hahaha agree with you. Having a cousin that is a well known photographer is like a blessing and a curse. Blessing in a sense that you can ask some tips, questions and advice. Curse in some ways as other people tend to compare both of you in terms of photography. His shots, concepts and ideas were altitude high above my bar. I still need to do alot of work and studying in improving my craft. For short, he is way above his league and I'm just a struggling newbie.
It was only last year when I knew that he was a long lost cousin in my father side when I inquired about his photography lessons. It was then I traced that his mom and my dad were cousins. Small world and photography really runs in the blood. Had good photographer's also in the mother side but they have long quit photography and went out of the country.
Sadly, I cannot borrow his lenses as he is into Canon while I'm into Nikon. Maybe the good Lord wanted to keep it that way for the reason that is meant to know in the future.
Keep on shooting man as you have the eye for it.