{"id":187623,"date":"2019-11-11T07:03:39","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T15:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?page_id=187623"},"modified":"2019-11-11T07:03:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T15:03:41","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have adopted a &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/02\/why-i-believe-a-nomadic-life-is-the-best-life\/\">nomadic<\/a>&#8216; life, with &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/02\/intermittent-living\/\">intermittent living<\/a>&#8216;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A quick recap of my life thus far:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Born 1988 in San Francisco<\/li><li>Raised in Alameda, California (childhood to around age 10)<\/li><li>Golden years spent in Bayside, Queens (age 10-12)<\/li><li>Back to Cali: Living in Alameda, California from 7th grade, 8th grade (Middle school)<\/li><li>Moving to Castro Valley (&#8216;better school&#8217;): 9th grade-12th grade (high school)<\/li><li>College: UCLA (initially Biology to become a doctor like a &#8216;good Asian kid&#8217;, but switching to Sociology when I realized I hated math and science, at least at the academic level). Then studying Sociology with great zeal, co-founded <a href=\"http:\/\/photoclubatucla.com\">Photography Club at UCLA<\/a>, discovering Street Photography as my passion, <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/21\/hello-world\/\">starting this blog (2010) for fun<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"424\" height=\"640\" data-attachment-id=\"187613\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/11\/photography-motivation-what-if-there-is-nothing-interesting-to-photograph\/ynt7ll-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ynt7Ll.jpg?fit=424%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"424,640\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"self Eric Kim film Contax 3a\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;20-year-old ERIC KIM in college, with CONTAX IIIa. Photograph by John Golden&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ynt7Ll.jpg?fit=424%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ynt7Ll.jpg?resize=424%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-187613\"\/><figcaption>Hey guys, so this is going to be my new blog in which I will post photos, essays, tips, and insights about street photography and more. Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t worry\u00e2\u20ac\u201c erickimphotography.com will still be alive and well. Please leave a comment below and tell me what you think of the new look and what suggestions you think I could incorporate! (<a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/21\/hello-world\/\">2010, June 21st, first blog post<\/a>).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Getting full-time job at Demand Media as Online Community manager for eHow.com. Company IPO&#8217;s after a year of working there, and I lose my job (stock crashes).<\/li><li>In 2011 I decide to try to pursue this street photography thing for a living (<a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/15\/new-beginnings-day-1-street-photography-in-downtown-la-with-flash-and-art-walk\/\">new start for ERIC KIM<\/a>).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"New Beginning Day 1: Street Photography in Downtown LA with Flash\" width=\"1180\" height=\"885\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CZj0Jf31KuA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2011-2019 (8 years): Self-employed, traveling, teaching <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/workshops\/\">workshops<\/a>, etc.<\/li><li>2011-2012: Living in LA<\/li><li>2012-2013: Living in East Lansing, Michigan<\/li><li>2013-2015: Living in Berkeley <\/li><li>2016-2017: Got <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/23\/what-i-learned-photographing-my-own-wedding\/\">married<\/a>, then start of nomadic living in Hanoi and Saigon<\/li><li>2017-2018: Continued nomadic living abroad (Vietnam, Japan [<a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/07\/in-praise-of-osaka-for-traveling-and-street-photography\/\">Osaka<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/07\/why-i-love-kyoto-for-street-photography-living-and-travel\/\">Kyoto<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/07\/tokyo-as-one-of-the-ultimate-cities-for-street-photography\/\">Tokyo<\/a>], <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/14\/why-i-love-mexico-city\/\">Mexico City<\/a>, Marseille, Europe, East Coast, Orange County, etc.<\/li><li>2019-onwards: Providence, Rhode Island <\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have adopted a &#8216;nomadic&#8216; life, with &#8216;intermittent living&#8216;. 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