{"id":65184,"date":"2017-09-05T06:31:43","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T13:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=65184"},"modified":"2017-09-05T06:33:25","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T13:33:25","slug":"why-i-make-pictures-of-cindy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/05\/why-i-make-pictures-of-cindy\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Make Pictures of Cindy"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Cindy
Cindy with spoon and matcha tea. Uji, Kyoto 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If there is one thing I want to be remembered for after I die it is this: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Here lies Eric, who showed through his pictures, that we should always love and be appreciative of our loved ones, and always feel gratitude for the blessing of life.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

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\"Cindy
Kyoto, 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m very grateful to have Cindy in my life. She empowers me. She encourages me to make more art, she pushes me to consider myself as an artist, not just a photographer, and she is my dancing partner in life… rejoicing the joy of living, and this blessing it is to be alive.<\/p>\n

\"Cindy
Cindy working on her translation work. Kyoto, 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I often feel pettiness, anger, and frustration with her… over stupid small shit. It is a mistake of me, because I get annoyed from small things.<\/p>\n

But in making pictures of Cindy, studying philosophy<\/a>, and remembering MEMENTO MORI<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u201d I ask myself,<\/p>\n

\n Why am I so angry over this petty shit? Cindy (or I) can die at any moment. Why even waste a minute feeling spite, anger, or resentment towards her? I should just be more loving, compassionate, and hard… to let the small things slide off my back.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Empower your loved ones and family<\/h2>\n
\"My
My mom at my apartment in Berkeley. 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is a general thing about life\u00e2\u20ac\u201d we often get so angry over the stupid and small shit, that we forget what a blessing it is to be alive, and how grateful we should be to have our loved ones.<\/p>\n

\"eric<\/p>\n

My grandfather died<\/a>, and my mom had regrets, in terms of what she wanted to tell him, or do for him. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m making sure NOT to have any regrets with my mom. I always treat her with love, compassion, and try to empower her. Why? She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sacrificed so much for me<\/a>, and deserves to live life to the fullest. Cindy and I fund her epic backpacking trips through the world (her epic backpacking trips through Sweden, Switzerland, Nepal, etc). I know she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s gonna die before I do, so why ever feel anger towards my mom?<\/p>\n

\"My
My mom at her childhood home. Bottom, same spot 2 years later with Cindy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"eric
My mom and me, when I was a kid.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"eric
Me and my mom, were both gonna look like this one day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Also, going back to Cindy\u00e2\u20ac\u201d why should I ever put her down? I should encourage her to also keep making art. When I empower her, she also empowers me. So in a selfish way, it also helps me. But if helps her. And her being empowered as an artist helps empower others, and the rest of society.<\/p>\n