ERIC KIM

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PROVOKE.

Perhaps the purpose of art is to become more provocative. To provoke a reaction or emotional response:

The Daido Moriyama school

The ‘Provoke’ notion was from Daido Moriyama and his buddies, who wanted to create a magazine of photos that went against the traditional ‘grain’ (pun intended). That is, rather than embrace clarity, resolution and focus, they emphasized the opposite — blur, disclarity, grit, grain, insanely high contrast photos, flash, etc. All the things that were anti-photography at the time:

How we can apply the provoke notion to our own photography

Simple ideas:

  1. Shoot photos with strong emotion, and when reviewing your photos, choose the ones that provoke a strong emotion in yourself. If your photos provoke a strong emotional response in yourself, most likely it will to others as well.
  2. Higher grain, higher grit. More extreme post-processing. More extreme black and white photos.

MASTER MOTIVATION

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Become more:

  1. 6 Tips How to Do More Photography
  2. PRACTICE.
  3. TURBOCHARGE YOURSELF, TURBOCHARGE OTHERS.
  4. LIFE IS ALL UPSIDE, NO DOWNSIDE.
  5. PHOTO TURBO THOUGHTS
  6. No Such Thing as Good or Bad; Simply Stimulating or Not Stimulating
  7. The Best Genre is No Genre
  8. The Key to Photographic Motivation
  9. Pacifying Media, Motivational Media
  10. Our Hunger for New Experiences
  11. Mental Motivation
  12. ALL ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY.
  13. The Photographer as Creator
  14. Create *BEYOND* Yourself
  15. Let Your Curiosity Drive Your Photography
  16. LOVE YOUR PHOTOS.
  17. Abstract Monochrome Photography
  18. SHOOT WITHOUT THINKING.
  19. Just Have Fun With Photography
  20. Wu-Wei Effortless Motivation
  21. CONSISTENCY x NOVELTY
  22. Easily Bored?
  23. Face Photography
  24. How to Become More Self-Motivated in Your Photography
  25. YOUR OWN PHOTOS ARE THE BEST PHOTOS.
  26. On Sharing Your Favorite Photos
  27. UBERABUNDANCE.
  28. Peak Photographic Productivity
  29. When to Review Your Photos
  30. Serotonin and Photos
  31. The Photos You Have Yet Shot are Your Most Important Photos
  32. 3 Tips How to Master Photography
  33. Do You Like Your Own Photos?
  34. The Beauty of Mundane, Everyday Moments
  35. Reasons Why to Be Optimistic About the Future
  36. A Photography-Full Future
  37. The More You Shoot, the Better
  38. How Many Photos Should You Shoot Everyday?
  39. Why Do We Love Motion?
  40. Now is Your Chance to Shoot History in the Making
  41. Photo by Photo
  42. How and Why Photography Remains So Interesting to Me
  43. How to Conquer Your Inner Photographic Critic
  44. Thoughts on HDR Photography
  45. New Year, New Photos
  46. Why Exhibit Your Photos?
  47. Photography is Visual Poetry
  48. What’s the Purpose of Art?
  49. Why Do We Photographers Have Such a Hard Time Staying Inspired and Motivated?
  50. On Becoming a More Optimistic Photographer
  51. Philosophy of Weather
  52. How to Become a More Optimistic Photographer and Human
  53. You Are a Creative Photographer
  54. JUST SHARE YOUR ARTISTIC PROCESS WITH OTHERS.
  55. What Motivates Me to Shoot?
  56. How to Maximize Yourself to the Fullest
  57. HOW TO MOVE AND MOTIVATE PEOPLE
  58. Autotelic Photography
  59. The more I go out and photograph the world, the more interesting and beautiful the world becomes
  60. Why Photographers Have Such Low Self-Esteem
  61. ERIC KIM MOTIVATION
  62. Why Am I So Unmotivated?
  63. EVERY DAY IS A NEW DAY
  64. WHY ARE YOU SO UNMOTIVATED?
  65. Movement is Motivation
  66. How to Motivate Myself to Make New Photos
  67. Never Stop Optimizing
  68. How to Help and Motivate Others
  69. Feed On Your Own Photos; Let Them Nourish You!
  70. Competition is for Suckers
  71. A Future Without Travel
  72. How Google Can Improve Your Photography
  73. DEVELOP YOURSELF.
  74. NEVER STOP MOVING!
  75. How I Self-Motivate Myself
  76. Every Day the Sun is Birthed Anew
  77. A Life Without Photography Isn’t a Life Worth Living
  78. WIN.
  79. 8 Practical Photography Assignments for You
  80. Tabula Rasa, Blank Slate, Carte Blanche
  81. RELENTLESS
  82. LIFE IS THE ULTIMATE RPG
  83. HYPER VIGOR
  84. FRESH AIR PHOTOS
  85. WHO IS GONNA THRIVE IN TODAY’S BRAVE NEW WORLD?
  86. ARTISTIC OPTIMISM
  87. PASSION, not Discipline
  88. Better Bad Photos than No Photos
  89. The Empowering Feeling of Failure
  90. To Be Human is to Move
  91. Enjoy the Process
  92. Better Bad Photos than No Photos
  93. Why Keep Making New Art and Photos, Indefinitely?
  94. Photography Motivation: What if There is Nothing Interesting to Photograph?
  95. Move First, Motivation Later
  96. Motivation Follows the Action
  97. In Praise of Heroes
  98. 5 Tips How to Boost Your Creativity
  99. How to Have Inspiration to Take Photos in the Suburbs
  100. Anything that Motivates You to Move is Good!
  101. The Productive Photographer is the Happiest Photographer!
  102. Make Today Count!
  103. How to Break Through Photographer’s Block
  104. The Joyful Photographer
  105. The Dancing Photographer
  106. The Kaizen Process of Gradual Self-Improvement in Photography
  107. It is Your Duty to Make Beautiful Pictures!
  108. Making Pictures IS Happiness!
  109. NO EXCUSES.
  110. The Pomodoro Photography Technique
  111. The ABC of Photography
  112. Just Shoot It.
  113. How to Change the World With Photography
  114. How to Find Inspiration in Photography and Life
  115. How to Overcome Resistance
  116. Create Against the Past
  117. How I Motivate Myself to Make Photos
  118. Wear Your Camera Like a Necklace or Bracelet
  119. Have Your Photos Come to You
  120. How to Level Up in Your Photography
  121. How Not to Give a Fuck of What Others Think of You
  122. How to Overcome Procrastination in Your Photography
  123. How to Reinspire Your Photography
  124. What is Your Mission in Photography and Life?
  125. How to Overcome Photographer’s Block
  126. Be a Photographer Now
  127. How to Overcome Boredom with Photography
  128. Never Stop Growing as a Photographer
  129. Why Do You Need “Inspiration” to Shoot?
  130. Just Shoot.
  131. 5 Things to Do If You’ve Lost Your Passion for Photography
  132. How to Have Unshakeable Confidence in Yourself
  133. Don’t Give Up On Your Dream
  134. Don’t Waste Your Potential
  135. Unlock Your Potential
  136. Empower Others With Your Photography
  137. Why You Shouldn’t Follow Your Passion in Photography

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