About ten years ago, Ashley Low took on a $40,000 loan to be educated in professional photography. But after graduation, she found herself working part-time as a receptionist because it was hard to find photography work.

Today, she's an award winning photographer with her own studio, and she's one of the best in the field.

But trust us, it was not an easy journey to get there.

She had to deal with family issues, an abusive boyfriend, and it took hundreds of photoshoots, where she earned a pittance, before she could use that money to launch herself to bigger projects.

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Welcome to the #10yearchallenge podcast by Stories of Asia, hosted by Sara Mahendran. In this podcast, we talk to Asians from all walks of life about their life journeys in the last ten years, so we can learn and grow together.

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