{"id":178524,"date":"2019-10-10T16:01:20","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T23:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=178524"},"modified":"2019-10-10T18:22:36","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T01:22:36","slug":"dont-seek-to-be-understood-in-your-photography-or-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/10\/dont-seek-to-be-understood-in-your-photography-or-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t seek to be understood in your photography or life"},"content":{"rendered":"\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=\"Don\u2019t seek to be understood in photography, entrepreneurship, or life\" width=\"1180\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/shB6ac0WmKw?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\"><em>Listen on <a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/erickim\/episodes\/Dont-seek-to-be-understood-in-your-photography-or-life-e6fmlc\">ERIC KIM PODCAST<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A thought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Many of us suffer distress because we feel like we&#8217;re &#8220;misunderstood&#8221; in our photography, art, or life. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But what if we should strive for the opposite; to strive to NOT be understood. Perhaps this is what makes us more enigmatic, interesting, and helps us succeed in life? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6 million ways to be interpreted, choose none. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"782\" data-attachment-id=\"178471\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/eric-kim-hanoi-vui-red-2000x1325-1-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/eric-kim-hanoi-vui-red-2000x1325-1.jpg?fit=1800%2C1193&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1193\" 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=\"eric-kim-hanoi-vui-red-2000&amp;#215;1325-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/eric-kim-hanoi-vui-red-2000x1325-1.jpg?fit=1800%2C1193&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/eric-kim-hanoi-vui-red-2000x1325-1.jpg?resize=1180%2C782&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/eric-kim-hanoi-vui-red-2000x1325-1.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/eric-kim-hanoi-vui-red-2000x1325-1.jpg?resize=1000%2C663&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/eric-kim-hanoi-vui-red-2000x1325-1.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/eric-kim-hanoi-vui-red-2000x1325-1.jpg?resize=920%2C610&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you become understandable or decipherable you become boring. This is why celebrities fascinate us so much; they seem so different from us &#8220;normal people&#8221;. This is why Elon Musk is so fascinating to us: he seems unhuman in terms of how much he can do, his intelligence, and his hyper human ambitions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make un-decipherable photos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"786\" data-attachment-id=\"178452\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/52c27aa8-4dd2-4dde-b08f-0a958b0a9064\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/52C27AA8-4DD2-4DDE-B08F-0A958B0A9064.gif?fit=6000%2C4000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" 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=\"52C27AA8-4DD2-4DDE-B08F-0A958B0A9064\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/52C27AA8-4DD2-4DDE-B08F-0A958B0A9064.gif?fit=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/52C27AA8-4DD2-4DDE-B08F-0A958B0A9064.gif?resize=1180%2C786&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/52C27AA8-4DD2-4DDE-B08F-0A958B0A9064.gif?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/52C27AA8-4DD2-4DDE-B08F-0A958B0A9064.gif?resize=1000%2C667&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/52C27AA8-4DD2-4DDE-B08F-0A958B0A9064.gif?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/52C27AA8-4DD2-4DDE-B08F-0A958B0A9064.gif?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/52C27AA8-4DD2-4DDE-B08F-0A958B0A9064.gif?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/52C27AA8-4DD2-4DDE-B08F-0A958B0A9064.gif?w=3540&amp;ssl=1 3540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don&#8217;t make photos which are easily understood. The more unknown and difficult to understand, the better!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Infinite ways to interpret<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"885\" data-attachment-id=\"178362\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/23a88774-2c76-470c-afab-e67145b2b4db\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/23A88774-2C76-470C-AFAB-E67145B2B4DB.jpg?fit=1280%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,960\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"23A88774-2C76-470C-AFAB-E67145B2B4DB\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/23A88774-2C76-470C-AFAB-E67145B2B4DB.jpg?fit=1280%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/23A88774-2C76-470C-AFAB-E67145B2B4DB.jpg?resize=1180%2C885&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/23A88774-2C76-470C-AFAB-E67145B2B4DB.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/23A88774-2C76-470C-AFAB-E67145B2B4DB.jpg?resize=1000%2C750&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/23A88774-2C76-470C-AFAB-E67145B2B4DB.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/23A88774-2C76-470C-AFAB-E67145B2B4DB.jpg?resize=920%2C690&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Basic ideas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Make more dark, mysterious images <\/li><li>Strive for clarity when you communicate, but realize the way people interpret you is always out of your control.<\/li><li>Don&#8217;t feel distress when others misinterpret you. How do you even know you can properly interpret yourself, your own motives, and your own morals\/ethics?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"786\" data-attachment-id=\"178437\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/58cb751c-abb0-48d0-8bf7-2761857d2d43\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/58CB751C-ABB0-48D0-8BF7-2761857D2D43.gif?fit=6000%2C4000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" 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=\"58CB751C-ABB0-48D0-8BF7-2761857D2D43\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/58CB751C-ABB0-48D0-8BF7-2761857D2D43.gif?fit=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/58CB751C-ABB0-48D0-8BF7-2761857D2D43.gif?resize=1180%2C786&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ear\" class=\"wp-image-178437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/58CB751C-ABB0-48D0-8BF7-2761857D2D43.gif?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/58CB751C-ABB0-48D0-8BF7-2761857D2D43.gif?resize=1000%2C667&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/58CB751C-ABB0-48D0-8BF7-2761857D2D43.gif?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/58CB751C-ABB0-48D0-8BF7-2761857D2D43.gif?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/58CB751C-ABB0-48D0-8BF7-2761857D2D43.gif?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/58CB751C-ABB0-48D0-8BF7-2761857D2D43.gif?w=3540&amp;ssl=1 3540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speak your truth <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t censor yourself and simply speak your own personal truth. This is the root of all courage, valor, and great deeds!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ERIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen on ERIC KIM PODCAST A thought: Many of us suffer distress because we feel like we&#8217;re &#8220;misunderstood&#8221; in our photography, art, or life. 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