It's indeed not easy to start here on steemit. When you're new, not a lot of people will help you cause you can't offer a lot back. Yes, it's about money first, social media second :-(
But not everybody is like that... I made some great new friends here also.
Maybe you should try to participate in contests with your photography... this is by far the most easy way to make new connections and discover new accounts.
One I always participate in is the photocontests from @juliank You should check it out. I saw a post in your feed about a very nice oldtimer... you could have used that for the wednesday contest #vehiclephotography
Check my post, there are 2 contests every day...
Thanks, I'll check it out. How does one participate in such contests?
Check this out : https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@photocontests/readme
Some rules have changed overtime, but the essentials are still the same...
You could also join the world of photography community on discord... lots of nice and helpfull people overthere...
Nice! Thanks for the suggestion! :-D
https://steemit.com/worldofphotography/@photocontests/several-important-changes