Sharing Your Truth Through Photography (Not Just the Highlights) with Angela Yarbrough

⚠️ Note: This episode is from the Intentional Documentary® era. I’ve kept it in the public archive because it’s a refreshingly honest conversation about creativity, memory, identity, and making meaning with your camera — even when no one’s watching.

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What if your most meaningful photos aren’t the most “perfect” ones?

In this conversation, I speak with photographer Angela Yarbrough about making honest pictures — the kind that hold memory, identity, and emotional truth. We talk about moving away from performance-based sharing, tuning out perfectionism, and documenting life not for likes, but for legacy.

Angela shares how stepping back from Facebook changed her creative voice, why she no longer filters out the messy or emotional moments, and how she’s intentionally raising her son with a love for memory and storytelling.

If you're trying to live and share more honestly, this episode invites you to trust the stories you’re already living.

Topics we explore: 

• Angela’s photography journey, from military life to motherhood
• Why she chose not to pursue documentary photography professionally (for now)
• Stepping away from Facebook and reclaiming creative self-trust
• Sharing beyond motherhood: documenting herself, her partner, her adventures
• Letting go of perfectionism and social media metrics
• The emotional and practical reasons behind printing photos
• Teaching her son about memory, love, and legacy through journaling and images
• What she learned from working with models — and how it improved her family photography
• The “favorite photo ever” and the layered story behind it
• How to stay connected to your truth even in saturated or trend-driven spaces

Connect with Angela + access the free Mini Mag for this episode, along with other archived episode resources here: → dangerouslygoodstories.com/intentional-documentary-archive