{"id":72884,"date":"2017-12-12T07:16:42","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T15:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=72884"},"modified":"2018-03-11T21:50:17","modified_gmt":"2018-03-12T04:50:17","slug":"photography-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/12\/photography-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Photography Therapy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

To conquer and overcome the shitty feelings you might have in life, photography is one of the ultimate solutions.<\/p>\n

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Of course, just making photos won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t fix your problems in life. But, it will certainly help.<\/p>\n

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DOWNLOAD PDF: Photography therapy<\/a><\/p>\n

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1. Adventure awaits!<\/h2>\n
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Reflection of Cindy in Ukata in our Ryokan in Uji, Kyoto 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To me, photography makes me more adventurous. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to just stay in my apartment. I want to explore, see the world, and do more adventurous and epic stuff.<\/p>\n

Consider \u00e2\u20ac\u201d would you watch lord of the rings if Frodo just stayed inside his little hut? No. You want adventure! The same goes with all the fun stories we read \u00e2\u20ac\u201d we love reading adventurous stories.<\/p>\n

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Ryokan with Cindy. Uji, Kyoto 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yet, in modern life \u00e2\u20ac\u201d it kind of sucks, because we no longer have opportunities to have more adventures in life.<\/p>\n

\n Theory 1: a lot of modern depression happens because we lack adventure, novelty, danger, or challenge in life.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Cindy in Yukata. Uji, Kyoto 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Photography is a thrill. To me, shooting street photography is one of the most challenging and scariest things I do. I risk getting yelled at, hit, punched, whatever. Yet\u00e2\u20ac\u201d the risk of street photography is precisely what makes it fun<\/p>\n

Consider, people who go rock climbing \u00e2\u20ac\u201d the risk is what helps people focus, and enjoy the experience. One of the theories of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153flow psychology\u00e2\u20ac\u009d is that we need an element of failure or danger, in order to achieve our personal fullest.<\/p>\n

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Uji, Kyoto Urban landscape. 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Even when I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m at the gym, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m afraid of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153failing\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00e2\u20ac\u201d like when I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m doing heavy squats or deadlifts. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to fail, so I muster up extra courage and strength to succeed.<\/p>\n

Photo adventures:<\/p>\n