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Street photography as courage. Photography philosophy as embodied life. A living archive by ERIC KIM.

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Culture by Eric Kim
Photo essay / Oct 20, 2017

KILL EK

KILL EK What he says and what he does ain’t the same—

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Photo essay / Oct 19, 2017

Annette Kim work in progress: Bauhauspiration

ANNETTE: Hello friends!  Recently I have been drawn to the Bauhaus style.  Bauhaus was an art/architecture/design movement around 1920’s-1930’s in Germany but its effects are still seen and recognized in todays world.

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Photo essay / Oct 19, 2017

The Story of HAPTIC INDUSTRIES

HAPTIC is a family project of Cindy, Eric, Cindy’s mom, sister Jennifer, Annette (Eric’s sister). We package your HAPTIC books, camera straps, art from California and ship anywhere in the world.

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Portrait by Cindy Nguyen. Hanoi, 2017
Photo essay / Oct 17, 2017

ROOTS.

My roots grew deep Weeping willows grow strong from underneath my cheek

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Cover for upcoming CREATIVE EVERYDAY book by HAPTICPRESS
Photo essay / Oct 17, 2017

THE WAR OF CREATIVITY

If you were to live for 1,000 years— I guarantee you would want to be creative in order to avoid boredom, and to let your artistic spirit soar!

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Photo essay / Oct 14, 2017

MODERATION.

FUCK MODERATION Embrace the EXTREMES Look into the abyss Gleaming and eager Bountiful green, hungry and eager.

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Photo essay / Oct 13, 2017

YOU DECIDE YOUR LIFE

You decide your life You choose your future and your wife You’re a free spirit, no kid holding the kite.

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Photo essay / Oct 12, 2017

Never Be Satisfied.

I generally think the stimulus to an artist making new art is this: dissatisfaction with his past work, and the desire to make something new– something even greater, and something that will impress himself …

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Photo essay / Oct 12, 2017

How to Be Authentic

I don’t really care whether people are ‘good’ or ‘bad’ artists or not– I only care whether they are authentic or in-authentic.

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Photo essay / Oct 12, 2017

Black and White

Monochrome bliss: Black and White Articles How to Master Black and White Street Photography Black and White Photography Theory CRUSH THE BLACKS. Start With a Black Canvas Why Shoot Black and White? 10 Simple …

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Photo essay / Oct 11, 2017

Be Non-Small

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

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Ceiling clouds. New York Public Library. Pentax 645Z
Photo essay / Oct 11, 2017

MURALS.

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

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CREATIVE EVERY DAY by HAPTIC
Photo essay / Oct 6, 2017

How to Be a Creative Photographer

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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CREATIVE EVERY DAY: Paper Edition by HAPTICPRESS
Photo essay / Oct 6, 2017

New Book: CREATIVE EVERY DAY

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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Photo essay / Oct 6, 2017

Seek Emptiness

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. …

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Mike Dunn, the singing waiter from Howard Johnson in Madison, Wisconsin.
Photo essay / Oct 2, 2017

How to Find Inspiration

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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