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BUY BOOKS WHEN YOU WANT TO BUY GEAR.

A riff from the buy books not gear motto:

When you desire to buy a new camera, because you are hungry for inspiration … just buy a photo book instead to scratch that itch.

Why I’m so passionate about books

The great thing with books:

Information empowers.

Even in the HAPTIC SHOP, BOOKS are a core component. Why?

The book as the ultimate storehouse of knowledge.

What do we really want?

What we really want is photographic motivation. I believe books have 100x the power of any product to empower and motivate your photography.

Either art books or educational books

Buy art books or educational books. All books are good books.

ERIC


MASTER MOTIVATION

ERIC KIM NECK STRAP MARK II x Ricoh GR II x RICOH MAFIA Artwear
ERIC KIM NECK STRAP MARK II x Ricoh GR II x RICOH MAFIA Artwear

MASTER MOTIVATION

ERIC KIM NECK STRAP MARK II x Ricoh GR II x RICOH MAFIA Artwear
ERIC KIM NECK STRAP MARK II x Ricoh GR II x RICOH MAFIA Artwear

Become more:

  1. How to Make More Photos
  2. JUST MAKE MORE PHOTOS.
  3. MY DESIRE TO CAPTURE IT ALL.
  4. VISUAL DETOX.
  5. Photography is Our Addiction
  6. A BILLION PHOTOS
  7. THE MOTIVATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER.
  8. CURIOUS.
  9. PROVOKE.
  10. How to Do More Photography
  11. PRACTICE.
  12. TURBOCHARGE YOURSELF, TURBOCHARGE OTHERS.
  13. LIFE IS ALL UPSIDE, NO DOWNSIDE.
  14. PHOTO TURBO THOUGHTS
  15. No Such Thing as Good or Bad; Simply Stimulating or Not Stimulating
  16. The Best Genre is No Genre
  17. The Key to Photographic Motivation
  18. Pacifying Media, Motivational Media
  19. Our Hunger for New Experiences
  20. Mental Motivation
  21. ALL ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY.
  22. The Photographer as Creator
  23. Create *BEYOND* Yourself
  24. Let Your Curiosity Drive Your Photography
  25. LOVE YOUR PHOTOS.
  26. Abstract Monochrome Photography
  27. SHOOT WITHOUT THINKING.
  28. Just Have Fun With Photography
  29. Wu-Wei Effortless Motivation
  30. CONSISTENCY x NOVELTY
  31. Easily Bored?
  32. Face Photography
  33. How to Become More Self-Motivated in Your Photography
  34. YOUR OWN PHOTOS ARE THE BEST PHOTOS.
  35. On Sharing Your Favorite Photos
  36. UBERABUNDANCE.
  37. Peak Photographic Productivity
  38. When to Review Your Photos
  39. Serotonin and Photos
  40. The Photos You Have Yet Shot are Your Most Important Photos
  41. 3 Tips How to Master Photography
  42. Do You Like Your Own Photos?
  43. The Beauty of Mundane, Everyday Moments
  44. Reasons Why to Be Optimistic About the Future
  45. A Photography-Full Future
  46. The More You Shoot, the Better
  47. How Many Photos Should You Shoot Everyday?
  48. Why Do We Love Motion?
  49. Now is Your Chance to Shoot History in the Making
  50. Photo by Photo
  51. How and Why Photography Remains So Interesting to Me
  52. How to Conquer Your Inner Photographic Critic
  53. Thoughts on HDR Photography
  54. New Year, New Photos
  55. Why Exhibit Your Photos?
  56. Photography is Visual Poetry
  57. What’s the Purpose of Art?
  58. Why Do We Photographers Have Such a Hard Time Staying Inspired and Motivated?
  59. On Becoming a More Optimistic Photographer
  60. Philosophy of Weather
  61. How to Become a More Optimistic Photographer and Human
  62. You Are a Creative Photographer
  63. JUST SHARE YOUR ARTISTIC PROCESS WITH OTHERS.
  64. What Motivates Me to Shoot?
  65. How to Maximize Yourself to the Fullest
  66. HOW TO MOVE AND MOTIVATE PEOPLE
  67. Autotelic Photography
  68. The more I go out and photograph the world, the more interesting and beautiful the world becomes
  69. Why Photographers Have Such Low Self-Esteem
  70. ERIC KIM MOTIVATION
  71. Why Am I So Unmotivated?
  72. EVERY DAY IS A NEW DAY
  73. WHY ARE YOU SO UNMOTIVATED?
  74. Movement is Motivation
  75. How to Motivate Myself to Make New Photos
  76. Never Stop Optimizing
  77. How to Help and Motivate Others
  78. Feed On Your Own Photos; Let Them Nourish You!
  79. Competition is for Suckers
  80. A Future Without Travel
  81. How Google Can Improve Your Photography
  82. DEVELOP YOURSELF.
  83. NEVER STOP MOVING!
  84. How I Self-Motivate Myself
  85. Every Day the Sun is Birthed Anew
  86. A Life Without Photography Isn’t a Life Worth Living
  87. WIN.
  88. 8 Practical Photography Assignments for You
  89. Tabula Rasa, Blank Slate, Carte Blanche
  90. RELENTLESS
  91. LIFE IS THE ULTIMATE RPG
  92. HYPER VIGOR
  93. FRESH AIR PHOTOS
  94. WHO IS GONNA THRIVE IN TODAY’S BRAVE NEW WORLD?
  95. ARTISTIC OPTIMISM
  96. PASSION, not Discipline
  97. Better Bad Photos than No Photos
  98. The Empowering Feeling of Failure
  99. To Be Human is to Move
  100. Enjoy the Process
  101. Better Bad Photos than No Photos
  102. Why Keep Making New Art and Photos, Indefinitely?
  103. Photography Motivation: What if There is Nothing Interesting to Photograph?
  104. Move First, Motivation Later
  105. Motivation Follows the Action
  106. In Praise of Heroes
  107. 5 Tips How to Boost Your Creativity
  108. How to Have Inspiration to Take Photos in the Suburbs
  109. Anything that Motivates You to Move is Good!
  110. The Productive Photographer is the Happiest Photographer!
  111. Make Today Count!
  112. How to Break Through Photographer’s Block
  113. The Joyful Photographer
  114. The Dancing Photographer
  115. The Kaizen Process of Gradual Self-Improvement in Photography
  116. It is Your Duty to Make Beautiful Pictures!
  117. Making Pictures IS Happiness!
  118. NO EXCUSES.
  119. The Pomodoro Photography Technique
  120. The ABC of Photography
  121. Just Shoot It.
  122. How to Change the World With Photography
  123. How to Find Inspiration in Photography and Life
  124. How to Overcome Resistance
  125. Create Against the Past
  126. How I Motivate Myself to Make Photos
  127. Wear Your Camera Like a Necklace or Bracelet
  128. Have Your Photos Come to You
  129. How to Level Up in Your Photography
  130. How Not to Give a Fuck of What Others Think of You
  131. How to Overcome Procrastination in Your Photography
  132. How to Reinspire Your Photography
  133. What is Your Mission in Photography and Life?
  134. How to Overcome Photographer’s Block
  135. Be a Photographer Now
  136. How to Overcome Boredom with Photography
  137. Never Stop Growing as a Photographer
  138. Why Do You Need “Inspiration” to Shoot?
  139. Just Shoot.
  140. 5 Things to Do If You’ve Lost Your Passion for Photography
  141. How to Have Unshakeable Confidence in Yourself
  142. Don’t Give Up On Your Dream
  143. Don’t Waste Your Potential
  144. Unlock Your Potential
  145. Empower Others With Your Photography
  146. Why You Shouldn’t Follow Your Passion in Photography

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