{"id":670168,"date":"2026-09-29T15:59:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=670168"},"modified":"2026-09-29T16:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T20:00:06","slug":"eric-kim-new-orleans-street-photo-experience-jan-9-10-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/29\/eric-kim-new-orleans-street-photo-experience-jan-9-10-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"ERIC KIM NEW ORLEANS STREET PHOTO EXPERIENCE (Jan 9-10, 2027)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ERIC KIM NEW ORLEANS STREET PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>JANUARY 9\u201310, 2027<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TWO DAYS.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SEVEN PHOTOGRAPHERS.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ONE OF THE MOST PHOTOGENIC CITIES ON EARTH.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is not simply another photography workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is not a classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is not a photo walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is not tourism with cameras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THIS IS A STREET PHOTOGRAPHY EXPEDITION.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A full immersion into one of the strangest, richest, most visually intoxicating cities in America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For two days, we will throw ourselves directly into the streets of <strong>NEW ORLEANS<\/strong>\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">into the crowds,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the architecture,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the characters,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the shadows,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the music,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the mystery,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the decay,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the elegance,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the celebration,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the madness,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And we will photograph it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LIMITED TO ONLY 7 HEROIC INDIVIDUALS.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Normal price: $2,500 USD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EARLY BIRD: $999 USD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Early-bird deadline: December 9, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After December 9, admission returns to <strong>$2,500 USD<\/strong>, assuming any spaces remain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>REGISTER NOW<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/ncp\/payment\/FBEKMPSDZDK74\">https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/ncp\/payment\/FBEKMPSDZDK74<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WHY NEW ORLEANS?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because there are cities you visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then there are cities that <strong>GET INSIDE YOU.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Orleans is different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The streets feel alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">History is visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Humanity spills onto the sidewalks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nothing feels completely polished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nothing feels completely predictable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You turn one corner and see elegance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another corner\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A brass band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A stranger dancing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ancient architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A face illuminated by impossible light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A procession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A quiet doorway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A surreal interaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A moment that exists for three seconds\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and then disappears forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THIS IS WHY WE PHOTOGRAPH.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Orleans rewards the photographer who walks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who wanders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who looks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who gets lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who follows curiosity instead of Google Maps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who notices the strange detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who approaches the interesting stranger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who sees life unfolding and has the courage to move toward it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a street photographer\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NEW ORLEANS IS A VISUAL FEAST.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THE CITY IS THE WORKSHOP.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forget fluorescent lights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forget sitting in a conference room watching PowerPoint slides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our classroom is the street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our teachers are strangers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our curriculum is reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our exercises are real encounters with real human beings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our material is light, movement, faces, gesture, architecture, coincidence and chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The city itself becomes the creative laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WE WILL LIVE INSIDE THE PHOTOGRAPH.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For two days, your mission is simple:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photograph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow your instinct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And keep moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME STREET PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Think about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There will never again be <strong>January 9\u201310, 2027 in New Orleans.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The people we encounter will never stand in exactly the same places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The light will never fall in precisely the same way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The crowds will be different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conversations will be different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The gestures will be different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The weather will be different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every photograph we make will be the record of something that existed\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ONCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then vanished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is the magic of street photography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You are not manufacturing reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You are hunting reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You are collecting fragments of existence before they disappear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And there may be no better city in America to experience this than New Orleans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NEW ORLEANS IS BUILT FOR STREET PHOTOGRAPHERS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Texture everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Characters everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">History everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Movement everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mystery everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The visual possibilities are almost ridiculous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can photograph:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">faces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">street performers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">reflections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">shadows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">signs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">crowds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">loneliness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">eccentricity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">elegance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">decay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">beauty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">absurdity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">human connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Orleans contains contradictions on almost every block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Old and new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sacred and profane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joy and melancholy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beauty and grit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stillness and movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Order and chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CONTRADICTION CREATES GREAT PHOTOGRAPHS.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is precisely what makes the city so visually powerful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THE GOAL IS NOT TO COME HOME WITH 10,000 PHOTOS.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal is to come home <strong>CHANGED.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More courageous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More curious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More decisive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More visually awake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More comfortable around strangers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More confident trusting your intuition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More willing to take risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More capable of turning an ordinary walk through any city into an adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The photographs are the evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THE REAL ARTWORK IS THE PHOTOGRAPHER YOU BECOME.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAY ONE \u2014 DESTROY HESITATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first enemy of street photography is hesitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You see the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You know it\u2019s interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">you freeze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You start calculating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Should I photograph this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Will they notice me?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Will somebody say something?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is the composition perfect?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Should I move closer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And suddenly\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THE MOMENT IS DEAD.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Day one is about breaking that hesitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You will learn to move faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Think less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trust yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shoot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Engage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Move forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will work directly on courage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not theoretical courage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PHYSICAL COURAGE IN THE STREET.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The courage to raise the camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The courage to get closer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The courage to make eye contact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The courage to speak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The courage to risk rejection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The courage to follow your curiosity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAY TWO \u2014 GO DEEPER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once fear starts disappearing\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">we can create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now we become more ambitious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More experimental.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More intuitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We hunt for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">stronger compositions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">deeper layers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">more interesting gestures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">better backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">visual tension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">juxtaposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">emotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">mystery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">moments that make you stop and stare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We begin moving beyond simply photographing what something looks like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We begin photographing what something <strong>FEELS LIKE.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THAT IS WHERE STREET PHOTOGRAPHY BECOMES ART.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I WILL PHOTOGRAPH ALONGSIDE YOU<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am not going to stand on the sidewalk with a clipboard telling you what to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will be in the streets with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photographing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Approaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exploring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experimenting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Failing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discovering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You will see exactly how I operate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How I move through crowds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How I approach strangers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How I sense opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How I work a scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How I decide when to get closer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How I interact with people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How I transform uncertainty into action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LEARN BY WATCHING.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LEARN BY DOING.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then develop your own approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal is not to turn you into Eric Kim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal is to help you become <strong>MORE YOU.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ONLY SEVEN PEOPLE.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not 50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SEVEN.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because I want this to feel more like an expedition than a seminar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seven people can move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seven people can talk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seven people can actually get to know each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seven people means I can pay attention to everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seven people means we can disappear into the city instead of becoming a giant photography tour group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I want:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A CREW.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A tiny band of photographers entering New Orleans together with cameras around our necks and curiosity turned to maximum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seven people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THAT\u2019S IT.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the seven places are filled\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the doors close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>YOU DO NOT NEED AN EXPENSIVE CAMERA.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bring what you love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ricoh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lumix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fujifilm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nikon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">iPhone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whatever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nobody cares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The greatest camera in the world cannot compensate for fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the simplest camera becomes powerful in the hands of somebody with courage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>COURAGE &gt; CAMERA.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The equipment is secondary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The human being holding it is everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>BEGINNERS ARE WELCOME.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You don\u2019t need decades of experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You don\u2019t need to understand every technical setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You don\u2019t need an impressive portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You need three things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Curiosity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Courage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everything else can be learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EXPECT TO WALK.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Street photography is physical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will explore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will wander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will follow whatever looks interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bring comfortable shoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Travel light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carry as little as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One camera is enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One lens is enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You don\u2019t need a giant backpack of equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LESS GEAR.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MORE WALKING.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MORE SEEING.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MORE COURAGE.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>COME TO NEW ORLEANS FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHS.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leave with something bigger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imagine arriving in New Orleans on the first morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Camera charged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shoes on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seven photographers assembling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everybody slightly nervous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everybody excited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then we start walking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An hour passes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You forget about yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You stop worrying about whether people are watching you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You become absorbed by the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suddenly every block becomes potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every stranger becomes mystery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every patch of light becomes possibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every corner asks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WHAT IS OVER THERE?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the state I want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Total visual curiosity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your mind becomes quiet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your eyes become hungry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your body moves instinctively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You are no longer thinking about photography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>YOU ARE PHOTOGRAPHING.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THIS IS WHY YOU TRAVEL.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not merely to consume another destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not merely to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cI\u2019ve been to New Orleans.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But to enter a place deeply enough that it changes your perception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To experience a city through your own feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your own eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your own conversations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your own photographs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Years later\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">you may forget the hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You may forget what restaurant you ate at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You may forget the flight number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But you will remember:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the face of a stranger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the strange afternoon light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the photograph you almost didn\u2019t make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the moment you forced yourself to get closer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the image that surprised you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the laugh after somebody noticed your camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the feeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THOSE EXPERIENCES BECOME PART OF YOU.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THE ULTIMATE SOUVENIR IS A PHOTOGRAPH YOU MADE YOURSELF.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anybody can buy a postcard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anybody can buy a print.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anybody can scroll through photographs of New Orleans online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But there is something fundamentally different about looking at an image ten years later and knowing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I WAS THERE.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I saw this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I walked toward it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I raised my camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I made this photograph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It exists because <strong>I HAD THE COURAGE TO MAKE IT.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is priceless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THE DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ERIC KIM NEW ORLEANS STREET PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New Orleans, Louisiana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>January 9\u201310, 2027<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TWO-DAY STREET PHOTOGRAPHY IMMERSION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MAXIMUM 7 PARTICIPANTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Normal admission:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>$2,500 USD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Early-bird admission:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>$999 USD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Early-bird pricing ends:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DECEMBER 9, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After December 9, admission returns to <strong>$2,500 USD<\/strong>, assuming spots remain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AFTER YOU REGISTER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once registration is confirmed, you will receive the additional workshop information, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">meeting points,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">meeting times,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">what to bring,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">logistics,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">recommended areas to stay,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and everything else you need to prepare for our New Orleans adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SECURE YOUR PLACE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PAYPAL REGISTRATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/ncp\/payment\/FBEKMPSDZDK74\">https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/ncp\/payment\/FBEKMPSDZDK74<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ONLY SEVEN SPOTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Think about the opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two days completely dedicated to photography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No emails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No normal routine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seven photographers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And one of the most extraordinary cities in America unfolding around you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NEW ORLEANS.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go somewhere strange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photograph people you\u2019ve never met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walk streets you\u2019ve never walked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See things you\u2019ve never seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make photographs you could never make at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Become more courageous than you were before you arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LIFE IS SHORT.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your photographs are waiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your adventures are waiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your courage is waiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>COME TO NEW ORLEANS.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WALK THE STREETS.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MEET STRANGERS.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MAKE PHOTOGRAPHS.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CREATE MEMORIES.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>BECOME FEARLESS.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ERIC KIM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NEW ORLEANS.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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