What Is Your Definition Of Fashion?

Fashion photography — a space defined by glossy magazine covers, dreamy advertising campaigns and designer-filled editorials — has never required a formal degree. (Just look to Steven Meisel’s storied photography career, achieved with only a background in fashion illustration from Parsons.) In an age when a camera sits in everyone’s pocket, and an Instagram post can get more traction than a magazine spread, the field is more saturated than ever. Now, getting into the industry is no longer the hard part — standing out is. Ahead, Fashionista asked four fashion photographers what it really takes to make it in this competitive field. You Don’t Need Credentials or the ‘Right’ Gear “Every Worry Melts Away.” San Francisco, 2019 Photo: Thalía Gochez Lyrie Wang , whose work has appeared in Harper’s Bazaar and Esquire , had a camera and a dream when she quit her job as a product manager in tech to purs...