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London, 2012 #suits<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n First of all, the benefit of looking at your old photos:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Appreciation and gratitude for how far you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve come in your photography. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
I believe a life in which you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t feel appreciation or gratitude isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A life we cannot remember isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t a meaningful life.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Old photos you still very like<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Amsterdam, 2012 #suits<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Generally speaking, the older our photos (and still like) are our best photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For example, if I really like this photo I shot 7 years ago, it is still probably a very good photo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But if I shot a photo a month ago which I really like, it isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t certain it is a good photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We need to let our photos sit and marinate for long periods in order to truly know how good they are. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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London, 2011 #suits<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Time revels all things <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Stockholm, 2012 #suits<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n When I look at my old photos, I love them. Why? I love my na\u00c3\u00afvet\u00c3\u00a9 and childlike approach to shooting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The goal? Authenticity, directness, and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153truthiness\u00e2\u20ac\u009d(genuineness) in your approach to photography. To truly shoot what you care for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Kids with guns. Downtown LA, 2011<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Longevity <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve finished looking through practically all of Robert Capa<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s photos, and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m impressed. His longevity\u00e2\u20ac\u201d even though he shot nearly 80 years ago\u00e2\u20ac\u201d his photos still resonate with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why? The focus on humans and humanity. His closeness and directness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In some ways Capa was the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153yang\u00e2\u20ac\u009dto the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153yin<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u009dof Henri Cartier-Bresson<\/a>. Capa as the irrational, bold, emotional and direct one. Bresson as the shy, introverted, and surreal photographer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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FRANCE. Chartres. August, 1944. Listening to General De Gaulle’s speech after the liberation of the city.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/492D1C23-C515-4708-A426-496390FAE675.jpeg?resize=1180%2C1558&ssl=1\")
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Ha\u00c3\u00affa. 1949.\nLes immigrants arrivent par milliers, de Tunisie, Turquie et de toute l’Europe de l’Est.\nThe arrival of thousands of immigrants from Eastern Europe, Turkey and Tunisia, in the port of Haifa<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/581AD14B-5859-4D60-8585-630CFA26F90A.jpeg?resize=1180%2C1294&ssl=1\")
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FRANCE. Ile-de-France region. Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris. Workers at the Renault car factory during a sit-in strike. May-June 1936<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AE7F642C-627C-4378-8C3D-7CC142C13A44.jpeg?w=1180&ssl=1\")
FRANCE. Off the coast of Normandy. June 6th, 1944. American troops transfer from troop ships to landing craft before assaulting Omaha Beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AC5C1E31-CDA6-4116-9E1F-5BAB9122D054.jpeg?resize=1180%2C1573&ssl=1\")
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GERMANY. Saarland. September 1934.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1FDD6D89-55F3-4319-B052-98E4F32A25EC.jpeg?resize=1180%2C1764&ssl=1\")
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CHINA. May\/June, 1938. Xian and the surrounding area.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/C5664D3A-862A-4B0C-BF3D-E0873B9563C0.jpeg?resize=1180%2C1599&ssl=1\")
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ICP 884\nOn the road from Namdinh to Thaibinh. May 25th, 1954. French soldiers.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/45291FE9-3DF3-4FD4-8DFA-6CB9C68ADC75.jpeg?resize=1180%2C939&ssl=1\")
<\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nGreat photos will last for decades, even centuries. If we think of ourselves and our photography 300 years from now<\/a>, we are more likely to make photos and art which lasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Never stop editing and distilling your photos <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Your photos are like a fine whiskey, or a good jar of Kimchi. Generally the longer we let our photos sit, marinate, and ferment, the better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nPhotos you once thought were great might no longer resonate with you. But photos you once thought were \u00e2\u20ac\u0153meh\u00e2\u20ac\u009dor mediocre might speak to you greatly now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nLesson:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Play the long game.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
ERIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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