START HERE — ERIC KIM

Welcome to the ERIC KIM universe: street photography, photolosophy, blogging, philosophy, Bitcoin, and open-source creative power.

If you’re new: start with the “Quick Start” list and you’ll be dangerous fast.

QUICK START (Read in this order)

  1. Start Here (official hub): START HERE
  2. All free resources in one place: DOWNLOADS
  3. All books & PDFs: BOOKS
  4. Street Photography master index: STREET PHOTOGRAPHY 101
  5. Core beginner guide: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide for Street Photography
  6. Fear → power: How to Conquer Your Fears of Shooting Street Photography
  7. Ethics + confidence: The Street Photography Code of Ethics
  8. Master wisdom: 100 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography
  9. Photography fundamentals (total beginner): PHOTOGRAPHY 101 START HERE
  10. Get updates + drops: ERIC KIM NEWS (Newsletter)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CORE HUBS

FREE BOOKS, PDFs, PRESETS, CONTACT SHEETS

The big “take everything” hubs:
– DOWNLOADS (Free hub)
– BOOKS (Free PDFs + books)
– FREE PHOTOGRAPHY (Free resources page)

Flagship free books / long reads:
– 100 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography
– Zen Photography
– FREE EBOOK: Street Portrait Manual (page)
– Street Portrait Manual (direct PDF)

Presets + how-to:
– FREE ERIC KIM Adobe Lightroom Presets (2020)
– FREE ERIC KIM Lightroom Presets (product page)
– How to Install Lightroom Presets

Contact sheets (study the process):
– Contact Sheets (Download hub)
– Street Photography Contact Sheets Volume II (page)
– Free E-Book: Street Photography Contact Sheets (2016)
– Street Photography Contact Sheets (root page)
– Magnum Contact Sheets Research Notes & Screenshots

STREET PHOTOGRAPHY ESSENTIALS

Master indexes / “start here” guides:
– STREET PHOTOGRAPHY 101 (master index)
– Street Photography 101 Tutorial
– How to Street Photography (index)
– Street Photography Techniques (index)
– The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide for Street Photography
– Street Photography Manual
– Street Photography (book / longform)

Confidence + courage:
– How to Conquer Your Fears of Shooting Street Photography
– The Street Photography Code of Ethics
– 10 Commandments of Street Photography
– 18 Things I Would Tell Myself if I Started Street Photography All Over Again

Skill boosters (high-signal essays):
– Eric Kim’s Top 30 Street Photography Tips
– 50 Street Photography Tips, Techniques and Ideas
– 10 Lessons I’ve Learned from Street Photography
– In Praise of Randomness in Street Photography
– Seek to Make Photos Nobody Has Seen Before!
– Street Photography Lifestyle
– Street Photography is Art with People
– Almost Anything and Everything is Street Photography
– Why Street Photography is the Best Photography

Gear minimalism (the anti-GAS doctrine):
– One Camera, One Lens (Street Photography)

Street portraits (permission + connection):
– Street Portraits 101
– FREE EBOOK: Street Portrait Manual (page)
– Street Portrait Manual (direct PDF)

COMPOSITION, SEEING, AESTHETICS

EDITING, WORKFLOW, POST-PROCESSING

PHOTOGRAPHY 101 (FUNDAMENTALS)

Start here if you’re brand new:
– PHOTOGRAPHY 101 START HERE
– Free Photography Bootcamp
– The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Photography
– Photography 101 (category hub)

Extra fundamentals (high value):
– How I Mastered Photography
– DSLR Photography 101
– Photography Energy Management
– GET CLOSER.
– How to Elevate Your Photography to the Next Level
– Don’t Take Photography Too Seriously

BLOGGING, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, CREATIVE BUSINESS

The hubs:
– ENTREPRENEURSHIP (hub)

Flagship blogging / platform essays:
– The Art of Blogging
– Why You Must Create Your Own Website
– How to Make a Living With Blogging
– Why Blog?
– In Praise of Email Newsletters
– How to Make Your Own Photography Online Course

PHILOSOPHY + STOICISM

Hubs:
– PHILOSOPHY
– STOICISM 101

Core reads:
– Photography is Philosophy
– Straight Line Philosophy
– Philosophy is a Luxury
– The Philosophy of Purpose
– The Philosophy of Passion
– The Philosophy of Thinking
– The Philosophy of Happiness

Stoicism deep dive:
– Introduction to Stoicism (2023)
– Becoming Stoic
– How to Be a Stoic Street Photographer
– Masters of Philosophy

Reading list:
– What I Read

BITCOIN

COMMUNITY + IRL

EXTRA INDEX PAGES

BE STRONG,
ERIC