{"id":221611,"date":"2020-04-06T05:15:31","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T12:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=221611"},"modified":"2020-04-06T05:21:59","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T12:21:59","slug":"dont-sit-on-the-sidelines-as-history-is-being-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/06\/dont-sit-on-the-sidelines-as-history-is-being-made\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Sit on the Sidelines as History is Being Made!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">History is currently in the making, and <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/03\/living-through-history\/\">we are currently living <em>THROUGH<\/em> history<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So the question\u00e2\u20ac\u201d as all of this is happening, do you decide to stay home or sit on the sidelines as history is being made, or become part of history, or make history yourself?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='1180' height='664' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/IwzTzikJ?autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/05\/nonfuture-film-by-cindy-nguyen\/\">NONFUTURE by CINDY NGUYEN<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, Cindy just put out a film called <em><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/05\/nonfuture-film-by-cindy-nguyen\/\">NONFUTURE<\/a><\/em>. Essentially it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s her meditations on time during this period of chaos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"738\" data-attachment-id=\"221374\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/nonfuture-cindy-film-screenshots-00014-resized\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nonfuture-cindy-film-screenshots-00014-resized-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1600\" 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=\"nonfuture cindy film screenshots 00014-resized\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;NONFUTURE FILM STILL&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nonfuture-cindy-film-screenshots-00014-resized-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nonfuture-cindy-film-screenshots-00014-resized-scaled.jpg?resize=1180%2C738&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"NONFUTURE film still \" class=\"wp-image-221374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nonfuture-cindy-film-screenshots-00014-resized-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nonfuture-cindy-film-screenshots-00014-resized-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C480&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nonfuture-cindy-film-screenshots-00014-resized-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C960&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nonfuture-cindy-film-screenshots-00014-resized-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1280&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nonfuture-cindy-film-screenshots-00014-resized-scaled.jpg?resize=720%2C450&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nonfuture-cindy-film-screenshots-00014-resized-scaled.jpg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/05\/nonfuture-film-by-cindy-nguyen\/\">NONFUTURE<\/a> FILM STILL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are currently in a <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/30\/were-at-war\/\">war<\/a>. And while we cannot directly kill, attack, and fight the foe head-on, we can fight back by creating art!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"434\" height=\"272\" data-attachment-id=\"221399\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/nonfuture-cindy-gif-15\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nonfuture-cindy-gif-15.gif?fit=434%2C272&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"434,272\" 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;}\" 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