{"id":56276,"date":"2017-07-11T00:18:17","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T07:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=56276"},"modified":"2020-03-27T15:10:37","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T22:10:37","slug":"zen-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/11\/zen-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"ZEN ZONE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"55868\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/15\/kyoto-zen-photography-workshop-2017\/img_1885\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_1885.jpg?fit=2000%2C1325&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1325\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Eric Kim swan red\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_1885.jpg?fit=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-55868\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_1885-800x530.jpg?resize=800%2C530\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_1885.jpg?resize=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_1885.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_1885.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ZEN ZONE,<br \/>\nAll I see is <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/monochrome\/\">monochrome<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>ZEN ZONE,<br \/>\nI haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t shot everything yet,<br \/>\nShoot to reveal life\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mystery; make it shown.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>ZEN ZONE,<br \/>\nI shoot to win<\/p>\n<p>ZEN ZONE,<br \/>\nI only shoot like ERIC KIM.<\/p>\n<p>ZEN ZONE,<br \/>\nDon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t buy the Benz,<br \/>\nUse that money and <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/14\/10-lessons-ive-learned-after-traveling-for-10-years\/\">travel<\/a> to your heart\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s whim.<\/p>\n<p>ZEN ZONE,<br \/>\nShoot alone<\/p>\n<p>ZEN ZONE,<br \/>\nReflect your <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/14\/can-you-see-your-soul-in-your-photos\/\">soul<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mirror<br \/>\nShiny chrome.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/zen\/\">ZEN PHOTOGRAPHY<\/a><\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_55855\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55855\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"55855\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/08\/in-praise-of-tracing\/img_1875\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_1875.jpg?fit=2000%2C1324&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1324\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1499008056&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;ERIC KIM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Eric Kim street photography saigon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Saigon, 2017&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_1875.jpg?fit=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-55855\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_1875-800x530.jpg?resize=800%2C530\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_1875.jpg?resize=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_1875.jpg?resize=768%2C508&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_1875.jpg?resize=180%2C119&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_1875.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-55855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saigon, 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Less is better:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/13\/zen-photography\/\">Zen Photography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/15\/walking-meditation-in-street-photography\/\">Walking Meditation in Street Photography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/zen-street-photographer\/\">How to Be a Zen Street Photographer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/the-less-you-have-the-more-you-have\/\">The Less You Have, the More You Have<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/prune-excess\/\">Prune Excess<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/prune-in-order-to-grow\/\">Prune in Order to Grow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/10\/free-e-book-zen-in-the-art-of-street-photography\/\">Zen in the Art of Street Photography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/\">The 7 Aesthetics of Zen Art For Photographers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/07\/15-lessons-taoism-taught-street-photography\/\">15 (More) Lessons Taoism Has Taught Me About Street Photography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/27\/how-to-find-tranquility-in-your-photography\/\">How to Find Tranquility in Your Photography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/09\/how-to-find-zen-in-street-photography\/\">How to Find Zen in Street Photography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/06\/why-less-is-more-in-street-photography-and-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why Less is More in Street Photography (and Life)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/19\/3-reasons-why-you-should-shoot-with-one-camera-and-one-lens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why You Should Shoot with One Camera and One Lens<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/06\/5-essentialist-tips-in-street-photography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">5 Essentialist Tips in Street Photography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/19\/10-principles-of-good-street-photography-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10 Principles of Good Street Photography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/09\/deep-focus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deep Focus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/05\/follow-your-intuition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Follow Your Intuition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/07\/notice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Notice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/28\/listen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Listen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/downgrade\/\">Downgrade<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/17\/less-but-better\/\">Less, But Better<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/emptiness\/\">Seek Emptiness<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wonderment-awe\/\">Wonderment &amp; Awe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/timeless\/\">Timeless<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/philosophy\/\"><strong>Philosophy &gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ZEN ZONE, All I see is monochrome. ZEN ZONE, I haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t shot everything yet, Shoot to reveal life\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mystery; make it shown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55868,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_ek_photo_artist_note":"","_ek_photo_thesis":"","_ek_photo_camera":"","_ek_photo_place":"","_ek_photo_human_moment":"","_ek_photo_sequence":"","_ek_photo_question":"","_ek_photo_canonical_claim":"","_ek_photo_ai_summary":"","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-posts"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_1885.jpg?fit=2000%2C1325&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56276"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":219063,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56276\/revisions\/219063"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}