Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Yaz Reve. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Hi Yaz, thanks for joining us today. Do you wish you had started sooner?

I’ve always known I loved art in all its forms but I never quite figured out where I had my place in the field. I knew I loved it but I could never figure out if I was good enough to do anything. I tried drawing, painting, dance, writing and even if I was remotely good at those things, I was never left satisfied until I found photography. I feel like I found a partner for life and something I know will always accompany me. Thanks to my new love for this art form, I am able to explore my life in front of a camera and behind and never regret what I show.

My only regret is not starting sooner, I’ve been asking myself where I belonged for so long that my creative career came in after I had thought. As a teenager, I was constantly scared of what others would say of me or in what ways the might judge me but I believe that if I had started sooner perhaps I could’ve explored my growth in other ways and could’ve connected to other artists sooner.

Talk to those people, create your art, tell the world how you feel, explore your talent. I wish I could tell my older self that nothing would stop her but now I can tell my future self the same thing.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

I truly love answering this question because it takes me back to when the beginning of everything for me started. I got into my career because of a solo project I started a bit before the pandemic called Gogo Magg, it was an online magazine created by myself and a group of friends that was dedicated to share information of all types, current events, fashion, diy’s, music and of course editorials. I had hired one of my dear friends as photographer but as she lived in Tijuana, Mexico, creating these photoshoots during a pandemic was extremely complicated and unsafe, that is when I decided to grab one of my moms old digital professional camera and started taking photos of the people that lived with me, then the rest is history.

I am so proud of how I started and how my work has developed. If anyone were to ask if I was still proud of my beginning work, I would still agree because being creative is forever and it has no expiring date. I still have a big love for fashion editorials and now my work has evolved as a visual artist myself, connecting with my own vulnerability and portraying that as the main subject for that work, which is why if you see me as the model, you’ll be able to tell my other persona, Yaz the artist, whether as for editorials I consider myself as Yaz the photographer. It gives me the duality I needed and it helps me separate my work although they can all be connected.

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

I love knowing I am creating. As an artist i know i was born to create, i don’t mean only take photos and this might sound cheesy but I hope for my entire existence to be an art. I want my work, the way I dress, who I surround myself with, the movies I watch to be inspiring because of that never ending cycle of does art imitate life or does life imitate art?

It’s rewarding to know that regardless of whether my career stops being the main focus my art, my life will always have the beauty of an artwork because I am the artist and my life is my biggest canvas.

Is there something you think non-creatives will struggle to understand about your journey as a creative?

I think non-creatives have a hard time believing that being an artist is just a silly and fun hobby.Don’t get me wrong I am silly and I have a lot of fun but making art is not the only part, it is a project that requires a pre and after production. Art requires patience that will most likely not be created in a day or if it does, there were many days of thinking about the idea and finding the right elements for it. There are long hours included with just creating and channeling your inner business person is trivial. The artist has to know how to market their work and their brand, create content to promote their art, have meetings with clients or galleries on top of just making art.

Being an artist means networking as much as you can and even if it sounds like a joke, going out to meet people will either get you new connections, potential clients or amazing collaborations so if you consider yourself to be an introvert, channel all your energy in your artist persona and go out to events once in a while. Being talented is amazing but apart from that, having as many connections as you can is what matters because you never know who is going to help you or your creative career. My mom always told me “Nadie sabe para quien trabaja” and she’ll never be wrong for that.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.yazrevephotography.com
• Instagram: @yazreve

Image Credits

Image Credits
Models: Yaz Reve, Memo Luna, Alexia Chavira, Stephanie Nuñez, Imani
Assistant: Chad Abarca