How I Became a Digital Nomad
Dear friend, I want to share with you the story of how I became a “location independent” “digital nomad”, why I prefer this lifestyle, and share some practical thoughts with you on how you too can become a digital nomad.
Dear friend, I want to share with you the story of how I became a “location independent” “digital nomad”, why I prefer this lifestyle, and share some practical thoughts with you on how you too can become a digital nomad.
Dear friend, If you want to live a more epic life, my simple suggestion: don’t ask for permission, JUST DO IT! knowing that you might piss off some people or upset other people. To be frank, the worst case scenario is that you might just “mildly annoy” others. And worst worst case scenario, you can…
Dear friend, A technique I learned from my good friend Charlie Kirk in street photography: what he calls the ‘cutoff technique’.
Dear friend, An epiphany I had: NEVER STOP EVOLVING! Life is about evolution, constant experimenting, constantly learning, constant iteration. There is no point where you wish or desire to achieve ‘perfection’. Rather, treat life as always in a state of FLUX; in every moment you are in a ‘state of becoming‘ — becoming a greater…
To me, there is no better joy in life than walking.
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Dear friend, Why do we feel nervous shooting street photography?
Dear friend, A secret of entrepreneurial and personal thriving in life: seek to first please yourself, and whenever possible, spurn (scorn/reject) pleasing others.
Dear friend, A thought: The productive photographer (the photographer who shoots and publishes a lot) is the happiest photographer!
Just arrived in Kyoto from Osaka, got a new apartment, and loving simple everyday living:
My RICOH GR II died a few days ago, and I’ve been shooting with the Lumix LX100 for the last few days, and actually found out that I quite like it for street photography!
Dear friend, A philosophical idea: what if you lived life like a video game? Would life be more fun, exciting, challenging, and interesting?
GRIT AND GRAIN: photos shot in 2015 on Leica MP, Leica 35mm f/2 Summicron ASPH, Yellow B+W Filter, Kodak Tri-X 400 pushed to 1600, some photos shot on Leica SF 24D flash:
Lumix LX100 + GoPro Street Photography POV in Osaka:
Shot on LUMIX LX100:
Dear friend, How do you live a fulfilling life? Easy: make the best of today– make today count!
My simple luxuries in life, which aren’t expensive yet bring me a lot of joy. Feel free to experiment with any of these simple luxuries, which might brighten your mood, and add more simple joy to your life:
Dear friend, A recent thought: let us seek to make photography a stimulus in our lives. Let us become “hyper photographers” — to urge and impel ourselves higher in life.
To promote our new book, 30 DAYS TO JUMPSTART YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY Mobile Edition, here are some practical tips to break through your photographers block:
Shot on Lumix LX100, with GoPro POV on top:
Before I was going to invest in an iPad Pro 10.5 inch, I was curious — how is the camera?
Shot on Lumix LX100, processed with VSCO A6 (1/2 strength) Mobile Preset JPEG preset.
Dear friend, A mini epiphany I had: anything that encourages you to MOVE and be active is a good thing.
Dear friend, If Instagram causes your mood to fluctuate, if you feel addicted to it (in a negative way), and you want to invest in yourself and your own platform (not into Facebook), I recommend you to do something crazy: delete instagram.
Dear friend, A simple question: What makes a good photograph?
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Dear friend, A fun thought: what if we didn’t see life as some sort of painful duty, but rather, seeing our lives as a fun opportunity to experiment, play, and have fun?
Why shoot street photography? For whom should you shoot street photography? What are the ethics behind street photography?
Osaka: probably the most under-rated place to travel to in Japan (and in the world):
You’re feeling stuck; how do you elevate your photography and take it to the next level?
Dear friend, The world is full of pain and suffering — we all know that. But in spite of the pain, sorrow, and despair in the world — can you still see pure light, opportunity, joy, and reasons to rejoice?
Dear friend, A piece of entrepreneurial advice: create your own niche.
The sad thing is that I think a lot of our lives is wasted, trying to “prove” ourselves to others. But this is silly: I think we should instead focus on working hard to prove ourselves, only to ourselves.
Dear friend, A word of encouragement: realize that you’re already a photographer, and you don’t have anything to “prove” to anybody else, but yourself.
2011-2017:
Master your own style, aesthetics, and vision in photography.