Today we’d like to introduce you to Stevie Selby.
Hi Stevie, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
My story, like everyone else’s, is still being written.
What I can say with certainty is that my life has been a privilege. One that has taught me awareness, patience, and responsibility. Somehow, I’ve built a life I genuinely love: one that constantly challenges me, teaches me, and asks me to keep growing.
I started as a music producer before finding my way into photography and visual storytelling. Along the way music has been integral and gone from producing to mixing, and curating sonic currents that are sure to move even the densest rocks. Since then, I’ve had the chance to move through a lot of worlds—art galleries, fashion shows, stages with artists and public figures, cities across the globe—always chasing the next opportunity to sharpen my craft.
At the heart of it all, I’ve realized I’m less interested in documenting what happened than preserving what it felt like. I tell stories of people and place, creating images that let us return to moments that would have otherwise disappeared with time.
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?
The road I’ve chosen has felt like the road less traveled.
It’s reminded me of Costa Rica during the rainy season. Before the rain, the land feels familiar. Then the storms come, carving new rivers overnight, washing away the ground you thought you understood. When the rain finally stops, you’re standing in the same place—but everything has changed. My path has been much the same.
I’ve wrestled with the usual companions—fear, doubt, uncertainty, discomfort. But the hardest part has never been those things themselves. It’s been choosing to keep moving when there’s little evidence that anything is working. To keep believing in the process before the results arrive.
Looking back, those seasons have given me far more than they’ve taken. They’ve taught me to build a healthier relationship with the unknown, to balance the spiritual with the practical, and to understand that creativity isn’t separate from discipline—it’s strengthened by it. More than anything, they’ve taught me how to listen: to reality, to the moment I’m in, and to what’s actually being asked of me.
As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
I work across a range of visual media—portraits, music videos, concerts, events, real estate, and commercial storytelling. Most people know me for my event portraiture and surreal landscape photography, but regardless of the subject, I’m always chasing the same thing: atmosphere, emotion, and the feeling that exists between moments.
The thing I’m most proud of isn’t any single project or accomplishment. It’s that I never stopped. I’ve learned to let go of what I thought my career—or my art—was supposed to look like, and instead allow it to become what it naturally wants to be. Some days it’s magic. Some days it’s just showing up. Both have been equally important.
Everyone has something that’s uniquely theirs—a way of seeing the world that can’t be replicated. Mine has always been an instinct for noticing what often goes unseen and giving it a place to live.
What makes you happy?
Storms, the ocean, the sky, seeing people really living, sunrises, observing life happen, experiencing dejavu, silence, music, quality time with whatever/whoever Im with. These are all things that inspire me and light an unexplainable kind of fire in my heart.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://otosphotography.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stvybles/?hl=en
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@STVNine7
- Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/stvvvvv
