Photography can be an expensive pastime. However, you can launch yourself into photography without breaking the bank. Imagine having your burning desire to take photos, but not having access to a camera. That is reality for many potentially great photographers. According to various data sources, including the Legal Services Corporation and the Census Bureau (census.gov), between 10.6% and 11.4% of the US population lives below the federal poverty line, which is about 35–37 million Americans. Using the broader 125% federal poverty level threshold, about 50 million Americans live in low-income households . Coupled with that is the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, where 70% of Americans find living unaffordable, and non-essentials suffer. Photography is, of course, a non-essential. So, how can any of the one in five children growing up in a low-income household become enthused by something unessential and unaffordable, grow to become the next photographic great? Is photography becoming elitist as a result?…