David Guerrero travels to Ukraine, tackles imposter syndrome, and talks finding community
B&H Photography Podcast
Jill Waterman
4.6 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 30 October 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to the fifth episode of the B&H Creators Green Room Podcast! In this episode, we sit down with viral street photography creator David Guerroro to discuss what it takes to grow as a modern creator.
David shares how he got started in content creation, tips for building an audience, the importance of believing in yourself, photographing strangers, and advice for going viral.
Whether you're a photographer, filmmaker, TikTok star, podcaster, or just starting out, this conversation is full of motivation, insight, and practical advice you can use right now. Hit Subscribe and join the B&H Creators community for more unfiltered conversations with the creators shaping today's culture.
Guest Bio: David Guerrero
Title: Street Photographer & Content Creator
Through authentic storytelling and viral content, David Guerrero from Texas has built a global audience inspired by the connection between photography and humanity. David is best known for his signature approach of stopping strangers with, "Hi, excuse me? You look cool — can I take your photo?" His candid portraits have earned him following of more than 4 million people and over 1 billion views across platforms, showcasing the beauty of people around the world.
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Credits:
- Host & Creative Producer: Deanna Testa
- Creative Producer: Elena Maidebura
- Creative Editor: Larissa Mattei
- Technical Producer: Mike Weinstein
- Executive Producer: Richard Stevens
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to B&H creators green room. And just like a real green room, we're here to spill the tea with some of our favorite creators. |
| 0:06.4 | This is a very special episode because one of my favorite photographers, maybe ever, is here. And not only is a great photographer, but he's also the epitome of what a creator should be. So without further ado, hey David and welcome. |
| 0:20.0 | Hi. Thank you for having me. |
| 0:21.6 | So good to finally talk to you again. |
| 0:24.2 | I think we talked last in Austin. |
| 0:26.8 | So I'm excited to talk to you again. |
| 0:29.9 | Like you said, it just feels like so normal just talking to you. |
| 0:32.7 | So happy to be here. |
| 0:34.7 | Thank you so much. |
| 0:35.8 | And for the listeners who don't know you, David is a viral content creator who started |
| 0:41.0 | as a photographer and you do street portraits with strangers and they go viral pretty much |
| 0:47.1 | every single time. |
| 0:48.2 | So I want to dive into, honestly, how did you even become a photographer? |
| 0:52.7 | Let's go way back to the beginning. |
| 0:54.5 | Yeah. I've always been secretly a creative person, somewhat of a creative person. And I say |
| 1:01.8 | secretly because when you're young, sometimes you don't really realize the vision that you have |
| 1:07.1 | until like life unfolds and then you start kind of understanding your gifts and your visions, |
| 1:12.6 | you know, things that might be different, that you see the world different than other people. |
| 1:16.6 | And I've always been a fan of like portraits. |
| 1:19.6 | Actually my first form of art that I fell in love with was drawing. |
| 1:24.6 | It was pretty how I got into it. It was by accident. So I was in, it was back in junior |
| 1:30.5 | year in high school. We had to do an assignment. I was terrible in school just because I'm so bad at |
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