{"id":54900,"date":"2017-07-03T20:44:19","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T03:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=54900"},"modified":"2017-07-03T20:44:19","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T03:44:19","slug":"street-samurai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/03\/street-samurai\/","title":{"rendered":"STREET SAMURAI"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kyoto, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A poem inspired by my upcoming KYOTO ZEN PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIENCE<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

YOU ARE A STREET SAMURAI, and your camera is your sword.<\/p>\n

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Slice through the bullshit and strife of everyday life,
\nSoar to the heavens, golden kite.<\/p>\n

Smite the haters with your handle
\nStay strong on your photo mantle.<\/p>\n

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Kyoto, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You are not the same as others,
\nYou shoot the streets like a child, full of excitement and wonder.<\/p>\n

I wonder, why do you make photos?
\nWell for me, I know there is a lot to visually know though,
\nMy life is short. Life moves fast.
\nI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m going to keep downloading images to my mind,
\nLike Ulysses, I tie myself to the mast.<\/p>\n

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Kyoto, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t very smart in school,
\nAnd I was seen as a fool.
\nBut when I got a camera, it was my new creative tool.
\nWhatever I found was cool,
\nI just shot it,
\nAnd to make better photos
\nI just subtracted what I lacked.<\/p>\n

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Tokyo, 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To me, street photography zen is black and white,
\nIt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just my personal Zeitgeist, you gotta follow yours.<\/p>\n

Avoid tours, follow your own path,
\nHave fun on the streets, have a blast.<\/p>\n

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Kyoto, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Street photography samurai Bushido Blade,
\nWhatever self-doubts you have,
\nKnow they have been slayed.<\/p>\n

BE STRONG,
\nERIC<\/p>\n

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ERIC KIM EXPERIENCE<\/a><\/h2>\n

\"eric<\/p>\n

Conquer your fears and meet new peers:<\/p>\n