Today we’d like to introduce you to Anthony Juarez.
Hi Anthony, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
I started doing photography when I quit my job in the corporate world in 2019, I was miserable sitting behind a desk all day and people not willing to listen to my ideas. I moved back to Houston, got a job at a Amazon warehouse, where I felt lost with no real direction other than the motivation for a more fulfilling change. Working mindlessly there for a few months, I had been praying to God for a sign; that sign was the camera. It began popping up everywhere I looked and it caused me to start doing as much research as I could in order to see if this was the possible sign I had been hoping for. I had always been a fan of art growing up all the way until my adulthood, movies especially. And when I learned in the past, they used to call movies “motion pictures” I realized that if I could master photography at some point and I wanted to venture into doing videography, it was another lane I could go to when I was ready. So me working at Amazon allowed me to get a cheap camera, a Nikon D3400 which I still use to this day and began practicing; going into the woods and capturing wild life and trees, going into the concrete jungle of the Houston streets, and then capturing shots of people. Amazon allowed me to meet a lot of amazing people who I was able to practice my craft on. Regular everyday people who I asked to shoot for free all the way to people who were aspiring musicians. This allowed me to get my repetitions in before truly feeling confident in charging people for my work, it really took about nine months before I really started charging and it was still really charging nothing compared to the “professional” world of photography. And the crazy thing is that I have learned so much from where I started, yet I still haven’t learned everything; I think that’s what keeps me going. The possibility of new things that can be done that I haven’t figured out yet. A long the way of working with so many different artists, I had realized that there is so much talent that hasn’t been seen or heard yet and I wanted to help those as much as a can with whatever limited resources I have, I created “The Best Damn”; It’s a group of artists that I have met throughout the years with some of the best art sonically/ musically. I have recently started our channel called “The Best Damn TV’ to showcase our work overall: music videos, skits, interviews/podcasts and shows that are just some of the ideas that will be displayed. I hope to be releasing at the start of November and our documentary at the end of the year of 2026.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
No, it hasn’t been a smooth road. There has been a lot of ups and downs along the way. I had searched for a mentor for the first year I had started, but with no luck. I soon realized I needed to learn as much as I could on my own and make as many mistakes as possible in the process in order to be great at what I do. And with that in mind I’ve met some amazing people, those that were here for a season and others that I know will be lifelong friends and business partners. It’s all a part of the game; you just need to have a set of morals and codes and choose who the best players are to have on your team.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I am a photographer and videographer; I specialize in portrait photography even though I take photos of anything that really catches my eye. I am most proud of what I’ve been able to accomplish with what I’ve learned with the technical side of the camera and editing, they both go hand in hand; I have been gifted with an “eye” from God, but I realized a gift from him can only take you so far if you don’t put any work into it. You need to learn as much as you can and fail and fix the mistakes in order to become the best. What has set me apart from others is my willingness to learn and listen plus my work ethic, which I got from my dad. I got my creativity artistically from my momma and my hard work and technical thought process from my dad, which has given me an edge.
What does success mean to you?
I define success by whatever goals you had set out for yourself and how many of those goals had been accomplished; and everyone’s goals are different. I don’t measure it by monetary value or objects.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://l.instagram.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fjuarezproduction.wixsite.com%2Fmy-site-5%3Futm_source%3Dig%26utm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_content%3Dlink_in_bio%26fbclid%3DPAcGRvZgJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAadfIez4Bz45EAMaNpmF2aVskdEkpfD8p012YUTa-bSa1PWyP0AkQQALUygd6w_aem_XSuCoYWioZ2Gctmrx-xoLw&e=AUArCACSxtjkjFOED6Jx6sbknLbneVRgRpgPtQDoZOZzKlaYRTPgjb6k3RgvAAlVAsf87BE2TyzrQFleGceYuXzApLPnuHM2rY1j9JIihwF86IXyF4pJSm1THI9KrBibcCvFA2Y0BKY0pTivGvyUz6k
- Instagram: juarezproduction, thebestdamntv
- Youtube: @TheBestDamnTV
