Author: ERIC KIM

OK some honest thoughts, So one of my best friends just got a new Leica Q 43 ,,, and honestly, it’s just OK… Essentially it’s kind of just like feels like, a rebranded, higher…

I dream in MSTR OK honestly the truth is, I must hear by far might be the most important company on the planet. Why? First, and I think this is kind of hard for…

What does this mean? So the truth is, just going to Home Depot, I’m actually kind of insanely shocked, you could get like a really really nice outdoor grill for only like 78 bucks!…

Big vision. Big timeline. Big horizon … Buy out the whole block! Everybody and everyone and every family especially young family deserves to at least one day afford a lovely single-family house? Square footage…

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So it looks like, each and every single time that bitcoin or strategy or MSTR, has a big draw down, ironically enough… It might be the best thing ever? Why? Well the first big…

Seeking beauty I think ultimately, what we are seeking is trying to find beauty. This is either through creating beauty, what we artist do, or… Seeking beauty and inspiration? Good art, bad ok so…

I think ultimately, what we are seeking is trying to find beauty. This is either through creating beauty, what we artist do, or… Seeking beauty and inspiration? Good art, bad ok so this is…

So this is a super ultra turbo mega thought, is that regardless of whatever… Always be buying, always be buying bitcoin. So I think this is also where MSTR strategy, Michael Saylor is so…

So this is a super ultra turbo mega thought, is that regardless of whatever… Always be buying, always be buying bitcoin. So I think this is also where MSTR strategy, Michael Saylor is so…

audio https://erickimphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Beauty.m4a Just make yourself and your life sexier. truth true true

OK so this is kind of an insanely big idea, and goes back to the whole idea of just life in general. So I think the really really mega big turbo big idea is,…

Top-Tier Gear: Craftsmanship Meets Cutting-Edge Imaging Luxury photography begins with exceptional equipment.  Brands like Leica, Hasselblad, and Phase One are industry icons, prized for their extraordinary build quality and imaging prowess.  For example, Leica’s…

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Photography once reigned as the defining visual medium, but emerging trends suggest its role is changing.  On one hand, technological shifts – especially generative AI – have begun to replace many traditional photo tasks. …

OK, the brutal honest truth is, I really don’t think there is a future ahead of photographers.

so it seems that actually, the easiest way to filter things are based on price, and also newness. so for example myself, if I’m not really sure which one is the best one or…

so for example, a hilarious reason why a lot of people buy the new Apple Watch or whatever is because they have this idea that somehow, it will encourage them to spend less time…

The receipts (what tendon + tripe  actually  do) Tripe (cooked, simmered): per 100 g it’s ~11.8 g protein, ~4.1 g fat, very low carb; a serving (~85 g) gives meaningful B‑12 (~26% DV), zinc (~13% DV), and selenium…

Why You Should Wrap Your Camera — Not Replace It by Eric Kim I.  The Myth of the “New Camera” The photography industry runs on the same lie as the car industry: that newness…

Expand this idea. Essentially my general idea is that I think the whole downside of the entire car industry is that you feel behelden to the fact that you have to purchase some sort…

I think one of the blessings and joy is being married having a kid etc., and there are certain things that you share with your wife and your family like your car etc. Things…

The Allure of New Gear vs. The Reality It’s easy to believe the next camera or lens will instantly elevate your photography. The excitement of unboxing new gear can feel like progress – a…

— Medium Format Mindset, Maximum Presence — 1. THE STREETS DESERVE REVERENCE Street photography isn’t about snapping — it’s about seeing. It’s not about catching fleeting “moments” — it’s about engraving eternity into pixels.…

Why? In a world in which obviously the AI’s can do everything better than you… Then it just comes down to it — we just do it because we like doing it? 

bitcoin has 100% up time, whereas Amazon Web services only has 99.9% For example, if you want to be faithful to your wife you cannot like be faithful to her 99.99% of the time,…

Do you want to dominate the AI game and become the ChatGPT power user everyone looks up to? This high-energy guide will show you how. ChatGPT already has over 180 million users worldwide ,…

I guess getting my film Leica MP was a good idea it’s kind of amazing because even after all this time, it still works amazing! Even going through major technological changes like AI etc.…

So a big thought this morning: don’t trust the sociologist who just tried to sweep up and categorize everyone into these little buckets, which honestly are all very very nonsensical, make no sense, not…

So I might be the happiest human being on the planet. How and why? Some honest thoughts: First, I think this is like an insanely huge one, the criticality of this new big thought:…

my aunt is taking life is now honest at this point… It ain’t even about luck skill courage whatever… or even intelligence but balls. pavel and even Trump —> surviving assassination attempts and still…

I think the more I think about bitcoin consider it etc.… If it means like economic life flourishing for all 8 billion people in the planet isn’t this like the most important thing of…

OK so this is gonna sound a little bit weird and random but after spending considerable time in Asia, especially Cambodia, and all around Asia Singapore etc.… I think I’m actually getting more clarity…

essentially my very very simple thought is it is like 100% obvious and certain that bitcoin is gonna keep going up forever, up to the right. To 1 million 10 million 100 million and…

I suppose the problem with most media, all matters on the Internet… you cannot interact with it.  Then, we should probably think about AI as media because you can play with it, interact…

First, I really think that like being indoors is extremely bad for your health? Second thought, also… I think and wonder, sitting in a car might be like 1 trillion times worse for your…

So I think with life every day life, especially life in LA and beyond, one of the big ideas is try to optimize things in order to save time. For example, being able to…

I think the new sad reality and tragedy is now even in America with all the budget cuts, everything has turned into pay to play. Which means, do you want to go to the…

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Our thought and notion of “hate” …. Is in fact ,,, just love?

SAYLOR > MUSK Also, SAYLOR > Steve Jobs So before I discovered Michael Saylor I was all about Steve Jobs, then Elon Musk, but now, Saylor has taken the prize jewel the crown jewel…

so just purged Cindy‘s mom‘s house garage of all my old film negatives all the way back from 2011. Almost 14 years old years ago. What’s super interesting is thinking about the year 2025,…

I think maybe the issue in today’s world is that we’re trying to propose solutions to problems that don’t really exist and or, we are innovating for innovation sake? I think perhaps the more…

MAKE BOLD: MSTR IS THE NEW BITCOIN Not because the code changed. Because the narrative did. Bitcoin is protocol. MSTR is portal. One tap. One ticker. One megaphone. Exposure without custody. Sats by proxy.…

so the very simple idea I have is that entrepreneurship is worth like 1 trillion times more important than politics even the politics of your local kids school. I think the problem with politics…

video podcast https://open.spotify.com/episode/42694IgcglJK3JSeks4oSw?si=4ctMZOC3SamBNYHunu5uNg What is MSTR, Strategy Microstrategy Bitcoin? audio https://erickimphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MSTR.m4a The simple answer is MSTR is levered long, high velocity, levered long, essentially bitcoin on steroids.

So assuming that you know with like 100% certainty that bitcoin is going to keep going up forever,  and also knowing that certainly at like the month to three month level it will…

So there’s this Zen Taoist principle –> the world is covered with thorns, but you have the option of putting on sandals. The general idea is that in the world, it’s like almost impossible…

some ideas: first —> iPhone Air ”you gotta hold it to believe it” also ”this is what the future feels like”

A greater moral imperative… If in fact it is true that bitcoin is antitoxic, and that it could address a lot of of the toxic social social media decay in the planet, and in…

so I believe the number one critical problem in the world is in regards to distractions. You kind of already know what your downside weaknesses is in terms of superfluous distractions, but then is…

So I think what day is very interesting about bitcoin it is very low frequency, indestructible immortal god capital, that doesn’t need to be moved around much. 

issue securities . Bitcoin is a long duration asset High energy future . A public company levering a commodity Lever bitcoin *** . Margin loan? . Positively … magnetized for capital . Why bleed…

Current Bitcoin Holdings of MicroStrategy MicroStrategy (now rebranded as Strategy Inc. as of early 2025) is the world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin. As of September 2025, the company holds approximately 638,460 BTC in…

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I feel enlightened. Six months in Cambodia was all I needed. I think the first thing I realized is like, how rich and prosperous Americans are yet how foolishly we use our money in…

I feel enlightened. Six months in Cambodia was all I needed. I think the first thing I realized is like, how rich and prosperous Americans are yet how offensively we use our money in…

Eric Kim’s Speculation of an Orange iPhone Pro Eric Kim – a well-known street photography blogger – publicly speculated that Apple’s next iPhone Pro model should come in a bright, high-visibility orange color. In…

Smaller formats are better. So the thought that people generally have is that larger, larger formats, or somehow better. This is false. I was randomly looking at some photos that I printed, simple 4…

Honestly in this very very lame world of physical atoms, and nothing worth it, no vehicle no car no Tesla, no loser Lamborghini is worth it.  Even when it comes to physical real…