Why are you a professional photographer? What drove you to pick up a camera and keep it picked up? I interview a lot of photographers and this question is always foremost in my mind. The answers are as interesting and varied as the photographers. I bet the same goes for you.
I find it interesting that most photographers don’t have an easy, quick answer. Few photographers were driven to make images from a young age, and the paths they took to arrive in the world of professional image making seem to have a deep impact on the images they make.