How Much Do YOU Need to Earn to Do Photography Full Time?

Here's an article of mine published by PetaPixel, a profile of one of the tourist photogs at the Gateway of India. 

http://petapixel.com/2015/08/22/how-much-do-you-need-to-earn-to-do-photography-full-time/

You are not a photographer

These days everyone has a camera and post-processing software.  This has encouraged some to think they have all the tools required to launch a photography business.  Hilarious results are collected at You Are Not a Photographer.  While anyone who aspires to be a professional has to go through a period of producing poor images, they must be prepared, when claiming to be professional, to compare their skills and products with those already established as such.  Taking a shot at them here doesn't seem at all unfair.