Month: October 2020

Insane goals are the best and only goals worth pursuing in life!

Like Big Sean said: “The city is metabolic and my metropolis”. The city as more dynamic, alive, and metabolic. A greater form of society. More energy, force. The beauty of a concrete paradise.

Regret will help you make superior decisions in the future!

No aesthetics, no beauty. Why beauty? Beauty is the great physiological joy of humankind. And we as artists… aesthetics is all we care for. Beauty and only beauty — we hate the ugly! Then …

If we want a better camera, just use or get a RICOH GR III. For most people, the difference between 4G won’t really change your life in any meaningful way. In fact perhaps 5G …

The only regrets I have in life are when I betray my gut, my emotional preferences and aesthetic preferences. Lesson: It doesn’t matter how much “money you save”, or how “rational” something is. Emotions, …

There are a trillion photographers out there. How do you make a name for yourself and differentiate yourself from the billion of other photographers out there? Some ideas:

The photography market is vast, wide, and deep. Given our image conscious society, and our visual sociology, the photography market is the biggest (ever expanding) pie to take advantage of!

I get bored very easily. Perhaps this is my great advantage in life. As a consequence to conquer my boredom, I go out, I do things, I strive to be more active, and to …

You’re not in school anymore. Now is your turn and time to direct your own self development, your own self learning. No homework, no due dates, no deadlines and no grading. You’re the teacher …

In this game of life, the point ain’t to become someone else or emulate someone else. The point is for you to become yourself, become more of yourself. To invent yourself.

Despite all the pain and drudgery of life, what’s our salvation? Photography!

The ideal state: not freedom from pain and suffering, but the ideal is a state of maximal engagement; maximal engagement with my mind, body, soul, other humans, and the world?

Photograph the brave new covid world in which we live in!

It seems the principle of life is growth. But for us photographers, what does ‘growth’ mean?

The best form of stimulation is social stimulation.

Why am I such a great critic, judge and sociologist of America and American society? Simple: I was born and raised here! Also as a Korean-American, I have one foot in American society and …

Photography is and should be maximally democratic and open for all. Phone photography is great, but ultimately if you got a choice (and the money), RICOH GR III is a far superior choice (perhaps …

I am one of the most motivated people I know. How do I do it? Some thoughts: Go for a walk. Once you walk, *THEN* you get creative ideas. When in doubt, go for …

What is motivation? Moving people. PODCAST

Or why the sociologist is the most keen marketer:

What is the end towards all our human activities? The social!

Or why Donald Trump is the most entertaining man of all-time:

The mistake that marketers and ‘content creators’ make: They optimize for machines, algorithms and Google Search (SEO) instead of optimizing for real human beings!

Get the people going and moving:

Street photography as an ethos, approach, and lifestyle.

Street photography; one of my greatest joys and fun-things in life!

What is pure bliss and joy? Being in the zone. A creative zone where you can focus, think, and create like a stream of water, with no delay or pause.

Rather than see clothing as vanity luxury items, better to see it as functional, utilitarian battle armor (like the gleaming bronze armor of the ancient Greeks in Homer’s Iliad). Note Hector and Achilles.

To continually find inspiration as a photographer and visual artist: look at your own old photos to serve as your own visual stimulus!

When studying the recent presidential debate, the question: What is the philosophy of a ‘fact’ vs a ‘lie’?

The root and foundation to study all fields of knowledge.

When watching the debate between Biden and Trump I realized: The left (Democrats) often use anti-rich rhetoric to gain support and votes. But the thing is this: Americans don’t resent the rich. In fact, …

To grow your mind, your erudition, your BS detector, your physical body (grow your muscles), grow your audience, and keep growing. Because if one isn’t continually growing (over the long term), one is dying …

Or why Biden probably won’t win the election:

Surprisingly, flying during COVID-19 isn’t that big of a deal:

Was on a Southwest flight yesterday and (finally) had the chance to watch the new JOKER film. And holy moly — was blown away. The film is unusually good, even considering it was made …

Color is great, but if you seek maximal clarity with your photos, monochrome is the way:

SHABU SHABU (all you can eat in Orange Country) is unusually fun and good. Perhaps not as good as All You Can Eat Korean BBQ, but equally worthy nonetheless.

Good photos encapsulate high energy. Immortalizes energy. Takes the energy power of a (real life) scene, and solidifies it into a photograph.

Discipline for whom and towards what ends?

What does it mean to “listen” or to be a ‘good’ “listener”? Some thoughts:

To write great: To write with blood. To write about your own life experiences. To write with brazen fury. To not censor yourself. To share your thoughts, undiluted … thoughts which even scare you. …

This is what you were made for:

Let us not fool ourselves: You cannot become relevant unless you know how to effectively market yourself as a photographer. Real thoughts:

There are a quadrillion people out there; how can you stand out? Simple: stark differentiation. Rather than seeking to become more similar to others, strive to become more *DISSIMILAR* to others!

The builder ethos:

Currently helping my sister Jennifer build her first computer, and reliving all these joyful memories of the past:

We think the ultimate wisdom resides in rationality, logic, unemotionalness, and the mind. What if the wisdom of the body were superior to the mind?

ALL AMERICAN:

The goal — not more money and resources, but more physiological power.

Dynamic is better. Dynamic means more energy, force, and interest:

If you desire to make massive impact and change on the planet, the world and the human race … you must be dominant. Leave submissiveness to the herd animals and cows.

Are you dominant or submissive? If you desire to advance the human race forward … you must be dominant.