{"id":137083,"date":"2019-04-02T05:31:20","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T12:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=137083"},"modified":"2019-04-02T05:35:38","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T12:35:38","slug":"can-you-enjoy-something-without-owning-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/02\/can-you-enjoy-something-without-owning-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Enjoy Something Without Owning It?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Make more, own less. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

This is my recent epiphany:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can enjoy things without owning them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Better yet \u00e2\u20ac\u201d you often enjoy things MORE by not<\/em> owning them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me explain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For example, can you enjoy modern art at a museum without owning it? Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For myself I made the realization that more things are better to admire for their visual sculpture and aesthetics, without the desire to own it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, I enjoy the beautiful vista of a forest from a mountain top without desiring to own it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can enjoy the innovation and design of Tesla cars and Elon Musk\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s vision without having to purchase the car myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fancy cameras<\/h2>\n

I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve probably shot with all of the fancy cameras out there, and to be honest \u00e2\u20ac\u201d I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t really feel the strong desire to own any of them. Why?<\/p>\n

1. More stuff, more problems. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like owning stuff \u00e2\u20ac\u201d too much stress of chargers, organization, and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153paralysis by analysis\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in photography (if you own too many cameras, you never know which camera to shoot with, thus \u00e2\u20ac\u201d you end up not shooting any, or the problem with over-packing).
2. No matter how good your camera or tool is, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll tire and bore of it. Thus it seems the optimal solution is to not own any expensive cameras, and also realizing that even the best new cameras will quickly get outdated.
3. I am more interested in testing out new cameras and philosophizing about technology\u00e2\u20ac\u201d then \u00e2\u20ac\u0153onto the next one\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Why photography is fun <\/h2>\n

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Perhaps photography is fun because we can photograph and visually \u00e2\u20ac\u0153own\u00e2\u20ac\u009d it without having to purchase it.<\/p>\n

When you photograph something, you \u00e2\u20ac\u0153own\u00e2\u20ac\u009d the image. You store the photons in an SD card, then you can observe and admire the images later.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Make more, own less.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Perhaps this is the takeaway point:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strive to shoot more and own less. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I love making, creating, and building. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t really like \u00e2\u20ac\u0153owning\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00e2\u20ac\u201d too much stress and maintenance involved. I like borrowing, renting, and leasing. Perhaps there can be more of these flexible and adaptable forms of usage\/\u00e2\u20ac\u0153shared ownership\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Also perhaps recognize that by photographing something, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re sort of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153owning\u00e2\u20ac\u009d or \u00e2\u20ac\u0153capturing\u00e2\u20ac\u009d it for yourself. Perhaps the sense of visual ownership is more interesting and desirable, than to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153own\u00e2\u20ac\u009d the physical thing indefinitely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More turbo thoughts to come!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ERIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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