Dear friend,
Basic concept in street photography:
When you see an interesting scene, don’t just take 1-2 photos and run away. Instead, keep “working the scene” (shooting the scene from different angles, and distances), and linger around, and keep shooting photos!
I am super pumped to share my epic upcoming week-long Hanoi to Sapa Street Photography Travel Experience (April 24-29, 2019). Don’t miss your chance to embark on an adventure of a lifetime:
The great thing about electric viewfinders: you see augmented reality!
Don’t be afraid of controversy or ruffling the feathers of others. Pursue your own artistic vision, with no compromise — seek to satisfy yourself.
My theory:
Extreme working out and fasting during the day, and extreme feasting and rest in the evening.
Practical tips I wish someone told me if I started traveling all over again:
Wandering; this is the source of innovation, newness, and perhaps what it means to be human?
This means: never blame another man for our faults. Also, attributing 100% of own success to our own efforts.
Simplify your photographic compositions to make better compositions:
Dear friend,
Basic idea:
There is no such thing as good or bad photography; all photography is good photography.
Conquer today
Disregard the fray, and the asses that beat and bray
Stay hot and relax in your own shade
It’s evident that being stronger is better than being weaker. But how do we get stronger?
Dear friend,
A thought —
What if we didn’t make our personal happiness the aim and goal of our lives. What would we pursue instead?
Dear friend,
A thought inspired by Peter Thiel:
Let us avoid incremental gains (5-10% gains). Instead– let us seek to make 10x improvements (making something 10x better than the competition, or making something totally new).
Another great (and fun) film by Akira Kurosawa: YOJIMBO:
IKURU by Akira Kurosawa — a masterpiece of a film:
The only way to advance as a photographer is via constructive critiques. Critiques which tell you why your photograph works (or doesn’t work).
The two co-founders (who made Instagram the great platform it is today) have just left (apparently over disagreements with Facebook).
What does that mean for us photographers? Let us start to build our own platforms!
John Wick: I can’t believe I haven’t seen this film until now! Probably one of the best action movies I’ve ever watched. I love the action, cinematography, color palettes, and of course– the ultimate badass Keanu Reeves:
Dear friend,
A practical thought:
Let’s upgrade our stuff, only when the gains of the upgrade are 10x better (something totally brand new, revolutionary, etc).
Dear friend,
A basic idea:
In life, pursue/possess/create what you LOVE — not just what you “like”.
After deleting my Instagram about a year+ ago, and not using social media anymore (post-like society in photography), I’ve discovered some new truths in photography:
What is the point of photography? To create forever; until your dying day.
Dear friend,
I wanted to write some personal thoughts on willpower. Specifically —
Ghost in the shell (original anime) is so epic and phenomenal:
Dear fellow streettogs,
If you ever find street photography difficult, scary, or hard– don’t fret. It is precisely the difficulty of street photography which makes it fun and rewarding.
Let me explain:
Simple idea:
Let’s seek to make beautiful photos, according to our own aesthetic tastes and judgement!
The Melancholy of Finality: Why is it that we always enjoy the process of doing/making/creating something — more so than the final result?
Love the elegant compositions of Bruno Barbey from Magnum:
Dear friend,
If you need some inspiration in your street photography; here is some ideas I offer:
Dear friend,
I want to share some thoughts with you on ‘inspiration’. Specifically —
