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Month: July 2021

pain suffering
Photo essay / Jul 2, 2021

Indifference to Pain or Suffering

In life, we will experience much pain and suffering. What is the best way to approach this? Know it is part of the game — and become more indifferent towards your personal pain and …

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Photo essay / Jul 2, 2021

Fun Experience

We like to test drive cars which are fun to drive. Why not also cameras which are a fun experience to shoot? Then perhaps in life— seek for fun and engaging and thrilling experiences …

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hand seneca
Photo essay / Jul 1, 2021

Create *BEYOND* Yourself

FREE MOTIVATION ON ERIC KIM NEWSLETTER > Dear friend, Upon much deep thought and philosophizing — I think I got it figured out when it comes to artistic and creative matters: Create BEYOND yourself. …

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black and white abstract
Photo essay / Jul 1, 2021

Publish Fearlessly

What can we control? Our courage. What else can we control? How fearlessly to publish. The only ‘failure’ in life is to fail to publish something because you’re afraid of negative feedback from others.

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Photo essay / Jul 1, 2021

AS MUCH AS YOU CAN TOLERATE.

How much coffee should you drink? How much should you workout? How much should you create, do, explore, travel and challenge yourself? My thought: As much as your body, mind and soul can tolerate. …

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Photo essay / Jul 1, 2021

On Becoming an Arts Photographer

When it comes to photography, there seems to be two types of photography: The first type of photography is more factual and depictual, which is photographing your car parking spot, or photographing your receipts …

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Photo essay / Jul 1, 2021

Let Your Curiosity Drive Your Photography

The photographer Garry Winogrand one said, “I photograph to see what the world looks photographed.” Perhaps the same philosophy in our photography is good, that is, to photograph things truly because we are curious …

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Photo essay / Jul 1, 2021

The Simplest Creative Workflow

Simpler is better and more productive. The more you can simplify and streamline your workflow, with creative artistic matters, means more output and creative flourishing. Perhaps the more streamlined and simpler artistic lifestyle, and …

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Photo essay / Jul 1, 2021

MAXIMUM STREAMLINE.

The more you can simplify and streamline your life process, the better. The best fashion as highly functional and streamlined. For example, the benefit of merino wool — streamlined living (the best material irregardless …

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