myself this path, I started to have my first official clients .

I went backstage with them, accompanied them on the red carpet, attended shows like the Valentino Fashion Show .

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I was happy, but I still couldn't believe it, believe in myself…

In January I hired a marketing manager canada telegram data to help me price my work.


“€200 for 1.5 hours of work, but that’s too much!” I wrote to her.

“It’s the right price for the value you offer. The only thing off here is your mindset ,” she replied.

Yes, how hard is the battle against oneself.

I always thought I was born in the wrong era. Today everyone has a cell phone always at hand, quality lenses and social media full of photos.

“Why should I deserve to be paid more than any of these people?”

Rationally I knew how the market worked and I decided to listen to that advice. In March 2022 I opened a VAT number .

But the rational part is always the most difficult to listen to: my doubts ended up becoming a constant in the work with each new client.