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Pragmatic

Pragmatism as Anti Aesthetic

Disregard what’s “pragmatic” in life. What’s pragmatic in life is often ugly and boring. I don’t desire a future where everyone is driving a Prius or a Honda Accord. True aesthetics is flamboyant, impractical and an ethical-aesthetic ideal.

The Philosophy of Aesthetics

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The Philosophy of Aesthetics

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  • AESTHETICS ARE ALL.
    AESTHETICS ARE THE ULTIMATE LUXURY.
  • No Aesthetic is Forever
  • Black is Boring
  • DARKER IS BETTER.
  • We Tire of The Beautiful, but Not of the Ugly?
  • Minimalism as an Aesthetic and Ethos
  • The Zen of Monochrome
  • SIMPLICITY IS THE SUMMIT.
  • AESTHETICS OVER FUNCTION
  • The Desire to Banish Ugliness from Our Eyes
  • Aesthetics Above All
  • Simple is Sexy
  • Towards a Philosophy of Aesthetics in Photography
  • The Philosophy of Aesthetics
  • ALL KILLER, NO FILLER.
  • The Most Compact and High-Quality
  • The Beauty of Imperfection
  • TASTE.
  • The More Obscure and Unclear, the Better.
  • Cultivate Your Own Taste
  • Image Quality and Great Photos
  • Imperfect Photos are More Beautiful
  • Do you photograph the world better, the same, or worse than reality? #aesthetics
  • Aesthetics are Ethics
  • Beauty over Truth #philosophy #aesthetics
  • Philosophy of Aesthetics and Beauty in Photography
  • Aesthetics in Photography
  • Aesthetics Strengthen, Simplify, and Focus
  • Not better image quality; more beautiful aesthetics!
  • Why Aesthetics?

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  1. BOSTON: ERIC KIM CONQUER YOUR FEARS IN STREET PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP 2023 (March 25th, 2023 (Saturday))
  2. May 5th: CREATIVE CONFIDENCE ONLINE WORKSHOP (Online, Zoom, Saturday 9am-11:30am Pacific Time)
  3. May 20th: DOWNTOWN LA ART PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
  4. June 19-23rd, HADONG SOUTH KOREA ZEN PHOTO RETREAT

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