Ok I made the "Joins National Geographic" part up but his photos are pretty good for a COOLPIX ;^P
See some of his photos:
http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/photos/galleries/2010/aug/26/photography-elias-rodriguez/
And let's not forget about the 3yr who got her own photography exhibit
http://nikonrumors.com/forum/topic.php?id=1813
So not only are you "pro" photographers competing against "soccer moms" with D700s and D3Ss you now have to worry about kids with COOLPIXes stealing your profits