I wouldn't have thought that the currency exchange would be so 'immediately' felt there. I am only aware of it when I travel outside the country, which is very rarely indeed. I am more conscious of the pound/dollar or euro/dollar exchange as I have been more likely than not to travel to the British Isles or Europe.
I am happy for your daughter that she is so talented in her photography that she is in high demand. That is great. Definitely an art form, with some science mixed in. One without the other would not be so successful.
Always good to hear from you.
Mary