ERIC KIM

Pursue entrepreneurship for your own personal and selfish aims. Learn more: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/02/04/solo-entrepreneurship/ Download PDF TEXT: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Solo-Entrepreneurship.pdf Mp3 Download: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Solo-Entrepreneurship.mp3 YouTube link: https://youtu.be/NZ2pPPpwXrM

Leica M-E 220: Honest Thoughts and Ricoh GR Temptations (on Dylan's new channel): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlbdmO96kqo& See Dylan's Website: https://www.dylanfanphoto.com Dylan Fan's email: Dylan2000leap@gmail.com

A thought: all of existence can be justified even with one great photo. Also— an entire trip or experience can be justified for even one great photo. Same goes with [x] amount of money spent on an experience, spent on equipment and gear, travels, etc. MP3 FILE Read more

Mp3 download link > The principle to life: never stop striving to gain more! For example: 1. Money isn’t for utility: It is simply a game to acquire more of it. Infinite gains in the gym, whether muscular mass gains (gaining weight in muscle), or gains in terms of powerlifting “one rep max”. 2. Never stop augmenting your ego: You must continue to build your ego, self confidence, and self focus....

Via Negativa Traveling Inspired by Nassim Taleb, a thought about travel: Before traveling, don't stress so much on what to bring, but focus and think deeply on what NOT to bring! Also: When traveling, decide what you DON'T care to do, or what you don't want to do. When talking to locals, instead of asking them 'what to do ", ask them: "What touristy and stupid things should I NOT do?" When packing...

The goal ain't to buy stuff for the sake of it, instead, to increase our artistic productivity and fruitfulness! Learn more >

I don’t believe in an ultimate purpose in life, but I can certainly say that embarking on more photo adventures makes life so much more fun, interesting, exciting, and worth it! Learn more >

What is the best life? The life with maximal fun, experimentation, and seeing the limits of yourself. Where I get my confidence from >

Meditations on 'Meaning' in Life

The wider the better! More Dynamic Photos, More Powerful Photos!

The danger of investing all of your ego into just one identity or thing: If your passion, enthusiasm, or you change -- you're fucked. Read more >

Think longer term in your photography.

Probably one of the best ideas which have come out of Silicon Valley is the notion of the “MVP” ( minimum viable product ). I am not sure who first coined the phrase, but my guess it is Ryan from BackYard Brew in Palo Alto. Anyways the extrapolation I have is this: What if we applied a ‘minimum viable’ design philosophy, or thinking philosophy, or life philosophy to everything? Some examples: Lear...

To be unique is to be unabashedly you: Learn more >

You’re the End Product. You’re the End! What if we should direct all of our powers to elevate ourselves? Learn more >

It doesn’t matter how “good” or “bad” you are in photography. The point is to share YOUR personal perspective! Learn more >

Success as a photographer means to never stop shooting new photos! If we use this as our definition for photography and art, then perhaps Henri Cartier-Bresson wasn’t a successful photographer (he gave up photography), and we can consider Richard AVEDON (died while on assignment) and Josef Koudelka (in his 80s and still traveling and making new photos) as highly successful.

A combination of living nomadically (and being rooted) as the optimal lifestyle. 

When in doubt, shoot 'bad' photos!

Thoughts on composition, emotion, and mood in photography. Learn more on Eric Kim BLOG >

Let us assume we will shoot photos until we die at age 120. Certainly we will evolve, and shoot MANY DIFFERENT STYLES in photography and street photography.  Read more >

Why Instagram is bad for your self-esteem, your creativity, your mental well-being-being, your focus, and generally — bad for humanity. Learn more >

Thoughts on the desire for a "perfect" and "ultimate" productivity device: What do we really want? I think: Something ultralight, always with you. Something to increase your ability to produce more creative things. To have a device which makes you feel more powerful. But the question is: Can iPhone (or any device) do this for us?

Practical life thoughts (chat with Annette Kim).

To re-spark your passion for art and photography, focus on your body and physiology.