{"id":39781,"date":"2017-02-20T18:00:25","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T02:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=39781"},"modified":"2017-02-20T02:50:58","modified_gmt":"2017-02-20T10:50:58","slug":"create-against-the-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/20\/create-against-the-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Create Against the Past"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"eric<\/p>\n

I have a problem, I am easily envious of my contemporary peers.<\/p>\n

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1. My envy<\/h2>\n

\"eric<\/p>\n

Everywhere I look, there is someone more successful than me. Someone with more likes on Instagram, someone with more exhibitions, someone with more books, more cameras, and more success.<\/p>\n

What has helped me fend off this envy is taking a break from social media. Not looking at the work of others, and focusing on my own work.<\/p>\n

2. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not envious of dead photographers<\/h2>\n

\"St.<\/p>\n

Yet, I still want to gain inspiration from the past, and from other artists.<\/p>\n

How can I find inspiration, yet not be envious?<\/p>\n

I think I found a solution that works for me: compete against (dead) photographers and artists from the past\u00e2\u20ac\u201d not against any contemporary photographers or artists<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Some inspirations:<\/p>\n