ERIC KIM ₿

A silly bias in photography:

Why aren’t photographers seen as artists?

Furthermore– why don’t we photographers see ourselves as artists?

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I’ve been passionate about high-contrast “crushed blacks” monochrome as an aesthetic.

Today, I realized and had a thought:

What if I tried to innovate a new aesthetic– a super high-contrast and super-high color saturation — essentially the monochrome 1600 look, except this time, focusing on color?

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Perhaps the Point of Life Isn’t to Reach a State of Zen?

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As photographers we generally only shoot still photos while traveling or abroad. Why not shoot both video and still photos while traveling abroad, or perhaps just in general?

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Fresh batch of new Mexico City videos and vlogs from my YouTube channel:

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You only live once. Why live a generic, boring and “safe” life when you have it in your power to life a more fun, risky, chaotic, and interesting life?

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Strive more to become more:

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When living abroad (or at home), no need to be shy! Better to be perceived as weird, awkward, and rude than to be shy.

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You already have it in your power to be more creatively productive. Some practical thoughts:

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Cindy and I are gonna live in Mexico City for the next month. Which made me think:

We are technically not just “traveling” here, we are going to be living here.

Which made me wonder:

What is the difference between “traveling” and living in a foreign country?

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Currently in Mexico City– and man, I forget how much I love this city:

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Personal meditations on the purpose or end goal/game of photography:

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Today I’m leaving with Cindy to Mexico City, planning on living there for a month. What’s goes on in my head before my trip? This is an insight:

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Why do the aesthetics of a photograph matter?

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Very big fan of the Fujifilm GFX 50R, and think digital medium format is the future of photography:

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Nothing is holding you from being happy right now:

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How to gain new inspiration in your photography:

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Wealth: hustle hard with the wealth you’ve been dealt by Fortune’s hand
Live everyday with no plans
Treat everyday like a mini life-time and make it grand
Draw your name in the sand

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Post-Processing RAW Digital Medium Format Files:

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Have more fun in photography and life by using the camera to explore the world, and to transform the world according to your own artistic vision:

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Memento mori, and remember how short life is. Why waste or squander any of your sweet and precious time?

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Photos you shoot for yourself are more authentic, and are more likely to last:

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Life is too short to be negative. Why not just become a yea-sayer for the rest of your life?

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Digital medium format is a game-changer in photography — some of my personal thoughts while shooting with the Fujifilm GFX 50R:

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Why You Must Become More Assertive in Photography and Life

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The more consistent you’re in your photography, the less motivation you will have to make new photos:

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Practical photo project ideas for you:

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Currently testing the new Fujifilm GFX 50R (digital medium format camera) and the Fujifilm 45mm f/2.8 Lens, and here are some of my first-impressions and thoughts:

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To impress someone else, means to literally put an indentation on someone else. To make an impact on someone else — to affect them emotionally, to make your viewer think, or to also puzzle/confuse your viewer.

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Self-confidence is self-faith:

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Have a bias towards making new photos, always:

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If you want to experience the photography adventure of a lifetime, attend my upcoming Mexico City Street Photography Experience (March 7-10th, 2019) or my Hanoi to Sapa Street Photography Experience (April 24-29th, 2019) with a loved one!

This is the companion pass deal: If you sign up for the workshop, you can bring a companion for 50% off! This is perfect if you want to travel with your significant other, and also share an experience that both of you will remember forever (while sharing your passion of photography with your friend or life partner).

Don’t miss out! Invest in yourself at an upcoming ERIC KIM EXPERIENCE >

Street photography as the ultimate democratic form of photography :

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There are no ultimate ethics in street photography— you just dictate your own code of ethics for yourself.

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Self worth
Do you know it? If you do, can you write it in cursive?

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Beyond pain and pleasure in life — focus what you consider worthy of yourself.

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Where do we get the will to shoot? And how can we augment this feeling?

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I’ve been trying to determine what the best type of living, living mode, lifestyle is ideal for me — and it seems that ‘intermittent living’ is what I aspire towards:

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Improve your mood in order to improve your creative productivity:

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Make your life a work of (photographic) art:

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If you had access to unlimited food, coffee, entertainment, and if you already had a bed to sleep at night– what is the practical utility of money?

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Invest in Experiences, Not Equipment:

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Philosophical inquiries on life when living on a cruise ship:

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Resolutions for my 31st birthday:

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Conquer every and each day by using your own extreme resourcefulness to find the maximum benefit of every hour of your day.

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A thought:

What is more important, composition or aesthetics in photography? And are the two things totally different– or related?

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Practical tips to inspire you:

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Franz Kline: my current muse, and one of the most underrated painters and artists of all time:

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What we don’t need are new cameras. What we need are NEW eyes— to see reality with a new perspective.

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Why do we take drugs, enjoy pleasure, enjoy music, films, travel, and make artwork?

My theory:

To elevate ourselves — to feel super-human/super-natural.

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After looking through my older photos, and thinking when I was the most productive as a photographer– it is when I was living the most!

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The more you try to possess your photos, the more they possess you.

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Practical ideas on how to make great photos.

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Don’t worry about quality, focus on substance.

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Better to be obscure and misunderstood than than to be totally decipherable and easily understood.

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Life is infinitely too short to live it boring:

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To ‘curate’ means choosing the photos you care about. To build your strength as a photographer, you must curate your work to only display the photos you care about.

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To live the best possible life, perhaps we should strive to live everyday like it were our last– to make every single day perfect in our own eyes:

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Photography and life is a stream of images:

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Tips of things to photograph:

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Make photos because it is your artistic power:

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Why you must be you:

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Genre doesn’t exist in photography:

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What is the root of our dissatisfaction in our photographic artwork?

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Why You Must Put Yourself Out There:

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Reviewing some photos from last year, some tips:

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If you want to be epic in life, you must be brave, take chances, and take epic risks.

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An exciting entrepreneurial idea: essentially everything we do is streaming. And the more we stream our artwork, the more powerful we will become!

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A ‘better’ photo is a more personal one. A photo you shoot with your soul:

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I think if you adopt an ascetic lifestyle, you can live the best life possible, with the least amount of stress, and the maximum amount of personal freedom, joy, and artistic productivity:

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