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Street photography as courage. Photography philosophy as embodied life. A living archive by ERIC KIM.

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Photo essay / Mar 14, 2023

What makes a great movie?

Some sort of tragedy, overcoming. Also, I think the story needs to be believable. Also, a strong solo protagonist. CINEMA BY KIM Cinema and film as a great stimulus, aid and teacher for photographers …

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Photo essay / Mar 14, 2023

Fitness?

Would the Spartans care for fitness? No. Simply war training. Training for battle.

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Photo essay / Mar 12, 2023

Things tuned down to a lower register?

Theory — it isn’t about “forcing” yourself to be some sort of magnanimous, ethical person. Rather, maybe you naturally elevate your testosterone and your masculinity to a level in which things are just tuned …

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Photo essay / Mar 12, 2023

Not Protein, But Cholesterol?

Food theory — it isn’t “protein” we need for strength and building muscle, but fiercer cholesterol (animal products) instead?

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Photo essay / Mar 12, 2023

Anti-Manual Transmission

All the cars I’ve ever owned/purchased with in my life were all manual transmission cars. However, now having a young son, it is far superior to have an automatic transmission car, because I can …

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Photo essay / Mar 12, 2023

New Opportunities

Perhaps instead of waiting for opportunities to come to you, you are the one to start it.

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Photo essay / Mar 12, 2023

The philosophy of being a carnivore

Even our best friend Friedrich Nietzsche, in the will to power, and also twilight of the idols said that the future rulers of the earth, the new overmen shall become more carnivorous. Being a …

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Photo essay / Mar 11, 2023

How to conquer the fear of being ridiculed

It seems that true fashion is when people conquer the fear of being ridiculed, and just do some thing in a certain way which they find interesting or suitable to them. For example at …

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Photo essay / Mar 11, 2023

Optimizing your life to conquer your fears

Typically speaking, that which we are afraid of, and fearful of, is actually what we are interested and enthusiastic about. For another words, doing anything or attempting anything or aspiring towards anything that doesn’t …

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Photo essay / Mar 11, 2023

FEAR CONQUERING.

My number one passion. For example, street photography is 99% fear conquering. Weightlifting, powerlifting 2.0, hypelifting is all about fear conquering as well. I just Atlas lifted eight plates in a 25 on each …

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Photo essay / Mar 11, 2023

Primal Therapy

I have this funny idea; that is, in modern day times, we are not allowed to call ”ignant” (ignorant), not allowed to scream, we are not allowed to become savages. Maybe a lot of …

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Photo essay / Mar 11, 2023

HOW TO UNLEARN SHAME

One of the greatest benefits of philosophy, studying philosophy, and thinking philosophically is the ability for you to have the courage to unlearn shame. The devil doesn’t exist, hell doesn’t exist, sin doesn’t exist.

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