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FORCE EXPRESSION
Force expression either in physical strength, or force of ideas. As an artist, our desire to discharge our creative energy and force via our art works!
October 2021
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*BEYOND* PERFECT.
What do you do once you get the perfect body and physique, the perfect car, perfect kid and wife, perfect camera, perfect lifestyle, etc? Simple — We must strive to go BEYOND “perfect”.
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How to Gain More Self-Respect as a Photographer
ERIC KIM NEWS > Why is that we photographers have so low self-esteem? For example: We don’t like to call ourselves ‘photographers’ when introducing ourselves, because we don’t make a living from it. Or, When we say photography is our passion, we don’t call ourselves ‘artists’. We see artists as painters, and photographers as a…
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Why Do Photographers Aspire to Become Painters?
Something I realized after much thinking and study: it seems that photographers see painters as superior to them. Thus the desire is the photographer is to become a painter, because the history of painting is longer and more legitimate than that of photography. But perhaps the best is for the photographer to think of himself…
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Anti Consistency
Traditionally we have been taught that consistency in artwork is good. for example, we are taught that once you have discovered your definitive style, you should just stick with it until your death. But perhaps this conviction is bad and a prison. So then what is “consistency“? my thought: When you are pursuing a certain…
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CONVICTIONS ARE PRISONS.
To have too strong of a conviction towards one thing is bad. Why? We will live too long to be trapped by one idea or concept.
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YOU’RE THE ARTIST.
The great thing about art: you don’t need to justify your art or your aesthetic taste to anybody else. You merely assert it. Thus don’t feel like you need to justify or explain your art or your aesthetic taste to anybody else. Just make it, and publish it.
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In Praise of Blended, Hybrid Crossover Design
Nowadays there seems to be a bias towards single origin, or 100% pure things. but what if a hybrid model, a blended model, or a crossover design was actually better?
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Fulfillment and Photography
What types of photos make me feel the most fulfilled? Photos that bring a smile my own face. Photos of my loved ones, people those who I care for, and photos which I interpret as my artwork (Street photography, abstract photography).
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Why Abstract Photography?
So many more opportunities to shoot if you embrace abstract photography!
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BUYING SOMETHING DOESN’T TAKE COURAGE.
What is the best life? The life in which we have the opportunity to express or test our courage. therefore, let us not waste time on things which don’t require our courage. For example, it doesn’t take courage to buy something. It doesn’t take courage to buy a certain car, buy certain clothing, or buy…
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CREATE YOUR OWN TESLA.
We love Tesla cars, and all the innovation behind Tesla and the genius behind Elon Musk and his grand vision. but rather than just buying a Tesla, why not just use the money to create your own ideal vision of the future, to create your own Tesla?
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EXPLOSIVE.
Nietzsche once said, “I am dynamite!“ it seems that this sentiment is quite true. We love explosions. We love explosions in movies and films, we love when people explode with power, and with movies we love it when the main characters explode with rage. But in today’s soft world, we are no longer allowed to…
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MAKE THE BEST OF WHAT YOU GOT.
In photography, make the best of what you got.
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Nothing *SHOULD* Last Forever
But how long do we want them to last? For cars, perhaps at least 30 years, or at least 200,000 miles. For phones, at least 4 years. For laptops, at least 6 years. For digital cameras, at least 3 years. For films, great films will be good for 50 years. For philosophers, at least 100…
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Why Be Low Key?
Why low key Photography, black and white, low key all black clothing, etc? The upside of being more stealth and ghost-like. To go everywhere like a phantom, not being recognized. The genius of the Wachowskis for staying outside of the public eye, so they can go out in public without being noticed or harassed. Consider…
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Courage.
In the past, especially in more martial times when we were at war, courage was on the battlefield. But now in today’s relatively modern and safe world, how does one exhibit courage in every day modern day life?
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BOREDOM.
Maybe being easily bored is a virtue. Why? If you are easily bored, and have a high threshold for fun and play, then maybe it is the boredom which motivates us to move and do things.
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Depressing or Affirmative Art?
What makes a certain artist “good” or “bad”? My thought: Depressing art and depressive artists are bad, affirmative and life-affirming artists are good.
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FUN.
What if we just optimized our lives for fun? Is this what the ancient Greeks did?
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Why Buy a Manual Transmission Car?
Question: in today’s Uber technological world, why buy a manual transmission car?
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The Will to Walk
What if the purpose of life is just to optimize for your walking? That is, no more thoughts on “happiness”, but simply salience and desire and capacity to walk long distances with no pain and boredom? Also, the best approach to photography is to just walk more. Also, perhaps the secret to living the happiest…
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How to Become a More Efficient Photographer
To do more, to make more — this is what efficiency is. To make more photos and to provoke more emotional effects with your photography.
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OFF THE GRID.
When is it useful to be “off the grid”, and when is it useful to be *on* the grid?
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How to Gain More Pride in Your Photography
What are we lacking the most in today’s word? Pride. Pride in our photography, pride in ourselves, pride in our artwork. But how do we gain more pride in our photography? Some thoughts:
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EFFICIENT PHOTOGRAPHY.
To maximize our photographic impact, with less. More impactful compositions = simpler, but evoking stronger emotions. More contrast. Smaller file sizes. More JPEG. Black and white. Macro photos (getting close, focusing on the details). Stronger ‘figure to ground‘.
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IT’S ALL GOOD.
Even the “bad”. Harness it all for your own personal profit and benefit.
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TRANSFORM YOURSELF INTO A LUXURY ITEM, A CLASSIC.
A thought: In today’s world, we strive for these awesome material possessions. We want the Lamborghini, we want the Tesla, we want the Porsche, we want Ferrari, we want the Bentley, we want the Maserati, we want the Rolls Royce, we want the Rolex, we want the Panerai, the Leica camera, and the newest iPhone…
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UNLIMITED ENTHUSIASM AND MOTIVATION.
I cannot speak for you, but this is what I personally seek. To have infinite enthusiasm, motivation and energy to do what I love to do, and have the power to produce create and share. Thus, a simple optimization is towards this. Thus I think the focus is focusing on your bodily health, physiology, sleep,…
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AESTHETIC EXPERIENCES.
What does the artist desire? To enrapture and intoxicate themselves with aesthetic experiences. Maybe this is the power of great cinema to rapture you and transport you into a different world (the matrix, dune). The same thing with great literature, poetry. also to some extent nowadays, virtual reality. Also anime as a hyper reality (in…
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DON’T DESIRE HUMAN NATURE TO BE ANY DIFFERENT.
The desire to make humans different than they are — why?
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HOW TO ACHIEVE YOUR PERSONAL BEST IN PHOTOGRAPHY
If we liken photography with fitness and powerlifting — the goal isn’t to compete with others. Instead, seeking your own new “personal beats” or your own “PR’s” (personal records):
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REMIX CLASSICS.
Thought on innovation: You don’t always need to innovate carte blanche (blank slate). Much innovation can be done by taking classics, and applying modern innovations on top of them. For example with sneakers, take the classic Nike Air Force 1 and use the “Flyknit” material to make lighter shoes. Or taking the classic Nissan Z…
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REALITY IS CRUEL.
Let us not be fooled — reality is cruel. So the question: Given the cruelty of reality … and in spite of it, how can we thrive?
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JUST HARNESS IT.
A thought: Harness all “good” and “bad” things to your benefit. For example, are you exhausted? Just take a nap, and find new appreciation in your newfound strength. Bored? Channel that boredom to read more interesting and challenging texts to level up your mind.
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MINIMUM EFFORT, MAXIMUM EXPRESSION.
The gift of photography: You can express yourself very much creatively with photography because it takes minimum effort to make photos, but the visual impact you get from photography is great.
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Dystopia is a Utopia
The foolish thought — thinking that out there … somewhere … a utopia exists. But what if the truth were this: This ugly dystopia in which we live in … is all we got … and is in fact a utopia.
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Don’t Do Things Which Cause You Bad Pain
Not all pain is alike. There is good pain (the good pain of growth, overcoming, fun challenge) and then there is bad pain (injury, toxic people, etc). Then a simple way to live life: Don’t do anything which causes you (or has once caused you) bad pain. Then this means we should be grateful that…
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WHAT IF ALL THE BAD THINGS ABOUT LIFE AND EXISTENCE IS WHAT MAKES IT SO GOOD?
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INFINITE ENERGY TOWARDS WHAT ENDS?
It seems the human goal is towards infinite, renewable energy — not causing environmental damage. But… towards what ends?
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SKILL, LUCK, CHANCE.
A thought: the reason why I don’t like to buy things brand new is that it takes no skill. For example, if you wanna buy something brand new, the only “skill“ you display is your taste. but having a certain taste doesn’t mean skill.
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Why Do Shapes and Forms Bring Me So Much Delight?
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Health Over Productivity
A simple thought: your personal health is worth 1 trillion times more than your productivity. in fact, if you prioritize and optimize for your health, productivity will come naturally. However if you sacrifice your health for more productivity, you will fail. So for example, if you’re exhausted, just take a nap. Don’t force for yourself…
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HOW TO GO HARD.
Like Kanye said, you don’t want to be soft like bread. And in terms of getting your juices flowing, it seems that the hard core is preferable to the soft core. then the goal is to become more hard, or do become more hard-core, but how does one do this?
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LIFE IS TOO SHORT FOR THE NON-EXTREME
When you have a choice and option, opt for the extreme and nontraditional. Life is too short to be boring.
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HOW TO BECOME A BETTER PHOTOGRAPHER.
What is the mean to become a better photographer, how does one actually become a better photographer? Some thoughts:
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OPEN WORLD
The great thing with real life, embodied reality is the best: it is open world. The best world is open, not closed.
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Why DUNE 2021 is So Great
I am so insanely enthusiastic about the new Denis V version of DUNE (2021) on HBO MAX. It is literally the best thing I’ve experienced in a long long time (to me, on the same level as the MATRIX, or perhaps — even better).
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ONLY DO WHAT YOU FEEL LIKE DOING.
Perhaps is this strategy the ultimate in extracting the maximum out of life and existence?
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THE LIFE AND LIFESTYLE YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW IS THE BEST ONE.
Thus let us be clever and see how we can maximally exploit it!