Month: November 2018

A shortcut to accelerate your street photography learning:

Play the long game.

Dear friend,

Basic concept in street photography:

When you see an interesting scene, don’t just take 1-2 photos and run away. Instead, keep “working the scene” (shooting the scene from different angles, and distances), and linger around, and keep shooting photos!

I am super pumped to share my epic upcoming week-long Hanoi to Sapa Street Photography Travel Experience (April 24-29, 2019). Don’t miss your chance to embark on an adventure of a lifetime:

If you desire to make immortal photos, photograph people.

Practical ideas:

The great thing about electric viewfinders: you see augmented reality!

Dear friend,

Basic idea:

Let us seek to thrive in life, not merely survive.

Shoot yourself:

Dear friend,

Practical entrepreneurial idea:

Focus on doing what only you can do!

More analyses of W Eugene Smith and Josef Koudelka:

Don’t be afraid of controversy or ruffling the feathers of others. Pursue your own artistic vision, with no compromise — seek to satisfy yourself.

My theory:

Extreme working out and fasting during the day, and extreme feasting and rest in the evening.

Dear friend,

Practical idea:

To live a more fulfilling and interesting life, seek to love risk!

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Practical tips I wish someone told me if I started traveling all over again:

Wandering; this is the source of innovation, newness, and perhaps what it means to be human?

This means: never blame another man for our faults. Also, attributing 100% of own success to our own efforts.

Analysis of some great compositions:

Dear friend,

Basic idea:

Let us seek to simplify our photography and our lives.

Simplify your photographic compositions to make better compositions:

There are no rules in photography; all is permitted.

Dear friend,

Basic idea:

There is no such thing as good or bad photography; all photography is good photography.

Simple is better:

Dear friend,

A practical thought:

What is ‘true‘ productivity? And how can we achieve it?

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Success: advancing towards what you desire to achieve in life:

Montreal: Shot on Lumix G9, RAW + ERIC KIM MONOCHROME 1600 Preset:

To succeed as an entrepreneur, seek to fill a vacuum or void:

Conquer today
Disregard the fray, and the asses that beat and bray
Stay hot and relax in your own shade

Rise high
Fly wise
Undo your ties
To the earth; disregard your birth
Realize your own self-worth

It’s evident that being stronger is better than being weaker. But how do we get stronger?

Dear friend,

Simple idea:

Focus on yourself.

Believe in yourself
You’re strong, dope, and full of hope

Dear friend,

A thought —

What if we didn’t make our personal happiness the aim and goal of our lives. What would we pursue instead?

Only shoot street photography if it is fun for you!

Dear friend,

Simple question:

Do you love photography?

Can we see optimism in pessimistic photos? I think so!

Dear friend,

Basic idea: the best camera is the simplest camera.

Dear friend,

A basic idea:

Let us feel no guilt in street photography.

Dear friend,

A thought inspired by Peter Thiel:

Let us avoid incremental gains (5-10% gains). Instead– let us seek to make 10x improvements (making something 10x better than the competition, or making something totally new).

Simple street photography tips:

Dear friend,

If you’re seeking inspiration, seek it from within yourself:

Simple photos are the best photos:

Dear friend,

A basic idea:

Let’s strive to make simple photos.

Another great (and fun) film by Akira Kurosawa: YOJIMBO:

IKURU by Akira Kurosawa — a masterpiece of a film:

The only way to advance as a photographer is via constructive critiques. Critiques which tell you why your photograph works (or doesn’t work).

Dear friend,

Some practical thoughts on ‘creating yourself’:

The two co-founders (who made Instagram the great platform it is today) have just left (apparently over disagreements with Facebook).

What does that mean for us photographers? Let us start to build our own platforms!

What makes a good composition? My idea:

A non-static (dynamic) composition.