Ankur Desai
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Podcast Appearances
If I could inspire even one person, if one little girl sees me in my truck and thinks, yeah, I could do that, yeah, that would be good.
I've done various jobs in my life.
I wanted to show my daughters that you can even, even at the age where a lot of people are looking at winding down, you can still do new things, learn new things, learn new skills, push yourself way beyond your limits and do things that scare you absolutely witless.
Finally, it's not uncommon for children to go into the same profession as one of their parents when they grow up.
But one young girl in Australia joined her father's photography business at the age of just nine and is now helping to capture the most special day of many people's lives.
Frankie McCamelly takes up the story.
And my name's Jerome and I'm the father of Aisha and I also like doing photography and video.
Oh, there you are!
For years, Jerome has been working as a wedding photographer in Melbourne, Australia, capturing those special moments as the day unfolds.
And since she remembers, Aisha has been asking to come along.
The answer was always, no, you're not old enough yet.
Maybe when you're older, maybe when you're 12.
But her luck soon changed.
This opportunity came, luckily the bride was a photographer, and she just asked for a photo from behind as she's coming in, and then a photo from behind as she was leaving the church.
And the safe shot is always inside the church for when the bride comes in, and outside the church when the bride and groom exit.
So I thought little Asha could just, you know, could be there to do it.
And what was that like, turning up to a wedding and having a camera in your hands?
Not only were the shots brilliant, but Jerome's social media post showing Aisha taking photos at the wedding went viral.
I just loved watching Aisha because she was really hungry for the moment.
She wasn't just standing just like she was intentional.