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July 11, 2018

Matrix 5

This is our last installation for the cinematography and philosophy of the first Matrix film:

July 11, 2018

Brazen

And now the Trumpets terribly from far, / With rattling Clangor, rouse the Sleepy War. / The Soldiers Shouts succeed the Brazen Sounds, / And Heaven, from Pole to Pole, the Noise rebounds. – Virgil

July 11, 2018

Red Pill

Take the red pill Disregard the 1s and 0s of the dollar bills Follow what’s real and true to you Take the red pill Even though it may make you feel ill and sick Stick true to reality; …

July 9, 2018

Weegee

I’ve recently started to re-study the work of Weegee, and I’m so inspired by his work.

July 7, 2018

1600

Kodak Trix 400 black and white film pushed to 1600, with yellow filter. Buy FILM NOTES to learn more. Europe 2015:

July 7, 2018

Basho

Basho Quotes: Seek not the paths of the ancients; Seek that which the ancients sought. He who creates three to five haiku poems during a lifetime is a haiku poet. He who attains to completes ten is a …

July 7, 2018

Pixel

Google pixel and HDR+

July 6, 2018

1600

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July 5, 2018

Josh White

My friend Josh White is my favorite contemporary photographer. Why? He shoots with his soul, his photos are authentic, and reveal who he is, and how he sees the world. JOSH WHITE PHOTOS.ZIP > I’m currently editing together …

July 5, 2018

Nassim Taleb

One of the individuals and philosophers who have had the strongest impact on me include Nassim Taleb.

July 4, 2018

Photolosophy

PHOTOLOSOPHY Discover more personal meaning in your photographic life with PHOTOLOSOPHY > ALL PHOTOS ARE ALIKE. PHOTOGRAPHY SELF-DEVELOPMENT ON BECOMING A PHOTOGRAPHER. How to Self-Critique Your Photography How to Become a Great Photographer On Becoming a Free Spirited Photographer …

July 4, 2018

Seurat

Georges Seurat https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Seurat

July 2, 2018

Bidong

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July 2, 2018

All in a Day’s Work

Hustle hard for today, not tomorrow Ignore your sorrow and your pain Your limbs are strong not lame And you got a smartass brain!

July 1, 2018

Rat Race

Get off the rat race, like the Red Queens, you keep on running and stay in the same place.

July 1, 2018

Saigon 2014

Reflecting on my experiences 4 years ago in Saigon (Saigon Diary 1, 2014). Photos shot on Fujifilm XT-1 and 27mm lens.

July 1, 2018

Energy

How to Have More Energy as a Photographer Dear friend, As photographers, the more energy we have— the better. More energy means more power to make photos. More energy means more ability to walk further distances, with less …

July 1, 2018

Wonderland

http://jasoneskenazi.com/wonderland.html

July 1, 2018

Dennis Stock

“Art is a well-articulated manifestation of an aspect of life. I have been privileged to view much of life through my cameras, making the journey an enlightened experience. My emphasis has mainly been on affirmative reactions to human …

June 30, 2018

Amazon

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June 29, 2018

Camera

What’s a camera?

June 26, 2018

Saigon

Saigon Diary II

June 26, 2018

Warhol

Philosophy Lessons that Andy Warhol Has Taught Me About Art and Life Make artwork that will live on, don’t seek personal immortality! The idea is not to live forever, it is to create something that will. The concept …

June 26, 2018

Pictures

SUITS New PDF BOOK: SUITS PDF Book Direct Download link > ONLY IN AMERICA New PDF BOOK: Only in America PDF Book Direct Download link > MEMENTO MORI ABSTRACT CINDY PROJECT COLOR STREET PORTRAITS SUITS ONLY IN AMERICA …

June 26, 2018

Laptop

Turbo creation: why you should buy the most powerful laptop possible:

June 25, 2018

Pollock

Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.” Jackson Pollock Abstract painting is abstract. It confronts you. There was a reviewer a while back who wrote that my pictures didn’t have any beginning or any end. …

June 25, 2018

How to Shoot More Photos Everyday

Dear friend, To announce the exciting news of our upcoming brand-new product: ERIC KIM CASE, I wanted to write and share some tips on how you can shoot more photos everyday!

June 24, 2018

Eames

Charles and Ray Eames: the dynamic duo (husband and wife) whom have defined most of modern furniture and design!

June 22, 2018

Chu Viet Ha

Chu Viet Ha: one of the most epic street photographers, with his use of layers, color, and surrealism: Interview with CHU VIET HA: Chu Viet Ha is one of my best friends in Hanoi, and also one of …

June 22, 2018

Martine Franck Composition Lessons: Surrealism, Triangles

“A photograph isn’t necessarily a lie, but nor is it the truth. It’s more of a fleeting, subjective impression. What I like most about photography is the moment that you can’t anticipate: you have to be constantly watching …

June 21, 2018

Guy Le Querrec

Guy Le Querrec: his photography is so phenomenal; words escape me. Photography is an ambiguous challenge to chance. – Guy Le Querrec A photographer is an acrobat treading the high wire of chance, trying to capture shooting stars. …

June 21, 2018

Masters of Composition

Learn from the masters of composition: 5 Surreal and Dynamic Lee Friedlander Composition Lessons Michelangelo Composition Lessons Part 2: Inspirational Dr. Seuss Philosophy and Compositions Dr. Seuss Composition Lessons Inge Morath Composition Lessons: Depth, Layers, Filling the Frame, …

June 20, 2018

ERIC KIM BAG

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo da Vinci Designed by ERIC KIM x HAPTIC. Inspired by art portfolio cases. Benefits Convertible: Can detach top strap, to be clutched in your hand, or inserted into another bag. Minimalist …

June 20, 2018

Lee Friedlander

Lee Friedlander: one of the masters of street photography: 10 Lessons Lee Friedlander Has Taught Me About Street Photography Street Photography Composition Lesson #9: Self-Portraits Epic composition lessons from Lee Friedlander:

June 20, 2018

Ketogenic Diet

I’ve been a diet, health, and fitness nut ever since I was a (fat) 11-year-old kid. I’m following mostly a “ketogenic” diet now, and I’m stronger, more cut, and more energetic than ever.

June 20, 2018

Werner Bischof

Werner Bischof: one of the original members of Magnum, and one of the greatest photographers of all time:

June 19, 2018

Joseph Beuys

14 Lessons Joseph Beuys Has Taught Me About Art Download PDF: 14 lessons joseph beuys has taught me about art 1. Widen our definition of art “Only on condition of a radical widening of definitions will it be …

June 19, 2018

Why Work?

Dear friend, The criticism that most Americans get is that we “work too much”. But what does that even mean? Is it desirable to work more, or less? Why work at all?

June 19, 2018

Inge Morath

Inge Morath: one of the great female masters of photography, whose visual imagery I love.

June 18, 2018

Lewis Hine

Lewis Hine: sociologist with a camera who proved that photography can make positive social change!

June 18, 2018

Robert Frank

Robert Frank The Americans: Timeless Lessons Street Photographers Can Learn

June 18, 2018

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa: Japan’s best film director (thus far): Part 1: Throne of Blood Cinematography by Akira Kurosawa Rashomon (1950) Cinemetography Composition by Akira Kurosawa RAN (CHAOS), 1985 Film Cinematography by Akira Kurosawa Akira Kurosawa: Learn From the Masters …

June 17, 2018

Garry Winogrand

Garry Winogrand Articles Garry Winogrand Street Photography Composition Lessons 10 Things Garry Winogrand Can Teach You About Street Photography 7 Valuable Insights You Can Learn About Street Photography From this Garry Winogrand Interview Photography Philosophy 101: I Photograph …

June 16, 2018

Seuss

Oh the Places You’ll Go! Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away! You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you …

June 16, 2018

Chim

David “Chim” Seymour photos (Cofounder of Magnum):

June 13, 2018

Masters of Philosophy

Virgil Dr. Seuss George Bernard Shaw Thucydides Horace Seneca Marcus Aurelius Epictetus Publilius Syrus Heraclitus Edward Gibbons See all philosophy >

June 10, 2018

XP2

June 9, 2018

Gilles Peress

1. Gather evidence for history I don’t care so much anymore about ‘good photography’, I am gathering evidence for history. – Gilles Peress 2. Shoot more like a forensic, police photographer. I work much more like a forensic …

June 9, 2018

Stanley Kubrick 101

Kubrick Photography 21 Stanley Kubrick Photography Composition Lessons Stanley Kubrick: Master Photographer and Film-Maker Kubrick Cinema Composition and philosophy analyses of his films: Part 1: Spartacus Cinematography and Philosophy Lessons from Stanley Kubrick PART 1: Full Metal JACKET …

June 6, 2018

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Alejandro Jodorowsky: probable the best philosopher-director. Recommended films: – The Holy Mountain (1973) – El Topo (1970) To learn more about Alejandro Jodorowsky, watch the film “DUNE”. Interview with Alejandro Jodorowsky > Some of my favorite stills from …

June 6, 2018

On Nihilism

Baudrillard-on nihilism by Baudrillard:   ON NIHILISM Nihilism no longer wears the dark, Wagnerian, Spenglerian, fuliginous colors of the end of the century. It no longer comes from a Weltanschauung of decadence nor from a metaphysical radicality born …

June 5, 2018

Quotes

Dear friend, Here are my personal quotes in life, which have helped me live a more fulfilling, epic, and turbo life:

June 5, 2018

ERIC KIM CASE

Eric Kim CASE x RICOH GR II: VIDEOS [videopress onGnuP25] PRODUCT PHOTOS

June 5, 2018

Health 101

Health is the Ultimate Wealth Not Beauty, Health Why Do We Like Hiking? Is This Better for My Health or Worse for My Health? Health is the Ultimate Luxury Our Gut is Our First Brain Diabetes is the …

June 2, 2018

Work

WORK by KIM How to Work More Meaningful Productivity

June 2, 2018

STREAM

COLOR BLACK AND WHITE 1. 2.   3. 4. 5. 6. 7.   SUITS VIETNAM CHROMA MONOCHROME ONLY IN AMERICA

June 1, 2018

ERIC KIM PORTFOLIO BAG

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo da Vinci Benefits Convertible: Can detach top strap, to be clutched in your hand, or inserted into another bag. Minimalist design, with inner-fold to store your iPad, and separate it from …

May 30, 2018

Photos

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May 29, 2018

New

As humans, we have a bias for the new. We love NEW! But why do we love the new, and is it even a good thing to like the new? How do we balance the new and the …

May 29, 2018

2001 Space Odyssey

Part 5: Epic Cinematography of 2001 Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick Part 4: Epic Cinematography and Philosophy of 2001 Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick Part 3: Epic Cinematography and Philosophy of 2001 Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick Part …

May 28, 2018

Wide-Angle Lenses

The best focal lengths and lenses: How to Shoot Photography with a 21mm Lens How to Shoot Street Photography with a 24mm Lens How to Shoot Street Photography with a 28mm Lens How to Shoot Street Photography on …

May 22, 2018

Sergio Larrain

7 lessons Sergio Larrain has taught me about street photography 10 Inspirational Sergio Larrain Compositions

May 22, 2018

Henri Shoulder Strap Crema Brown

Learn more about the New Henri Shoulder Strap: http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2018/05/16/announcing-new-henri-shoulder-strap-in-crema-brown-and-phantom-black/ Henri Shoulder Strap (Crema Brown) on Amazon: Henri Shoulder Strap (Phantom Black) on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Eric-Kim-Handmade-Leather-Shoulder/dp/B07D3ZW86Q/ref=lp_15272203011_1_11?srs=15272203011&ie=UTF8&qid=1526933439&sr=8-11 For international orders, buy Henri Shoulder Strap in HAPTIC INDUSTRIES SHOP: http://hapticindustries.com

May 22, 2018

HENRI Pouch

Prototype of HENRI Pouch. Email Cindy at hapticindustries@gmail.com if you would like to be put on the waiting list (fits 35mm film, RICOH GR II, medium format film)

May 21, 2018

Artist-Philosopher

Dear friend, A mini epiphany I had: If you’re not sure what to do with your life, or what direction to take it— consider your lifelong journey to be this: focus all your energy, ideas, and focus in …

May 20, 2018

Robert Capa

Robert Capa: One of the greatest photographers of all time: What makes a Great Composition? Robert Capa Optimistic Photography 8 Lessons Robert Capa Has Taught Me About Street Photography

May 20, 2018

Depth Perception

Dear friend, I’m currently at a football stadium, and had a small epiphany: there is something integral to us as human beings when it comes to depth-perception.

May 20, 2018

Camera Straps by ERIC KIM x HAPTIC INDUSTRIES

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May 19, 2018

2001 Space Odyssey Cinematography

I just re-watched ‘2001 Space Odyssey’ by Stanley Kubrick, and holy shit– this movie is one of the best movies of all-time.

May 16, 2018

Henri Strap Videos

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May 15, 2018

GIF

May 15, 2018

All the Money in the World

I just watched the film “All the Money in the World (2017)” by Ridley Scott /// cinematography by Dariusz Wolski and was blown away.

May 12, 2018

Ballad Sexual Dependency

While in Photobooks DINER Megutama in Tokyo, I came across a copy of Nan Goldin’s famous “Ballad of Sexual Dependency” photobook. To me, it is the one of the most powerful photo books of all-time, about gender, sexuality, …

May 11, 2018

Golden Angle

The golden angle is one of the most dynamic street photography techniques/compositions we can apply to our photos:

May 6, 2018

Dynamic

In praise of a dynamic life: 5 Dynamic Off-Center Street Photography Compositions In Praise of a Dynamic Life Introduction to Dynamic Photography Composition 10 Dynamic Street Photography Tips Dynamic Tension: Opponent Based Theory For Photography

May 5, 2018

Leica Manual

Dear friends, I just made a new free PDF ebook: “Leica Manual” — a culmination of everything I’ve learned shooting with a Leica/rangefinder.

May 1, 2018

Portrait

How to Shoot a Flash Portrait at Night How to Shoot a Street Portrait GoPro POV Tutorial 10 Essential Techniques for Portrait Photography Unorthodox Portrait Compositions How to Make a Timeless Portrait Richard Avedon on Portrait Photography Street …

April 30, 2018

Park

April 27, 2018

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