13. From Self-doubt to Success: Embracing Your Authenticity with Johannes Reinhart
Today I interview an amazing Photographer, Artist, Ex-Pastry Chef, Johannes Reinhart.
Johannes talks about his low self-esteem, even though he’s an award-winning photographer.
In this episode we cover:
- Introduction to Johannes and how he started his photography business.
- His lack of confidence and not charging enough for his work.
- Johannes’ background in documentary-type photography.
- Johannes talks about the personal photography he does of himself and his close association with the film noir genre.
- Following your intuition and shooting from the heart.
- When Johannes won the Australian Documentary Photography Award and the Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize.
- How it’s good to get into your own groove instead of following trends.
- Low self-esteem and entering awards to confirm that you’re good enough.
- Dealing with the limelight after winning awards.
- Johannes’ street art photography book.
- How it’s good to look at your own work and see how you’ve moved on.
- Finding the detail in slowing down.
- Advice for creatives when you’re in a slump.
- How photographs can express what you mean more than words.
- How everyone, even celebrities, suffer from low self-esteem.
- Johannes’ next work.
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