Not to be a terrible downer, but most photojournalists got paid peanuts. There's money to be made in photography, lots of it, but journalism isn't generally the place.
That being said, after every brutal exam I take, I ask myself why the hell I didn't take journalism. :lol:
I'd say his best photos are his people and portraiture, I would steer him towards fashion/glamor and portraiture if he wanted to make a career of it. Journalism is a whole different thing entirely.