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Author: ERIC KIM

Artist-Philosopher
Photo essay / Mar 4, 2013

The History of Street Photography

There are very few books written on the history of street photography. However, the best book that I know: “Bystander: A History of Photography” is superb. The book was co-authored by photography curator and …

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Photo essay / Feb 3, 2013

The .7 Meter Challenge

I recently conducted a video interview with Satoki Nagata, a talented street photographer based in Chicago about his photography and approach. One of the questions I asked Satoki was regarding his Cabrini–Green Housing, a documentary he …

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Photo essay / Dec 23, 2012

Chicago Street Portraits POV Video Volume #3

Above is another POV video I made while filming for the Samsung NX20 photography campaign. I hope you guys enjoy! You can see my first Chicago Street Portraits POV video here. You can see …

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Photo essay / Dec 4, 2012

Dodge & Burn T-Shirt Giveaway!

Christmas is around the corner and Dodge & Burn is feeling generous.  They know that many of you streettogss are rangefinder users, so they’re giving away four of their awesome t-shirts featuring vintage rangefinder …

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Photo essay / Nov 26, 2012

Why Do You Shoot Street Photography?

(Above: Photograph from my on-going “Suits” Project. The Netherlands, 2012) When I was in Korea earlier this year, my friend and fellow street photographer David Kim shared a TED talk with me titled: “How …

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Photo essay / Nov 12, 2012

The 1 Year, 1 Camera, 1 Lens Project

Erics’ Note: This guest blog post is by Christian Nilson, a street photographer based in Zurich. For this article he shares his experience (so far) of the 1 year, 1 camera, 1 lens project. You …

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Photo essay / Nov 5, 2012

How Many “Favorites” Or “Likes” Are Enough?

(A photograph from my ongoing “Suits” project. London 2011) This is an essay I wrote addressing our obsession with “favorites” and “likes” on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Flickr, 500px, Google+, photo blogs, and so on. …

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Photo essay / Oct 14, 2012

Home is Where the Heart Is

After traveling for the last several months, I really enjoyed the last two weeks relaxing and recuperating in East Lansing, my new home in Michigan with Cindy. It has helped me work on some …

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