ERIC KIM ₿

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Don’t aim to be “great” in life — aim to be “non-small”.

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Paint your own mural
Quilt work patches
Overcome your own visual hurdles.

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Dear friend,

One of the most difficult things I personally face, and what you might face is overcoming resistance in your photography.

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I’m the most self-centered, vain, egotistical, and confident photographer I know— how, and why?

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Dear friend,

Why do you feel guilty shooting street photos?

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Dear friend,

What do you really want from photography?

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Best student photos from our New York “Finding Your Own Voice” Workshop October 7-8, 2017. There are a few spots left in the  upcoming New York workshop 14-15 (last workshop in America for at least a year) and sign up for the upcoming Europe workshops before they are sold out!

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As a street photographer, you’re constantly improvising… like a good jazz musician.

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Reality: the world as it is. Perception: how you see and experience the world.

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I’m EK
Not reppin the BK
I’m a Queens boy

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How do you become an “ethical” Street Photographer, and is there even such a thing?

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To promote our new book, ‘CREATIVE EVERY DAY‘, I would like to share some thoughts with you on how you can be a (more) creative photographer– and do it all day, every day.

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YOU ARE AN ARTIST.

Make, learn, play. Every day. CREATIVE EVERY DAY is your inspirational foundation to spread your creative wings and soar to the next level.

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I recently shot a friend’s wedding on a digital medium-format Pentax 645Z, and wondered– what would it like to be to shoot street photography with it?

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We are always trying to fill ourselves up. What if we sought emptiness?

A cup is only useful when it is empty.

A room is only useful to store things when it is empty.

Your mind can only be creative, if your mind is empty, and you allow new ideas to enter.

Create more space and emptiness in your life, if you want to be more creative, happier, and more satisfied.

Seek less.

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Why am I so vain?
To smother the self-doubt and the pain

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Best student photos from our two day New York City workshop October 4-5, 2017.

Join us on the next workshop. A few spots remaining.

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A good way to innovate or come up with new ideas: always think to yourself, “What if the opposite were true?”

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What are we so afraid of in street photography, and why are we afraid?

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I just heard the good news– my two very good friends: Mark and Isi (Isi played violin at me and Cindy’s wedding) just got engaged.

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Only 1 week left to pick up a copy of SUNLANDERS in the Haptic Shop, rated one of the best color photobooks in the last five years.

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A fun and deep idea I got from Nietzsche— be like a child, and take your play very seriously.

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I love variety. I love variety in food, coffee, and travel.

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Dear friend,

One of the hardest things in photography is always finding inspiration. How do we stay inspired throughout our entire lifetimes, and not give up photography like Henri Cartier-Bresson did?

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Dear friend,

Why is it that we only celebrate on holidays and new years— and not on ’normal’ days?

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I got this idea from Derek Sivers — what would your life be like, if you imagined like everything were your fault?

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Dear friend,

I want to write you a letter about the importance of owning a few books instead of many.

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Dear friend,

How much is enough, and at what point do we know when to “settle”?

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Live strong and prosper.

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Released from the Archives: “Laughing Lady” Collector’s Edition Print

Straight from Eric Kim’s photography archive, we will release 40 numbered artist proofs of Eric Kim’s iconic “Laughing Lady” photograph.

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I’ve been studying a lot of physics (for fun), and have found all these lovely parallels between physics and “real life.”

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If you live in the suburbs, and have a hard time finding inspiration to make pictures… this post is for you.

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Memento Vivere (remember to live); the complementary partner to “Memento Mori” (remember you (must) die).

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Never ask people for their preferences. Because most people don’t know what they “need” — they only know what they “want.”

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Everyone knows that digital is more convenient than film photography. But a lot of people don’t know that film is more relaxing, zen, and pure bliss.

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Dear friend,

You have a sleeping giant of a photographer… lying dormant in your heart. Time to awaken your inner-photographer.

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ACTIVE: to act, to move, to create.

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Progress: Gaining more self-confidence in your photography and art.

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Conquer your fears and meet new peers in NYC, Berlin, Prague, Amsterdam, and London:

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Resistance: gravity which holds us to the earth. You are a spaceship, wanting to break free from the tyranny of gravity… expelling your powerful force to break free, to explore new creative galaxies, new horizons, and new potential futures for yourself.

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Dear friend,

An idea: rather than trying to root dissatisfaction out of our lives, let us try to HARNESS dissatisfaction, and use dissatisfaction as a stimulus to DRIVE US FORWARD!

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Dear friend,

As a reminder— know it is your duty as a visual artist to make beautiful pictures—for your own sake, and for the sake of humanity.

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Letter from abroad by Cindy

Quo vadis? Where are you going? Where are you?

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A theory of living a more interesting and creative life: embrace extremes and avoid the (boring) middle.

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Growth is life itself.

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IKKO TANAKA: my new favorite Japanese Illustrator.

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What I love in street photography is getting swept away in the flow of people, like a stream of water.

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Simple street photography tips and techniques you can apply to your street pictures today!

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Dear friend,

My philosophical idea：avoid anything that makes you unproductive in your art.

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