Why I’m So Prolific
Dear friend,
I’m the most prolific person I know. But why am I so prolific?
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Can Photography Make You Rich?
Yes. I got rich from photography (Cindy and I earn over $200,000 USD from photography), and I will share with you what worked for me:
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How to Find Your Style in Photography
Dear friend,
I always wanted to find my “style” in photography, and I think I’ve found it.
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How to Stand Out as a Photographer
Dear friend,
Today’s world is crowded. We are all photographers. How do you stand out?
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EVERYONE IS A PHOTOGRAPHER.
Dear friend,
If you are reading this, and you own a smartphone, you are a photographer.
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How to Kill Fear
Dear friend,
I’m the most fearless person I know, certainly not the most humble, but I wanna share with you some of my personal remedies on how I overcame my fears in life, to become the best version of myself.
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How to Take Better Pictures
Dear friend,
I wanna share with you some secrets on how to take better pictures.
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Scratch Your Own Itch
Whenever you see something that you want to photograph, it feels like an itch.
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Ken Walton is Making Streetfoto San Francisco Happen

Now on its 2nd year, Streetfoto San Francisco will happen on June 5-11. We had a quick chat with Ken Walton, the organizer of Streetfoto on how he balances life, photography, putting San Francisco on center stage. (Interview by A.g. De Mesa)
A.g.: Aside from being the organizer of the Streetfoto, you’re a very dedicated father, an avid traveler, and a very active photographer yourself. How do you pull this off and balance everything?!
Ken: As for how I pull it all off – it’s not easy, and my time management skills are really not all that great, but when I’m really passionate about something, I do the work of ten men. It’s also pretty difficult to get me to reply to an email for several months a year.
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How I Found Personal Fulfillment in My Photography
Dear friend,
I think a lot of us are trying to find more meaning and purpose in our lives– and using photography as a tool for self-knowledge and discovery.
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HOW TO SEE.
Dear friend,
I think the problem in today’s world is that we no longer know how to see.
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WHY PHOTOGRAPHY IS THE BEST ART FORM.
Dear friend,
I want to outline why I think photography is the best art form.
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Why Compassion Can Change the World
Dear friend,
I think the one thing that can fix all the world’s problems would be compassion.
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ALL IN.
Dear friend,
I think what holds us back in life is that we compromise. We don’t go all in.
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CREATORS SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH.
If you want to become an entrepreneur, to make more money, gain more power over your life, more freedom, more autonomy– you need to become a creator.
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Entrepreneurial Advice to My 18 Year Old Self
Dear friend,
It was always one of my life dreams to do photography and blogging for a living. And now I’m doing it. I want to write you this manual on how to do it– based on my experiences.
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How to Overcome Dissatisfaction in Life with Photography

I’ve been thinking a lot of how photography can help empower us in life, and make us happier.
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How to Push Yourself Out of Your Comfort Zone
Dear friend,
I believe street photography is the best tool to become not only a stronger photographer, but human being.
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WHY FILM PHOTOGRAPHY IS BETTER THAN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Dear friend,
I think film photography is better than digital photography — I’ll share with you my opinion.
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ZENITH.
ZENITH— you got an inner-genius.
To believe us, just roll the weed away
Treat everyday like you will die tonight // make your life shine — bright lights.
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Why I Cut My Dad Out of My Life.
Dear friend,
I wanna write you a letter on how and why you should cut cancerous people out of your life, using my own life story as an example:
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HOW TO GO VIRAL AS A PHOTOGRAPHER.
Dear friend,
I’m gonna give you some contrarian (not ‘common-sense’) advice on how to become a viral photographer — someone whose message, ideas, and images will spread like a virus.
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