ERIC KIM ₿

You’re on a new level!
Bust through the walls, and rip out the bezels

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If you wanna do more epic shit in life, it’s beneficial to have more self-confidence. But, is it possible to build your own self esteem? Of course it is! Let me share some empowering ideas:

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Dear friend,

What’s your most valuable asset in life? One of them is your attention and focus.

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Istanbul: one of the best places in the world to shoot street photography. Such a great diverse group of people, at the cross-roads of so many vast cultures.

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Why are people afraid of change?

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Jackson Pollock has taught me: art is a form of self discovery, a way of self expression, and the more we create with our own inner energy and force, the better!

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Dear friend,

To announce the exciting news of our upcoming brand-new product: ERIC KIM CASE, I wanted to write and share some tips on how you can shoot more photos everyday!

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Practical tips how to be more productive in Adobe Lightroom Classic CC, and how to speed up your Adobe Lightroom workflow:

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Dear friend,

As a word of encouragement: realize that your photos have the power to change the world, for the better!

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Dear friend,

I wanna give you some practical life and productivity hacks that can help empower you!

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ONLY IN AMERICA: My culmination of my visual street sociology from 2011-2016:

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Dear friend,

A realization : I think what we’re trying to do as street photographers is visual sociology — using our camera as a research tool to better understand society as a whole!

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Dear friend,

If you want to improve your photography, I recommend studying painting! Study their composition, their philosophy, and the emotion in their work! And of course, there’s no right or wrong way to interpret their work; it all depends on you!

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Ambition
It’s your own personal volition
To do things great
To not placate
The masses
But to impress you

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Charles and Ray Eames: the dynamic duo (husband and wife) whom have defined most of modern furniture and design!

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Dear friend,

In the last essay I wrote that I thought if was good to be ambitious in life. Now I want to share — how to become more ambitious.

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One of the individuals and philosophers who have had the strongest impact on me include Nassim Taleb.

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A philosophical question I’ve been interested in: “Why is it that ambition is considered both good and bad at the same time?”

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Willem de Kooning: epic paintings, with great colors, shapes, forms, energy, and vivacity!

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Bauhaus: the perfect marriage of technology, art, form as well as making functional/beautiful/practical design for the masses.

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Fewer than 10 companies own (almost all) the big brands in the world. What does that mean for us as individuals, our own ‘freedom of choice’, and how we live our lives?

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A thought: don’t admire things or possessions (like fancy cars, homes, watches, clothes, shoes, stuff, objects, etc). Instead: marvel at your own body; the ultimate sculpture you can sculpt yourself, without the need to be rich, or have access to expensive tools or resources!

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A fun question I have been thinking of: why are aesthetics important?

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What’s a “distraction”? Are there good or bad distractions? Says who?

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Is having a new experience the same as re-experiencing an old experience we might have forgotten?

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A thought: try to shoot photos of your loved ones on film.

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Dear friend,

A suggestion in life: to life a more fun and interesting life, pursue fulfilling things which you’re personally curious about!

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Dear friend,

Practical suggestion: If you want to find inspiration, motivation, or interesting new compositions to apply to your photography, study cinema!

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If you’re starting in street photography, here is my free and open-source ‘MINI Street Photography Starter Kit’. For more inspiration and dopeness, see the full version: “Street Photography Starter Kit“.

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Blogging: in my opinion, one of the best ways of artistic self-espression:

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A small epiphany: the reason we like physical objects (bags, cars, objects, etc) is because we as humans appreciate sculpture; the way that certain objects take up space! We appreciate the colors, shapes, proportions, angles, curves, and forms, of these objects.

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I’m more and more inspired by the “Arabesque” (curved) composition, especially in street photography!

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A fun thought experiment: if you wanted to life the happiest possible life, and you had unlimited money and resources — how could you achieve this goal in 24 hours?

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Dear friend,

What’s the ideal diet, exercise routine, etc for photographers, content creators, or artists? Some ideas:

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Dear friend,

I want to share why I live a nomadic lifestyle, and prefer it.

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Kurosawa, the master.

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Loving life in SAIGON:

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Guy Le Querrec: his work is so good, words escape me.

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Announcing the new ERIC KIM CASE: your new everyday photography case which fits the RICOH GR II, 5 rolls of 35mm film (or 120 medium format film), SD cards, and everything you need!

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Dear friend,

A thought: photography is great because it helps you love everyone– regardless of who they are, what they look like, regardless of their race, nationality, sex, gender, etc!

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Werner Bischof: one of the original members of Magnum, and one of the greatest photographers of all time:

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Epic composition lessons from Lee Friedlander:

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Dear friend, if you want more inspiration in your own photography, this is my suggestion: don’t just look at the photos of others or the masters, study, dissect and analyze them!

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I’ve been a diet, health, and fitness nut ever since I was a (fat) 11-year-old kid. I’m following mostly a “ketogenic” diet now, and I’m stronger, more cut, and more energetic than ever.

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Composition lessons from the master, Michelangelo:

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Do you adapt yourself to the world, or do you let the world adapt to you?

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Never Miss the Decisive Moment.

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Dear friend,

A practical life idea: anything that motivates or inspires you is a good thing!

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Continued from part 1: Oh, the places you’ll go!

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Inge Morath epic compositions:

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ONLY IN AMERICA: Contact Sheets:

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Dear friend,

The criticism that most Americans get is that we “work too much”. But what does that even mean? Is it desirable to work more, or less? Why work at all?

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Joseph Beuys (pronounced “boys”) is one of the most inspirational artist-teachers of all time. Thanks to Kanye West for putting me on him (mentioned through Kanye’s Twitter):

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Study art to inspire yourself to make your own art!

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Inge Morath: one of the great female masters of photography, whose visual imagery I love.

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Some new Kodak Portra 400 street photos:

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Dear friend,

A thought: assuming you had unlimited time, resources– what would you do with all of your human metabolism, energy, and life?

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Lewis Hine: sociologist with a camera who proved that photography can make positive social change!

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Dear friends,

I want to analyze some compositions I really like from Garry Winogrand; and share how we can better incorporate more edgy compositions into our own work:

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Dear friend,

I want to give you some practical tips and ideas on how you can shoot more photos!

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Dear friend,

I talk a lot about how to make more photos and art. But a philosophical question: why make more photos?

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Upcoming ERIC KIM Workshops in 2018:

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Cinematography by Akira Kurosawa:

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I’m studying more and more of David “Chim” Seymour‘s photos (from the 1950s), and I’m still so amazed; how intimate and loving his photos were.

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Dear friend,

You’ve got no limits, and limited time
What can you achieve in your short lifetime?

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Take photographs of whatever you find interesting– because you are curious to see what it will look like as a photo (as compared to “real life”/reality!)

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Challenge, Innovation, and Fun: How to Progress in Your Photography and Life:

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Dr. Seuss, master of composition.

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DR SEUSS: thank you so much for your wisdom, guidance, and beautiful illustrations and artwork. My umma (in her rudimentary English) read you so many times to me as a child, when we were poor, living in a tiny 1-bedroom apartment in Alameda (when I was in the 2nd grade, 7-8 years old).

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