We recently connected with Renosh Rejoy and have shared our conversation below.

Renosh, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Can you tell us about a time that your work has been misunderstood? Why do you think it happened and did any interesting insights emerge from the experience?

I’ve noticed, as a photographer for more than three years, that people often misunderstand and underestimate photography. Many believe it’s simply a matter of pressing a button and taking a picture, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Photography involves many layers, from the environment to camera settings. Countless elements go into a single photo.

Most photos taken from a photographer’s perspective are created through deliberate actions and intentional choices designed to produce a specific image—it’s not just pressing a button. Because of this misunderstanding, I believe people often undervalue photographers and the work they put into creating their images. Even when it’s not obvious, photographers spend a lot of valuable time and energy carefully tailoring each photo to the environment and other elements in the scene, as well as adjusting camera settings, filters, and more to achieve the look they envision.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

I’m a high school student who first entered the creator space at the start of high school. I’ve always been interested in capturing content, trying new things, and learning and experiencing as much as I can. With the help of my mentors and those around me, I honed my photography skills. I’ve happily served my school, my church, and even my neighborhood, and I’ve loved the entire journey.

Over time, I noticed how passionate I am about creative pursuits and hobbies, so I started exploring other forms of visual content, such as film projects. I even launched a student-led initiative in which I organized teams and built systems focused on tech and media.

I’ve also been growing my creative journey by sharing my work online. Alongside this, I’ve been on a piano journey for eight years, publishing renditions of Indian music and other personal favorite songs. These experiences have helped me learn how to solve problems, bring people together, and express myself. I’m really proud of that. I think this is what makes me different from everyone else: I focus on what I love and build solutions that help others.

What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?

Across my pursuits in photography, filmmaking, and music, one common theme is present: to share my insights and talents with the world so that many can be inspired and informed in their practices. When it comes to photography, for example, I started photography because I wanted to document and preserve precious moments that typically go unnoticed. History moves by in the blink of an eye, and having a strong method of documentation of real-life events shapes a role in how we see history. Simply put, memories are priceless, and important to have many. However, I don’t want my role as a photographer to be “just to take photos” but rather to “use my skill for the greater good.” In this case, the “greater good” is sharing insight with the world. Knowledge is extremely valuable, and to be a proud contributor to the knowledge space is a blessing. The same applies to my other creative passions.

In your view, what can society to do to best support artists, creatives and a thriving creative ecosystem?

No AI. Only two words, but they carry so much meaning. We are living in a hyper-digitized world, where technology continues to change society at a rapid pace. With just a blink, the world was introduced to artificial intelligence. Next, we are quickly submerged into AI-generated media, like photos, videos, even audio and speech. As it continues to use organic content to help produce inorganic content, creatives like us have to continue focusing on the one thing that sets us apart: producing original, authentic works of art. I don’t want artificial intelligence to take over society, and this is a moment in history when creative media are being challenged by AI, to the point where humans can’t tell the difference between authentic content and AI-generated content! That’s outrageous!

Contact Info:

• Website: https://renoshrejoy.mypixieset.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artist.nosh/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@renoshrejoy