{"id":108524,"date":"2018-08-08T16:43:38","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T23:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=108524"},"modified":"2018-08-08T16:45:44","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T23:45:44","slug":"photolosophy-1-what-is-photolosophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/08\/photolosophy-1-what-is-photolosophy\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOLOSOPHY #1: What is Photolosophy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lecture #1 for <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/product\/photolosophy\/\">PHOTOLOSOPHY<\/a>: what is photolosophy and why is it important?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"107286\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=107286\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/photolosophy-cover-preview.jpg?fit=1366%2C526&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1366,526\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"photolosophy-cover-preview\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/photolosophy-cover-preview.jpg?fit=1366%2C526&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/photolosophy-cover-preview.jpg?resize=1180%2C454\" alt=\"\" width=\"1180\" height=\"454\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-107286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/photolosophy-cover-preview.jpg?w=1366&amp;ssl=1 1366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/photolosophy-cover-preview.jpg?resize=768%2C296&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/photolosophy-cover-preview.jpg?resize=830%2C320&amp;ssl=1 830w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2  Photolosophy   What is Photolosophy\" width=\"1180\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KZb09kz3D6g?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><\/p>\n<p>What is photolosophy and why is it important? Photolosophy is a word we made up which means &#8216;photography philosophy&#8217;. The purpose is for you to find more purpose and meaning in your photography and life.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"108536\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/08\/los-angeles-suburb-street-photography-2018\/c74f31f1-1968-4509-8945-a86d352b2e2c\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/C74F31F1-1968-4509-8945-A86D352B2E2C.jpeg?fit=2480%2C3712&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2480,3712\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.4&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DC-G9&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1527238012&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"C74F31F1-1968-4509-8945-A86D352B2E2C\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/C74F31F1-1968-4509-8945-A86D352B2E2C.jpeg?fit=1336%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/C74F31F1-1968-4509-8945-A86D352B2E2C-1500x2245.jpeg?resize=1180%2C1766\" alt=\"Cindy Marcel \" width=\"1180\" height=\"1766\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-108536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/C74F31F1-1968-4509-8945-A86D352B2E2C.jpeg?resize=1500%2C2245&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/C74F31F1-1968-4509-8945-A86D352B2E2C.jpeg?resize=768%2C1150&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/C74F31F1-1968-4509-8945-A86D352B2E2C.jpeg?resize=1336%2C2000&amp;ssl=1 1336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/C74F31F1-1968-4509-8945-A86D352B2E2C.jpeg?resize=830%2C1242&amp;ssl=1 830w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/C74F31F1-1968-4509-8945-A86D352B2E2C.jpeg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Everything I&#8217;m sharing in this course is from my personal experience. I was once stuck in the &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/11\/social-media-treadmill\/\">social media rat-race<\/a>&#8216; &#8212; when I tried to take good photos, and uploaded it on social media to get as many likes as possible. Social media is a fun way to get feedback, but the problem is you get stuck into this treadmill. It becomes about accumulating likes, instead of taking photos which gives you personal meaning and purpose in your life.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"108507\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/08\/los-angeles-suburb-street-photography-2018\/6c9dbb9b-4dc6-40c5-a33f-0373ac7f3bde\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6C9DBB9B-4DC6-40C5-A33F-0373AC7F3BDE.jpeg?fit=3712%2C2480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3712,2480\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DC-G9&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1526867094&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"6C9DBB9B-4DC6-40C5-A33F-0373AC7F3BDE\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6C9DBB9B-4DC6-40C5-A33F-0373AC7F3BDE.jpeg?fit=2000%2C1336&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6C9DBB9B-4DC6-40C5-A33F-0373AC7F3BDE-1500x1002.jpeg?resize=1180%2C788\" alt=\"Cindy hand flowers \" width=\"1180\" height=\"788\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-108507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6C9DBB9B-4DC6-40C5-A33F-0373AC7F3BDE.jpeg?resize=1500%2C1002&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6C9DBB9B-4DC6-40C5-A33F-0373AC7F3BDE.jpeg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6C9DBB9B-4DC6-40C5-A33F-0373AC7F3BDE.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1336&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6C9DBB9B-4DC6-40C5-A33F-0373AC7F3BDE.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6C9DBB9B-4DC6-40C5-A33F-0373AC7F3BDE.jpeg?resize=830%2C555&amp;ssl=1 830w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6C9DBB9B-4DC6-40C5-A33F-0373AC7F3BDE.jpeg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6C9DBB9B-4DC6-40C5-A33F-0373AC7F3BDE.jpeg?w=3540&amp;ssl=1 3540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So once question to ask yourself:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n  &#8220;If I didn&#8217;t have social media, Facebook, or Instagram to share my photos; would I still shoot photos?&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"108498\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/08\/los-angeles-suburb-street-photography-2018\/8e29337d-be0b-42d3-a439-9bbb93aa89e7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8E29337D-BE0B-42D3-A439-9BBB93AA89E7.jpeg?fit=3712%2C2480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3712,2480\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DC-G9&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1526782161&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"8E29337D-BE0B-42D3-A439-9BBB93AA89E7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8E29337D-BE0B-42D3-A439-9BBB93AA89E7.jpeg?fit=2000%2C1336&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8E29337D-BE0B-42D3-A439-9BBB93AA89E7-1500x1002.jpeg?resize=1180%2C788\" alt=\"Flower dandelion \" width=\"1180\" height=\"788\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-108498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8E29337D-BE0B-42D3-A439-9BBB93AA89E7.jpeg?resize=1500%2C1002&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8E29337D-BE0B-42D3-A439-9BBB93AA89E7.jpeg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8E29337D-BE0B-42D3-A439-9BBB93AA89E7.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1336&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8E29337D-BE0B-42D3-A439-9BBB93AA89E7.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8E29337D-BE0B-42D3-A439-9BBB93AA89E7.jpeg?resize=830%2C555&amp;ssl=1 830w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8E29337D-BE0B-42D3-A439-9BBB93AA89E7.jpeg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8E29337D-BE0B-42D3-A439-9BBB93AA89E7.jpeg?w=3540&amp;ssl=1 3540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If so, what kind of photos would you shoot, who would you share your photos with, and how could you share your photos? And what ultimate meaning does photography give you?<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"108449\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/08\/los-angeles-suburb-street-photography-2018\/6ef7a021-47f5-4a3b-af8f-68d585575a7f\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6EF7A021-47F5-4A3B-AF8F-68D585575A7F.jpeg?fit=3712%2C2480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3712,2480\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.4&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DC-G9&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1526425136&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"6EF7A021-47F5-4A3B-AF8F-68D585575A7F\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6EF7A021-47F5-4A3B-AF8F-68D585575A7F.jpeg?fit=2000%2C1336&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6EF7A021-47F5-4A3B-AF8F-68D585575A7F-1500x1002.jpeg?resize=1180%2C788\" alt=\"Cindy home \" width=\"1180\" height=\"788\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-108449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6EF7A021-47F5-4A3B-AF8F-68D585575A7F.jpeg?resize=1500%2C1002&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6EF7A021-47F5-4A3B-AF8F-68D585575A7F.jpeg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6EF7A021-47F5-4A3B-AF8F-68D585575A7F.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1336&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6EF7A021-47F5-4A3B-AF8F-68D585575A7F.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6EF7A021-47F5-4A3B-AF8F-68D585575A7F.jpeg?resize=830%2C555&amp;ssl=1 830w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6EF7A021-47F5-4A3B-AF8F-68D585575A7F.jpeg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6EF7A021-47F5-4A3B-AF8F-68D585575A7F.jpeg?w=3540&amp;ssl=1 3540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For myself, I consider myself 90 years on my deathbed, and looking at the last few decades of my photography career. I want to fulfill myself with my photos, because (spoiler alert) we are all going to die! Knowing we are going to die, how can we focus to make photos which are meaningful to us?<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"108337\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/08\/tokyo-street-photography-2018\/f4d857f9-1d09-43da-9559-76bac9002da2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/F4D857F9-1D09-43DA-9559-76BAC9002DA2.jpeg?fit=3712%2C2480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3712,2480\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DC-G9&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1525604223&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"F4D857F9-1D09-43DA-9559-76BAC9002DA2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/F4D857F9-1D09-43DA-9559-76BAC9002DA2.jpeg?fit=2000%2C1336&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/F4D857F9-1D09-43DA-9559-76BAC9002DA2-1500x1002.jpeg?resize=1180%2C788\" alt=\"Chains Tokyo \" width=\"1180\" height=\"788\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-108337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/F4D857F9-1D09-43DA-9559-76BAC9002DA2.jpeg?resize=1500%2C1002&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/F4D857F9-1D09-43DA-9559-76BAC9002DA2.jpeg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/F4D857F9-1D09-43DA-9559-76BAC9002DA2.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1336&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/F4D857F9-1D09-43DA-9559-76BAC9002DA2.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/F4D857F9-1D09-43DA-9559-76BAC9002DA2.jpeg?resize=830%2C555&amp;ssl=1 830w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/F4D857F9-1D09-43DA-9559-76BAC9002DA2.jpeg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/F4D857F9-1D09-43DA-9559-76BAC9002DA2.jpeg?w=3540&amp;ssl=1 3540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I studied sociology in school, and I make photos to give social critique and commentary on society. I find street photography as &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/12\/visual-sociology\/\">visual sociology<\/a>&#8216; &#8212; I can use photography to understand others, and better understand myself!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"108256\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/08\/tokyo-street-photography-2018\/ca0942a6-dcc0-494f-afc0-b74129ed09d0\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/CA0942A6-DCC0-494F-AFC0-B74129ED09D0.jpeg?fit=4928%2C3264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4928,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR II&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1525196639&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;ERIC KIM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CA0942A6-DCC0-494F-AFC0-B74129ED09D0\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/CA0942A6-DCC0-494F-AFC0-B74129ED09D0.jpeg?fit=2000%2C1325&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/CA0942A6-DCC0-494F-AFC0-B74129ED09D0-1500x994.jpeg?resize=1180%2C782\" alt=\"Layers Tokyo Street photography \" width=\"1180\" height=\"782\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-108256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/CA0942A6-DCC0-494F-AFC0-B74129ED09D0.jpeg?resize=1500%2C994&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/CA0942A6-DCC0-494F-AFC0-B74129ED09D0.jpeg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/CA0942A6-DCC0-494F-AFC0-B74129ED09D0.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1325&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/CA0942A6-DCC0-494F-AFC0-B74129ED09D0.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/CA0942A6-DCC0-494F-AFC0-B74129ED09D0.jpeg?resize=830%2C550&amp;ssl=1 830w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/CA0942A6-DCC0-494F-AFC0-B74129ED09D0.jpeg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/CA0942A6-DCC0-494F-AFC0-B74129ED09D0.jpeg?w=3540&amp;ssl=1 3540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I like to photograph my loved ones, because it reminds me that they&#8217;re going to die and I&#8217;m going to die. I want to be grateful of my life while im still living. So photography is a meditation on life and death. When you&#8217;re alive, show your gratitude to being alive! Make photos which spark joy in your heart, and share photos that can also spark joy into the heart of others!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"108282\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/08\/tokyo-street-photography-2018\/d63de26b-4db4-47ec-ac3a-1e1aff360b7f\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/D63DE26B-4DB4-47EC-AC3A-1E1AFF360B7F.jpeg?fit=4928%2C3264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4928,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR II&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1525335937&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;ERIC KIM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"D63DE26B-4DB4-47EC-AC3A-1E1AFF360B7F\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/D63DE26B-4DB4-47EC-AC3A-1E1AFF360B7F.jpeg?fit=2000%2C1325&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/D63DE26B-4DB4-47EC-AC3A-1E1AFF360B7F-1500x994.jpeg?resize=1180%2C782\" alt=\"Man bowing Tokyo \" width=\"1180\" height=\"782\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-108282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/D63DE26B-4DB4-47EC-AC3A-1E1AFF360B7F.jpeg?resize=1500%2C994&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/D63DE26B-4DB4-47EC-AC3A-1E1AFF360B7F.jpeg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/D63DE26B-4DB4-47EC-AC3A-1E1AFF360B7F.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1325&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/D63DE26B-4DB4-47EC-AC3A-1E1AFF360B7F.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/D63DE26B-4DB4-47EC-AC3A-1E1AFF360B7F.jpeg?resize=830%2C550&amp;ssl=1 830w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/D63DE26B-4DB4-47EC-AC3A-1E1AFF360B7F.jpeg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/D63DE26B-4DB4-47EC-AC3A-1E1AFF360B7F.jpeg?w=3540&amp;ssl=1 3540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also, photography is a meditation on death. Eventually you&#8217;re going to die, and the people you photograph will also die.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"108451\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/08\/los-angeles-suburb-street-photography-2018\/bdca19a3-bfe6-49c3-b499-6eb5fb97f22e\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BDCA19A3-BFE6-49C3-B499-6EB5FB97F22E.jpeg?fit=3840%2C2160&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3840,2160\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.4&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DC-G9&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1526427959&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BDCA19A3-BFE6-49C3-B499-6EB5FB97F22E\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BDCA19A3-BFE6-49C3-B499-6EB5FB97F22E.jpeg?fit=2000%2C1125&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BDCA19A3-BFE6-49C3-B499-6EB5FB97F22E-1500x844.jpeg?resize=1180%2C664\" alt=\"\" width=\"1180\" height=\"664\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-108451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BDCA19A3-BFE6-49C3-B499-6EB5FB97F22E.jpeg?resize=1500%2C844&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BDCA19A3-BFE6-49C3-B499-6EB5FB97F22E.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BDCA19A3-BFE6-49C3-B499-6EB5FB97F22E.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1125&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BDCA19A3-BFE6-49C3-B499-6EB5FB97F22E.jpeg?resize=830%2C467&amp;ssl=1 830w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BDCA19A3-BFE6-49C3-B499-6EB5FB97F22E.jpeg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BDCA19A3-BFE6-49C3-B499-6EB5FB97F22E.jpeg?w=3540&amp;ssl=1 3540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Use photography as a tool to impress yourself; not others. Let us be like children, to have fun and joy in photography!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"108499\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/08\/los-angeles-suburb-street-photography-2018\/f7e3841e-6bb7-4839-a48a-6491e4a4907e\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/F7E3841E-6BB7-4839-A48A-6491E4A4907E.jpeg?fit=2213%2C1668&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2213,1668\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"F7E3841E-6BB7-4839-A48A-6491E4A4907E\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/F7E3841E-6BB7-4839-A48A-6491E4A4907E.jpeg?fit=2000%2C1507&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/F7E3841E-6BB7-4839-A48A-6491E4A4907E-1500x1131.jpeg?resize=1180%2C890\" alt=\"\" width=\"1180\" height=\"890\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-108499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/F7E3841E-6BB7-4839-A48A-6491E4A4907E.jpeg?resize=1500%2C1131&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/F7E3841E-6BB7-4839-A48A-6491E4A4907E.jpeg?resize=768%2C579&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/F7E3841E-6BB7-4839-A48A-6491E4A4907E.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1507&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/F7E3841E-6BB7-4839-A48A-6491E4A4907E.jpeg?resize=830%2C626&amp;ssl=1 830w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ERIC<\/p>\n<p>Learn more: <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/product\/photolosophy\/\">Photolosophy Course ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lecture #1 for PHOTOLOSOPHY: what is photolosophy and why is it important?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":108498,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_ek_photo_artist_note":"","_ek_photo_thesis":"","_ek_photo_camera":"","_ek_photo_place":"","_ek_photo_human_moment":"","_ek_photo_sequence":"","_ek_photo_question":"","_ek_photo_canonical_claim":"","_ek_photo_ai_summary":"","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-posts"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8E29337D-BE0B-42D3-A439-9BBB93AA89E7.jpeg?fit=3712%2C2480&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108524"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108583,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108524\/revisions\/108583"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}