The Purpose of Our Lives is to Make Photos

Not sure what the purpose of your life is? If your passion is photography, it is simple:

It is to make photos.


MASTER MOTIVATION

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Become more:

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

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