To succeed as a modern photographer, you must discover your unique angle.

To share the exciting news that MASTERS now available on AMAZON, I wanted to share a list of lessons I’ve personally learned from all the masters of photography.

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I think street photography is 90% psychology — if you can master your own mental psychology, then you will be able to achieve your personal maximum in your photography and life.

How to succeed as a modern photographer: master marketing. The type of marketing I am a master at is ‘content marketing’— and in this article, I will share with you everything I personally know. My hope is that you can use this information to “get your name out there”, to build more followers, and also how to build your platform.

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What drives or motivates you? Are you self-driven, by your need to fulfill your inner-desires, and to help society? Are you driven by your own inner-demons and your own inner-angels (intrinsic motivation), or are you driven by the hope of hope of attaining more money, more power, more influence, and more followers (extrinsic motivation)?

How do you “succeed” in your photography and life as a modern photographer? How do you quantify “success” in your photography? How do you continue to grow, evolve, and become more powerful and motivated as a visual artist?

Simple principles on how to make better pictures:

As humans, we crave a “haptic” response — the sensation from our fingers, hands, and bodies from physical touch.

Tension: Two forces acting against one another.

Don’t forget friend, art is a beautiful struggle.

A new idea for the MODERN PHOTOGRAPHER: You must become your own publisher, printer, and distributor.

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I’ve been thinking a lot about Street Photography — what it means to me, why I’ve been able to stay so passionate about it for over a decade, and what benefits it brings into my life, and into the lives of others.

How to make more powerful color photographs

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Another theory on colors: “Opponent Process”— which states that our perception of colors comes from the contrast, or having opposite “opponent” colors battling the other color.

What is street photography, why is street photography important, who gets to “define” street photography— and what makes a great street photograph?

How do we overcome our creative sloth, and to re-inspire ourselves, and get out of a creative slump?

We’ve all probably had the dream — hit the lottery, have enough money (that your funds would never run out), and you can just say “f*ck you” to your crappy boss and crappy job, and finally do what you’ve wanted to do in life— take photos for the rest of your life, travel, and see the world.

I am currently #1 on Google for “street photography” with my “The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide for Street Photography” and also for my “Street Photography 101” series, and also am #1 for “Eric Kim”.

How did I do it? What is my “secret sauce”? Did I do it via “cheating”— or paying a bunch of money?

YOU ARE AN ARTIST.

CREATIVE EVERY DAY MOBILE provides daily assignments, inspiration, and art fundamentals to be creative every day through photography, drawing, and writing. Making art is small playful experiments of creative expression and following your curiosity.

How to add more drama, sex, and dynamism to your photographs:

There is only one of you in the world. How do you brand yourself, and stand out from the masses of photographers and visual artists out there?

How to harness COLOR THEORY from art to make better color photographs:

How to take control of your own photographic destiny:

As a modern photographer, you must learn how to cross-pollinate.

As a photographer, it is your DUTY to make photographs, and to share your vision of beauty with the rest of the world.

What is willpower, where does it come from, is it desirable to have more willpower, and how can we increase our willpower?

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Dear friend,

You were destined for greatness, grandeur, and an epic life — why choose the safe route?

I recently got the 2017 iPad Pro (10.5, Black, 256GB) and finally — I have the ultimate mobile computing device.

Dear friend,

We need a bold, epic, and difficult challenge in life — in order to test our strength, will, tenacity, and endurance.

Dear friend,

This letter is an encouragement for you to travel, see the world, expand your mind, expand your horizons, to push yourself out of your comfort zone, for you to take bigger risks in life, to learn to live with less, and to live with more zest, excitement, and freedom in life.

One of the fundamentals of DYNAMIC COMPOSITION: to make strong contrast between your subject and the background (concept of “figure to ground”— “figure” being your subject, and “ground” being the background):

To make dynamic compositions — you must be AGGRESSIVE.

My favorite photography travel equipment, after 10 years on the road:

How to make more dynamic, sexy, and edgy compositions:

Dear friend,

You make you. Make a mold of yourself, put your two feet in your new wax shoes.

Dear friend,

As a photographer — your most valuable asset are your eyes and vision.

One of the first steps to mastering photography for yourself: master your own aesthetics (how your pictures look and feel).

The LEICA MP is probably the best film camera ever made, and ever will be made. Same goes with the Leica 35mm f/2 ASPH lens, the best Leica lens that money can buy.

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Your voice is unique — the focus of your photography shouldn’t be to discover a “better” voice or vision in photography. No, the focus you should have is to better understand and better listen to your own voice and vision in photography.

How to make more powerful and compelling images: make DYNAMIC COMPOSITIONS:

There are a billion camera straps out there — how do you know which is best for you?

I shot with the Pentax 645Z and Pentax 55mm f2.8 lens for a month, and here are my thoughts on digital medium format: yes, it is worth the hype.

My theory: if you thought of life like an RPG (role playing game)— money is quite useless.

Dear friend,

If you’ve ever felt regret or remorse in life, and that guilt holds you back… here is some advice to help you conquer those emotions and feelings, in order for you to move forward, and continue to do good in your life.

Seven years of teaching workshops later (over 30 cities, 100 workshops, 1000 students), I still love teaching workshops.

How do you stimulate your human creative growth hormone?

RAN, which means Chaos in Japanese, is one of my new favorite films by Akira Kurosawa — for the beautiful cinematography, the color combinations, and the strong storyline borrowed from Shakespeare’s “King Lear”:

Dear friend,

Sometimes to live is an act of courage– but never forget, YOUR LIFE IS PRECIOUS, AND WORTH LIVING!

If you want to take your composition and visual artistry to the next level, don’t miss out on my upcoming DYNAMIC COMPOSITION Workshop in Berlin (November 18-19, 2017).

You were never asked to be born– but you’re alive. So, what are you going to do with your life?

This is a letter on how you can be more creative with your photography– practical ideas.

Dear friend,

Not everyone is gonna ‘get’ or appreciate your pictures. Why not? Because not everyone has the same vision as you.

Photography is a powerful force that can change, and transform our lives, for the better. Photography is amazing, and powerful.

If you are not creative everyday—why live?

Dear friend,

An idea that might make life a lot more pleasant and good— realize that happiness is overrated. Rather, seek GROWTH.

Dear friend,

The best way to be a genuine artist– tell your own story.

“Be there in 5 minutes!” “Be there in 3 minutes!” “Be there in 2 minutes!”

Dear friend,

This is a personal manual for how you can master photography for yourself– based on the last decade of my photography experiences.

If you truly understand, learn, and discover why you make pictures — you will NEVER RUN OUT OF INSPIRATION!

Dear friend,

Where do you get your creative drive from? And why be creative?

We are living inside the image economy.

Dear friend,

A practical word of advice: don’t call yourself a photographer. Rather, call yourself a “visual artist”, or better yet—an “artist”— or better yet, a child.

Find inspiration from the masters of photography, but never become their slave.