I realized that in my rush to post Mark Hancock's interview on my blog that there were a few problems with the line breaks. This probably happened when I copied and pasted the text from email to the blog with going through a word doc first. Live and learn. Anyway, I really encourage you all to take a look at Mark's advice to young photojournalists.
Here's a quote about the hard and cold reality that is eloquently summed up by Mark when he writes:
Be trustworthy, curious, honest, dependable, accurate, friendly, open-minded, unassuming and smile a lot. These aren't the first things most consider, but they are the pillars of the profession. Beyond this, young photojournalists need talent, tenacity and endurance. Although few professions are waiting on students to fill open positions, this industry reserves no slots for most new grads. They are immediately thrown into an empty ocean. If they can swim to safety, fine. If not, nobody loses sleep.