ERIC KIM ₿

Medusa— you look at it, and it turns you into stone.

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Arek Rataj reached out to me with an insightful interview project called “You can shoot. Can you talk?” My interview with Arek will be released in APF Magazine in the future. Arek kindly allowed me to share the responses here. The photos in this interview are curated by Cindy Nguyen aka HAPTIC.

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If you like Instagram please please please, keep using it.

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Dear friend, if you want to succeed and thrive as an entrepreneur in today’s competitive climate, you GOTTA be a PERSONALITY.

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Secrets which I wish someone told me about street photography, if I started all over again:

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What if we didn’t always feel the need to put in our “2 cents”, or feel the need to share our opinion?

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Why aren’t so obsessed with “image quality”— and what does it even mean?

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Live light,
Live lightly

Cut anything that holds you back
That prevents you from living rightly.

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Simple: to EXPLORE and be more adventurous.

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Arek Rataj reached out to me with an insightful interview project called “You can shoot. Can you talk?” This series of interviews and book will be released APF Magazine in the future. I stumbled upon the beautiful work of Arek and wanted to feature him here and his own responses to some of the interview questions. This poetic feature was organized by Cindy Nguyen aka HAPTIC.
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I see the future of photography being the following: either you’re an amateur shooting for free, or you’re a high-end photographer catering to rich clients.

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In modern-day times, we are more consumers than producers.

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Dear friend,

In today’s world an overwhelming stream of images and social media, what is the value of a picture?

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Charles Darwin was all about this idea of “survival of the fittest”— and the sense I got from the book was this：

All organisms are fighting one another, in the brutal struggle for survival.

I felt like Darwin made the case that “survival” was the most important thing.

My idea：Focus on thriving, not survival. I will call this new concept: “thrivival”.

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Dear photographer,

Your labor is not free. Your time, life, and energy and resources are not free.

Then, why do you give up your precious labor for free?

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Don’t desire praise,
Rather, warm yourself up with your own sunlight rays

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How to respect yourself?
Well to start off, pay attention to your own health
Your mental and physical
Your visual and lyrical

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Never underestimate
Yourself
or
Your inner-wealth

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Photography ain’t a zero-sum game or competition. Meaning, there are no “winners” or “losers” in photography.

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I think having goals in your photography is silly. Why?

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I’ve been having fun shooting RAW + JPEG on RICOH GR II, with ERIC KIM PRESETS.

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Dear friend,

I am excited to announce my new workshops schedule for the rest of 2017 — a series of ‘Conquer Your Fear in Street Photography’ workshops in Europe as well as an additional encore workshop in NYC.

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Dear friend,

In today’s world with free social media– why make your own (gasp) paid photography blog?

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Practical tips and insights how to make more dynamic, or “edgy” photography compositions.

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Don’t hesitate
Just create!
Don’t waste
Your creative insight
Just make lots of shit; spirited haste.

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A creative return
Dig your hand deep
In your creative urn

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The spirit of becoming is
to know that your art and photography doesn’t have an ultimate destination.
It is to know, that everyday, and with each picture you make… you are in a “state of becoming.”

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There is a concept called a “paradigm shift” — when we totally shift reality and perception.

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“Hurl the discus and javelin out of bounds.” – Horace

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Dear friend,

FEAR is the golden bricks, which hold you underwater– which prevent you from flying to your own creative heaven.

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SHOOT, SHOOT, SHOOT
Keep making images, keep busting off the roof

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Why do we make photos to please our audience and followers, not ourselves?

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Dear friend,

I’m been contemplating a lot on this concept of ‘universal basic income’ — whether it would be good for humanity, or horrible for humanity.

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Interview with ANNETTE KIM on CREATIVE EVERYDAY and MEMENTO MORI ARTWEAR.

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Never allow anyone else (including ERIC KIM) force you to shoot photographs against how you like to shoot.

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HAPTIC presents MEMENTO MORI ARTWEAR by ANNETTE KIM.

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Last full day in Kyoto with our sisters, Annette and Jennifer.

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I think selfies are the best pictures you can take. Why?

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Dear friend,

I want to give you some practical ideas on “buying happiness”—via buying experiences, not gear and stuff.

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Dear friend, in my quest to live happier, with less stress, and with more meaning— I think I’ve come across an idea which can help you.

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Dear friend,

I propose this new school of thought called “NEO STREET PHOTOGRAPHY”— “NEO” meaning “new.”

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Dear friend,

Super excited to share that HAPTICLABS Kyoto Office has finished the first draft of CREATIVE EVERYDAY, and have sent it off for a test print.

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Dear friend,

Why do you make photos… to make pretty photos to get a lot of likes on the gram, or to find more personal fulfillment, and meaning in your life?

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Dear friend,

Never deny your will to photograph.

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I have recently been shooting on a phone, and last night, I was so damn excited… shooting night photography with the Google Nexus 6P and HDR+. I felt like a kid again…exploring and experiencing photography for the first time.

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What do you do if someone gets pissed off with you taking a picture of them?

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As a photographer, you are a picture maker.

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I’m the first to admit, I’m the biggest sucker to GAS (gear acquisition syndrome).

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Dear friend, it’s been a while!

I’m currently writing these words from our AirBnB in Kyoto, ready for the upcoming Kyoto Zen Photo Experience (Sept 9-10).

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The hardest thing about being a modern photographer: deciding which photos to keep or ditch.

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I’m the ever optimist.

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Self-doubt and not believing in yourself… is what holds you back. How can you overcome self-doubt, and begin to believe in yourself?

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Due to overwhelming demand for the NYC workshops (both sold out), Cindy and I have decided to add an ENCORE CONQUER YOUR FEARS WORKSHOP (October 14-15, Saturday/Sunday, 2017) to give you the opportunity to take your street photography to the next level.

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I am testing the OnePlus 5 with the default camera and the Google Camera with HDR+ and I am blown away by the superiority of HDR+.

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Freshly pressed images from KYOTO HAPTIC LABS OFFICE:

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What is computational photography, and why should you care? And how can it help your photography?

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I was taking a nap the other day and I had this random idea:

What would it be like to make photos on an iPad?

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Dear friend,

Remember, “You are not your pictures; your pictures are not you.”

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Aesthetics: what makes a picture look “beautiful” or aesthetically pleasing to our eye, mind, and soul?

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Composition: how you arrange visual elements in a picture.

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Photo by @NicolaiPT

Receive constructive feedback on your photos from other photographers and Eric Kim in STREET CLUB. Thanks to HAPTIC, best photo & best critique receives the grand prize of VITRUVIAN CAMERA ARTWEAR & HAPTIC PRESS BOX.

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MEMENTORI MORI: remember that you will (and must die).

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My theory: the secret to happiness as a photographer is to CREATE MORE PICTURES!

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