ERIC KIM

Stock

A collection of free, open-source photographs for you to use for any purpose:

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Why did I make this?

My buddy Jeffrey Lam inspired me. He used a lot of my Hanoi photos as images to accompany his blog posts, and I thought this was great.

I then thought to myself:

It would be great if I could make some free stock images, for people to use to accompany their blog posts, their articles, or anything they needed for a ‘royalty free’ image.

My personal benefit

This is also the cool thing with making your images free and open-source; it is also a good business strategy.

Instead of being afraid that people are going to ‘steal’ your photos, you actually want people to ‘steal’ your photos, because that means you will be able to spread your images more widely, for them to become more viral!

This is also a good strategy to become a more famous photographer; for more people to know your images.

Do onto others as you would want others to do unto you

The golden rule isn’t an ethic you must follow, but it is an ethical rule that I like.

For myself, I don’t like paying for stock photos. I would prefer to use them for free.

And I also believe in open source information; thus — I am trying to ‘be the change which you wish to see in the world’.

No faces

To the best of my knowledge, none of these photos include identifying marks of faces. Which means, you should be able to use any of these photographs without breaking any sort of personal privacy laws.

How to use these photos

Some ideas:

  1. Remix the photos for slideshows, videos, music videos
  2. Use them as your laptop, tablet, or phone background
  3. Print them out to decorate your house
  4. Use them to accompany blog posts and articles (images make articles and text less boring)
  5. Use the photographs as inspiration, and share them with friends and family who you think would like them.

SHARE ON!

ERIC

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Mini Street Photography Starter Kit

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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PDF Visualizations

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Black and White Street Photography

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Contact Sheets by ERIC KIM

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EBOOKS

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Here are all of the free downloads available to you, with love:
Dear friend, I want you to download me — download all these books, articles, and information for free– for you to remix it however you would like. For you to use these images to illustrate blog posts. For you to look at these full-resolution images to analyze composition. For you to use these free Lightroom presets to actually make your digital RAW photos look good. STREET CLUB For you to empower yourself. Because I think that information is power. Information is everything. Information is money and control of the world (just consider that scene from the James Bond 007 Skyfall at the end of the film — the guy who controlled the information controlled the world).
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With this information, you can learn how to conquer your fears, find more personal meaning in your photography and life, and seek to empower others through the art of photography.

BOOKS

Download all PDF books: Photography Series PDF Books by Eric Kim
  1. MONOCHROME by ERIC KIM
  2. ONLY IN AMERICA by ERIC KIM
  3. SUITS by ERIC KIM
Individual PDF books:
  1. 31 Days to Overcome Your Fear of Shooting Street Photography
  2. 100 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography
  3. Color Manual
  4. Film Street Photography Manual
  5. How to Overcome Photographer’s Block
  6. Leica Manual
  7. Letters from a Street Photographer
  8. Monochrome Manual
  9. Personal Photography Manifesto
  10. Photography 101
  11. Photography by Eric Kim
  12. Street Photography 101
  13. Street Photography 102
  14. Street Photography Aphorisms
  15. Street Photography by Eric Kim
  16. Street Photography Contact Sheets Volume II
  17. Street Photography Contact Sheets
  18. The Art of Street Photography
  19. The Social Media Blackbook for Photographers
  20. The Street Photography Project Manual
  21. The Street Portrait Manual
  22. The-Photography-Manual
  23. Zen in the Art of Street Photography
  24. Zen Photography by Eric Kim

Lightroom Presets

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VISUALIZATIONS & RESOURCES by HAPTIC

PHOTOS by ERIC KIM

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Open-source

All the information on this site, including photos, images, videos, articles, books, or text is free and open source– meaning you can do whatever you want with it. You can remix it, translate it, or sell it for a profit. The reason why I am doing this is to help empower you with information. And I feel that freedom is information, and power. Be strong, Eric

Eric Kim Blog Offline

If you plan on going on a flight, or going somewhere without internet access (and still want access to this blog), you can download this entire blog (offline, without images) as a 1.4GB (yes, very big) direct download. All you need to do is extract this .ZIP file, and open up ‘index.html’ to access the entire site. Have fun :)

Articles

My best articles as text files: See all recent posts >

Videos

My most popular videos (2GB): See all videos on YouTube >

Presentations

  1. Composition in Street Photography (PDF, Keynote)
  2. 7 Lessons from the Masters of Street Photography (Google Slides)
  3. How to Shoot Street Portraits (PDF, Keynote)
  4. How to Conquer Your Fear of Shooting Street Photography (PDF, Keynote)
  5. Street Photography 101 (PDF, Keynote)
  6. Street Photography Projects (PDF)
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Internet Archive

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