Month: August 2017
-
Akira Kurosawa: Learn From the Masters
Akira Kurosawa: the Japanese master of cinema who inspired some of the great film directors of today (like Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas).
-
Freshly Pressed: MASTERS First Edition Book and Artist Proof Print
MASTERS First Edition Book MASTERS Volume I is your essential photography primer– to push your photography education to the next level.
-
Rectangles
Compositional guidelines and grids from “The Elements of Dynamic Symmetry.”
-
Triangles
Inspired by triangle compositions.
-
Imperfect Cameras Are Perfect.
An essay in praise of imperfection and cameras.
-
Kyoto Life Meditations
Dear friend, Here are some current life meditations while here in Kyoto.
-
Fundamentals to Street Photography
Dear friend, If I started street photography all over again, this is advice I would have given myself:
-
Making Pictures IS Happiness!
Dear friend, After some philosophizing, I’ve come to realize… true “happiness” in photography IS making pictures. Very simple.
-
Why I Travel
Why do I travel? What does traveling mean to me? Why is traveling great, and why is traveling overrated?
-
How to Conquer Fear in Street Photography
To promote the new version of STREET NOTES KINDLE EDITION, let me give you some practical tips on how to conquer fear in street photography.
-
Why I Love Grit and Grain
I love grit, I love grain.
-
How to Triumph Over Misfortune
How do you triumph over misfortune? Easy, see every misfortune as fortune.
-
Are You Strong Enough to See Suffering as Pleasure?
No matter the weather, do you see suffering as pleasures?
-
Why I Am a Skeptic
I don’t want to be a sucker.
-
KYOTO TRACES VOLUME I
Random traces of design and art that is currently inspiring me, while in Kyoto.
-
STREET NOTES KINDLE EDITION
Hot off the digital press, we have now made our popular STREET NOTES available for your Amazon Kindle.
-
Don’t Be a Romantic
Don’t be a romantic for the past. Wishing things to never change. Fearing death. Feeling nostalgia for your childhood, or the “good old days”.
-
Don’t Make Descriptive Pictures
I’m promoting an ANTI-OBJECTIVE school of photography.
-
The Photographer’s Manifesto
Dear photographer, This letter of encouragement and empowerment is for you.
-
Don’t Stare at Medusa
Medusa— you look at it, and it turns you into stone.
-
An Intimate Interview with Eric Kim by Arek Rataj
Arek Rataj reached out to me with an insightful interview project called “You can shoot. Can you talk?” My interview with Arek will be released in APF Magazine in the future. Arek kindly allowed me to share the responses here. The photos in this interview are curated by Cindy Nguyen aka HAPTIC.
-
Why I am Anti-Instagram
If you like Instagram please please please, keep using it.
-
Why You Must Be a “Personality” in Order to Succeed
Dear friend, if you want to succeed and thrive as an entrepreneur in today’s competitive climate, you GOTTA be a PERSONALITY.
-
Street Photography Secrets
Secrets which I wish someone told me about street photography, if I started all over again:
-
What if We Didn’t Share Our Opinion?
What if we didn’t always feel the need to put in our “2 cents”, or feel the need to share our opinion?
-
Why Does Image Quality Matter?
Why aren’t so obsessed with “image quality”— and what does it even mean?
-
Live Light
Live light, Live lightly Cut anything that holds you back That prevents you from living rightly.
-
What Do We Really Want From Photography?
Simple: to EXPLORE and be more adventurous.
-
Interview with Arek Rataj: Signs of Beauty and Transcendence
Arek Rataj reached out to me with an insightful interview project called “You can shoot. Can you talk?” This series of interviews and book will be released APF Magazine in the future. I stumbled upon the beautiful work of Arek and wanted to feature him here and his own responses to some of the interview questions.…
-
The Death of the Photographic Middle-Class
I see the future of photography being the following: either you’re an amateur shooting for free, or you’re a high-end photographer catering to rich clients.
-
PHOTOGRAPHY ECONOMICS 101: PRODUCERISM
In modern-day times, we are more consumers than producers.
-
PHOTOGRAPHY ECONOMICS 101: What Is The Value of a Picture?
Dear friend, In today’s world an overwhelming stream of images and social media, what is the value of a picture?
-
THRIVE OR DIE.
Charles Darwin was all about this idea of “survival of the fittest”— and the sense I got from the book was this: All organisms are fighting one another, in the brutal struggle for survival. I felt like Darwin made the case that “survival” was the most important thing. My idea:Focus on thriving, not survival. I…
-
Your Photographic Labor is Not Free
Dear photographer, Your labor is not free. Your time, life, and energy and resources are not free. Then, why do you give up your precious labor for free?
-
Don’t Desire Praise
Don’t desire praise, Rather, warm yourself up with your own sunlight rays
-
How to Respect Yourself
How to respect yourself? Well to start off, pay attention to your own health Your mental and physical Your visual and lyrical
-
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE YOURSELF!
Never underestimate Yourself or Your inner-wealth
-
Why You Should Never Compare Yourself to Any Other Photographer
Photography ain’t a zero-sum game or competition. Meaning, there are no “winners” or “losers” in photography.
-
Why You Shouldn’t Have Goals in Your Photography
I think having goals in your photography is silly. Why?
-
In Praise or Visual Experimentation in Photography
I’ve been having fun shooting RAW + JPEG on RICOH GR II, with ERIC KIM PRESETS.
-
Conquer Your Fears and Meet New Peers in NYC, Berlin, Prague, Amsterdam & London
Dear friend, I am excited to announce my new workshops schedule for the rest of 2017 — a series of ‘Conquer Your Fear in Street Photography’ workshops in Europe as well as an additional encore workshop in NYC.
-
Why You Should Make Your Own Photography Blog
Dear friend, In today’s world with free social media– why make your own (gasp) paid photography blog?
-
How to Make More Dynamic Picture Compositions
Practical tips and insights how to make more dynamic, or “edgy” photography compositions.