Armando Osegueda Jr. on Life, Lessons & Legacy

We’re looking forward to introducing you to Armando Osegueda Jr.. Check out our conversation below.

Armando, we’re thrilled to have you with us today. Before we jump into your intro and the heart of the interview, let’s start with a bit of an ice breaker: What is something outside of work that is bringing you joy lately?
Right now I have been going back and trying to watch old movies I loved or missed. Same thing with music. I am finding a lot of what I “missed.” But, really it is all just finding me at the right time and when I need it the most. I am loving it. Being able to experience things for the 1st time where a good amount of people at that time in my life, were and already watched or listened to what I am currently experiencing, seems so cool. Kind of like a child experiencing films for the 1st time.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
Hello everyone!

My name is Armando Osegueda and I do photography. In particular, I do mainly concert photograph but from the fan perspective and with mainly film.

What do I mean by the fan perspective? Well I go in with a point and shoot to shows that I go to and shoot from where I stand in the crowd. I think it is a unique perspective, because this is more intimate as you see how I am seeing the show. I do sometimes take my digital point and shoot and my instax printer. This is so i can try to edit photos on the fly and try to print out some instax and provide them to the artist or someone from their team.

My concert season for 2025 just ended on the 3rd. So right now I will be focusing a bit more on street and portrait photography.

Okay, so here’s a deep one: What breaks the bonds between people—and what restores them?
Oh man, that is a good question.

I used to think that “difference in opinion” or “different viewpoints” broke bonds between people, but now I realize, it isn’t really that. The thing that breaks bonds is a lack of understanding. What I mean, is that really when we don’t take the time to better understand the perspective of another person, we tend to lack the understanding of what made them believe their set of beliefs. In the end this does lead to bonds breaking. I also thing that conformity can break bonds between people who do not want to learn or understand.

As for what restores bonds. I think a willingness to be wrong or ask yourself, “what would i need to change my mind?” But, I also think that just willing to be open and be wanting to better understand a person, can open bonds and you have to be willing to admit your mistakes. Growth, is a driving force to restore bonds, when it is warranted.

What fear has held you back the most in your life?
Like some, if not most, the fear of failure tends to be the thing that holds most people back, and I am in that as well.
Especially in the teens and twenties. These are formative years where if failure is most prevalent, it can teach you a lot. But not everyone’s life is the same. Some learn about it earlier and some later.

I think in this age, where most people are chronically online, we want to create this facade of the perfect life, but also looking at other people’s life and comparing. Comparison is the thief of joy. Failure should teach you how to better move thought the world, but sometimes we don’t want the failure because it feels chaotic. We want to control failure, so we limit the times that we would or could fail, so we feel safe. We really aren’t.

Fear of failure invades quite a bit of places in my life. But I am also slowly allowing myself to fail. I think depending on the person, it somewhat helps build your self confidence.

Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. Is the public version of you the real you?
I would want to say yes. However, it is definitely a limited version of myself that I sometimes present myself to to public. I do this, not because I don’t want to be authentic, but because I do not want to put my entire life out on the internet. Out in the world with other people, in person interactions, is where I definitely am more myself than on the web.

I think the public version of me is a curated real version of myself. I think especially since most people are online, we all have some sort of curated version of ourselves that we put out there. I think it has to do with wanting some part of our lives to ourselves.

Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?
I think the story that I want people to tell, is very similar to what Jeff Buckley said. “As a good friend.”

I know that there will say that I was a terrible person or a terrible friend, that is okay. As long as I can make an impact for others to hope to live and to try to inspire others to live, that is enough. I know I will be forgotten to the sands of time, but I also know that up to a certain point, I will be remembered or at least acknowledged. That’s okay. I don’t expect to be remembered forever.

I hope once I am gone, the people who remember me, live their life fully and filled love and kindness. For themselves and for others. To dream, regardless and to push forward. To always be better, even if it is just by a hair’s improvement.

If people see my photos and it inspires them, then so be it. I am okay with that.

Contact Info:

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Image Credits
All Photos taken by me- Armando Osegueda