Karin Majoka is a photographer, YouTuber, psychologist, and psychotherapist-in-training, who somehow makes it all work without burning out. We chat about how she balances multiple creative passions with a full-time career, why internal motivation matters more than external validation, and how treating photography as "just one language" opens up creative freedom.

As a huge fan of Karin's work this conversation was a pure joy to have and we dove in to much more, from the struggle of overthinking, to the temptation to "pick one thing," and ultimately why experimentation might be more valuable than trying to find your one exact creative style for life.

More from Karin

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/karinmajoka
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karinmajoka/

More from Imperfect Creatives:

• Substack: https://imperfect.email
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imperfect_creatives

Book recommendations:

• You Are What You Do by Daniel Arnold
• Twilight by Gregory Crewdson
• Art Work: On the Creative Life - Sally Mann

Chapters

(00:00) Balancing Psychology, YouTube & Photography

(02:36) Internal vs External Validation as a Creator

(05:12) Planning vs Spontaneity

(08:08) Searching for Your Style

(12:17) Identity: Being Multiple Things at Once

(16:14) Why Both Psychology and Art Make You Better at Each

(18:39) The "Artist" Label Problem

(20:11) Photography is Just One Language

(26:34) You Can't Think Your Way Through

(28:24) Killing Your Dreams to Actually Live Your Life

(30:30) Recovering Overthinkers Anonymous

(35:28) Opening Doors vs Shouting at Walls

(37:42) Low Expectations, High Purpose

(40:09) Creating Under a Pseudonym as a Therapist

(43:15) Female Representation in Photography

(45:47) The Rise of Authentic "Grandma Content"

(48:08) Would Your Work Matter Without Sharing It?

(52:01) Doing Your Homework

(56:46) Follow Your Curiosity & Experiment

(58:51) Book Recommendations