{"id":490168,"date":"2023-03-29T19:08:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T23:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=490168"},"modified":"2023-03-29T19:08:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T23:08:58","slug":"the-best-type-of-curiosity-is-desiring-to-understand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/29\/the-best-type-of-curiosity-is-desiring-to-understand\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Type of Curiosity Is Desiring to *Understand*"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For me, trying to discover what makes a great photo or composition:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"894\" height=\"1280\" data-attachment-id=\"490170\" 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