{"id":39583,"date":"2017-03-23T12:03:08","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T19:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=39583"},"modified":"2017-02-18T21:04:39","modified_gmt":"2017-02-19T05:04:39","slug":"living-a-good-life-is-more-important-than-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/23\/living-a-good-life-is-more-important-than-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"Living a Good Life is More Important Than Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"
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My Mom \/ Hanoi, 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was reading Horace\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s advice to his friend on poetry, and he said that we should focus on knowing how to order our lives correctly, instead of being overly-obsessed with how to order our verses.<\/p>\n

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We can apply this in many ways.<\/p>\n

For example, let us not get too obsessed about photography. The point of photography isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t to make good photos, or to be a good photographer. The point of photography is to live a good life.<\/p>\n

I once heard that to become a better photographer, live a happier and better life. Then our photos will naturally improve.<\/p>\n

Live a better life<\/h2>\n

I think for me, I endeavor to become a better human being, not a better photographer.<\/p>\n

For me, photography helps me break out of my shell and cocoon. I strive to make connections through my photography with strangers I meet in the streets, through the workshops I teach, and through these words I share on this blog.<\/p>\n

So don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t worry whether your photos are any good or not. Just ask yourself: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Am I living a happy, uplifted, and spirited life or not?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Make your photography a tool to empower yourself in life. To appreciate the beauty in everyday life. To treat each day like it were your last, and to suck the marrow out of life.<\/p>\n

Always,
\nEric<\/p>\n

Learn more: Photography Philosophy ><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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