Photography (and art, in general) is not a zero-sum game. The goal should never be to try to “steal” a slice of the pie from other photographers, but to help each other to make the pie bigger. The more people know about photography, the more joy they can find in art, the better for every creator out there.
That’s why we owe so much to the photographers that came before us, and to the photographers that are bringing more and more attention to this world nowadays.
Want to stand tall? Don’t wish everyone else were shorter, just take yourself to higher ground.