Why Document and Photograph Your Own Life?

Your life is the ultimate photography project:

Memory

hands ERIC KIM wrinkles Hanoi woman flash Ricoh gr ii
ERIC KIM hanoi selfie
2017 in Hanoi: Around 155 pounds, lower body fat percentage.
Leaf with flash. RICOH GR II. Hanoi

When I look at my old photos, they spark my memories. For example whenever looking at my old photos, I remember the context in which I shot them. Who I was with, how I felt, what I was currently experiencing in my life at the time.

Hanoi, 2017
Hanoi, 2017 #cindyproject

What happens if you forget?

What are the negative consequences with forgetting? My thought:

You recount your life as less epic and grand.

  • selfie
  • Hanoi, 2016 #cindyproject
  • Hanoi, 2017 #cindyproject
  • Hanoi, 2016 #cindyproject
  • Face mask. Hanoi, 2017

For myself I desire to look back on my life with deep gratitude— recounting all of my wonderful life experiences.

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  • Cindy and myself selfie. Saigon hotel room selfie.
    Cindy and myself selfie. Saigon hotel room selfie.
  • Little Saigon Selfie, 2019
    Little Saigon, 2019
  • Saigon, 2016 #cindyproject
    Saigon, 2016 #cindyproject
  • Saigon, 2017 #cindyproject
  • Saigon, 2017 #cindyproject
  • Saigon, 2017 #cindyproject
  • Selfie of myself in Saigon, 2016. When I was around 150 pounds (during the writing of this post, I am currently 175 pounds)
    Saigon, 2017 selfie
  • Saigon, 2017
  • Saigon, 2017
  • Saigon, 2017
  • Saigon, 2016 #cindyproject
    Saigon, 2016 #cindyproject
  • Standing desk for coffee in Saigon (nice view too!)
    Standing desk for coffee in Saigon (nice view too!)
  • Saigon, 2017 #cindyproject
    Saigon, 2017 #cindyproject
  • Our bedroom. Little Saigon, 2019
    Our bedroom. Little Saigon, 2019
  • Little Saigon, 2018
    Little Saigon, 2018
  • Saigon, 2018
    Saigon, 2018
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  • Marou chocolate in Saigon probably my favorite place in the world to do creative work! With Cindy and Jennifer #a6
    Marou chocolate in Saigon probably my favorite place in the world to do creative work! With Cindy and Jennifer #a6
  • Cindy red and green. Saigon, 2017
    Cindy red and green. Saigon, 2017
  • Cindy making cutouts. Saigon, 2017
    Cindy making cutouts. Saigon, 2017
  • Cindy’s cutout. Saigon, 2017
    Cindy’s cutout. Saigon, 2017
  • Curve composition and Cindy hand. Saigon, 2017
    Curve composition and Cindy hand. Saigon, 2017
  • SAIGON SATCHEL, RICOH GR II, cappuccino. Saigon, 2017
    SAIGON SATCHEL, RICOH GR II, cappuccino. Saigon, 2017
  • RICOH GR II x SAIGON SATCHEL
    RICOH GR II ERIC KIM NECK STRAP x SAIGON SATCHEL
  • Photograph of my leg, while lying in bed. Hotel Room. Saigon, 2017
    Photograph of my leg, while lying in bed. Hotel Room. Saigon, 2017
  • White ERIC KIM FACE. Selfie, Saigon 2017
  • Saigon selfie. 2017.
  • SAIGON SATCHEL - PACKAGING
    Handmade with love
  • Saigon, 2017
  • Saigon, 2017
  • Saigon, 2017 #cindyproject
  • Cindy Nguyen x HAPTICLABS
  • Saigon, 2017 #cindyproject
  • Saigon, 2017 #cindyproject
  • Saigon, 2017
  • Saigon, 2017
  • Saigon, 2017
  • Photos from my friends, VUDORY Wedding. Saigon, 2017
  • Photos from my friends, VUDORY Wedding. Saigon, 2017
  • Saigon, 2017. Photo by Cindy.
  • Cindy by the water in Bien Hoa, just outside of Saigon.