How to Find Yourself as a Photographer

11/11/2025

Discover your unique voice behind the lens as you grow as both an artist and as a person. Street photographer Derek Fahsbender talks about finding yourself and reconnecting with why you create—and where you want your photography to take you.

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 4:30 - Change the way you see
  • 7:00 - Know all there is to know
  • 9:55 - Set a direction, not a destination
  • 14:25 - Always moving to the goalpost
  • 16:35 - Be unapologetic yourself
  • 25:55 - Seek feedback from those you respect
  • 30:47 - Fall in love with your own work
  • 37:21 - Stay honest with yourself
  • 42:50 - Feeling stuck
  • 45:20 - Closing thoughts