{"id":124727,"date":"2019-01-07T13:30:52","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T21:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=124727"},"modified":"2019-01-10T16:29:40","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T00:29:40","slug":"the-purpose-of-photography-isnt-to-become-a-better-photographer-the-purpose-of-photography-is-to-live-a-happier-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/07\/the-purpose-of-photography-isnt-to-become-a-better-photographer-the-purpose-of-photography-is-to-live-a-happier-life\/","title":{"rendered":"The purpose of photography isn&#8217;t to become a &#8216;better&#8217; photographer. The purpose of photography is to live a happier life!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is photography improving your life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Originally sent on <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/newsletter\/\">ERIC KIM NEWSLETTER<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Purpose of Photography Isn&#039;t to Become a Better Photographer but to Improve Your Life\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TbgshVcz-p0?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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remember the purpose of photography isn&#8217;t to become a &#8216;better&#8217; photographer. 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