82 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography
that’s the arena of a work of art. It is to disturb, it to make you think, to make you feel.
Eric Kim • 82 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography
“I find that young people tend to stop too soon. They mimic something they’ve seen, but they don’t stay long enough. If you’re going to photograph anything, you have to spend a long time with it so your subconscious has a chance to bubble to the surface." - Bruce Davidson
Eric Kim • 82 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography
the more specific you are, the more general it’ll be."
Eric Kim • 82 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography
A photograph draws its beauty from the truth with which it’s marked.”
Eric Kim • 82 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography
as a photographer, we need to imbue meaning into the images we make.
Eric Kim • 82 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography
A posed photograph, as long as it evokes some sort of genuine emotion is authentic.
Eric Kim • 82 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography
It’s quite possible that my work represents a search for beauty in the most prosaic and ordinary places.
Eric Kim • 82 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography
The only thing that exists in your photography is your subjective view of “truth.” Whatever “truth” means to you is highly subjective.
Eric Kim • 82 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography
There is no objective "truth" in your photos, because we only capture a fraction of a second. How can a fraction of a second show the entirety of someone’s personality, character, and soul?
Eric Kim • 82 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography
We shouldn't photograph what things look like. We should photograph what things feel like.