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Welcome to the ERIC KIM universe: street photography, photolosophy, blogging, philosophy, Bitcoin, and open-source creative power.

If you’re new: start with the “Quick Start” list and you’ll be dangerous fast.

QUICK START (Read in this order)

  1. Start Here (official hub): START HERE
  2. All free resources in one place: DOWNLOADS
  3. All books & PDFs: BOOKS
  4. Street Photography master index: STREET PHOTOGRAPHY 101
  5. Core beginner guide: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide for Street Photography
  6. Fear → power: How to Conquer Your Fears of Shooting Street Photography
  7. Ethics + confidence: The Street Photography Code of Ethics
  8. Master wisdom: 100 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography
  9. Photography fundamentals (total beginner): PHOTOGRAPHY 101 START HERE
  10. Get updates + drops: ERIC KIM NEWS (Newsletter)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Core Hubs
  • Free Books, PDFs, Presets, Contact Sheets
  • Street Photography Essentials
  • Composition, Seeing, Aesthetics
  • Editing, Workflow, Post-Processing
  • Photography 101 (Fundamentals)
  • Blogging, Entrepreneurship, Creative Business
  • Philosophy + Stoicism
  • Bitcoin
  • Community + IRL
  • Extra Index Pages

CORE HUBS

  • Main site (latest essays + AI-era writing): ERIC KIM (Home)
  • Blog: ERIC KIM BLOG
  • Start Here: START HERE
  • Start Here Archive (giant index): START HERE ARCHIVE
  • Books / PDFs: BOOKS
  • Downloads (everything free): DOWNLOADS
  • Workshops: WORKSHOPS
  • Shop / Products: SHOP
  • Newsletter: ERIC KIM NEWS
  • Forum: FORUM
  • YouTube: YouTube (@erickimphotography)

FREE BOOKS, PDFs, PRESETS, CONTACT SHEETS

The big “take everything” hubs:

  • DOWNLOADS (Free hub)
  • BOOKS (Free PDFs + books)
  • FREE PHOTOGRAPHY (Free resources page)

Flagship free books / long reads:

  • 100 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography
  • Zen Photography
  • FREE EBOOK: Street Portrait Manual (page)
  • Street Portrait Manual (direct PDF)

Presets + how-to:

  • FREE ERIC KIM Adobe Lightroom Presets (2020)
  • FREE ERIC KIM Lightroom Presets (product page)
  • How to Install Lightroom Presets

Contact sheets (study the process):

  • Contact Sheets (Download hub)
  • Street Photography Contact Sheets Volume II (page)
  • Free E-Book: Street Photography Contact Sheets (2016)
  • Street Photography Contact Sheets (root page)
  • Magnum Contact Sheets Research Notes & Screenshots

STREET PHOTOGRAPHY ESSENTIALS

Master indexes / “start here” guides:

  • STREET PHOTOGRAPHY 101 (master index)
  • Street Photography 101 Tutorial
  • How to Street Photography (index)
  • Street Photography Techniques (index)
  • The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide for Street Photography
  • Street Photography Manual
  • Street Photography (book / longform)

Confidence + courage:

  • How to Conquer Your Fears of Shooting Street Photography
  • The Street Photography Code of Ethics
  • 10 Commandments of Street Photography
  • 18 Things I Would Tell Myself if I Started Street Photography All Over Again

Skill boosters (high-signal essays):

  • Eric Kim’s Top 30 Street Photography Tips
  • 50 Street Photography Tips, Techniques and Ideas
  • 10 Lessons I’ve Learned from Street Photography
  • In Praise of Randomness in Street Photography
  • Seek to Make Photos Nobody Has Seen Before!
  • Street Photography Lifestyle
  • Street Photography is Art with People
  • Almost Anything and Everything is Street Photography
  • Why Street Photography is the Best Photography

Gear minimalism (the anti-GAS doctrine):

  • One Camera, One Lens (Street Photography)

Street portraits (permission + connection):

  • Street Portraits 101
  • FREE EBOOK: Street Portrait Manual (page)
  • Street Portrait Manual (direct PDF)

COMPOSITION, SEEING, AESTHETICS

  • Philosophy of Composition
  • Photography as Experience
  • Why I Photograph

EDITING, WORKFLOW, POST-PROCESSING

  • How to Choose Your Best Photos in Street Photography
  • How to Edit Your Own Photography Projects
  • Photography Workflow 101
  • The Art of Post-Processing
  • FREE ERIC KIM Adobe Lightroom Presets (2020)
  • How to Install Lightroom Presets

PHOTOGRAPHY 101 (FUNDAMENTALS)

Start here if you’re brand new:

  • PHOTOGRAPHY 101 START HERE
  • Free Photography Bootcamp
  • The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Photography
  • Photography 101 (category hub)

Extra fundamentals (high value):

  • How I Mastered Photography
  • DSLR Photography 101
  • Photography Energy Management
  • GET CLOSER.
  • How to Elevate Your Photography to the Next Level
  • Don’t Take Photography Too Seriously

BLOGGING, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, CREATIVE BUSINESS

The hubs:

  • ENTREPRENEURSHIP (hub)

Flagship blogging / platform essays:

  • The Art of Blogging
  • Why You Must Create Your Own Website
  • How to Make a Living With Blogging
  • Why Blog?
  • In Praise of Email Newsletters
  • How to Make Your Own Photography Online Course

PHILOSOPHY + STOICISM

Hubs:

  • PHILOSOPHY
  • STOICISM 101

Core reads:

  • Photography is Philosophy
  • Straight Line Philosophy
  • Philosophy is a Luxury
  • The Philosophy of Purpose
  • The Philosophy of Passion
  • The Philosophy of Thinking
  • The Philosophy of Happiness

Stoicism deep dive:

  • Introduction to Stoicism (2023)
  • Becoming Stoic
  • How to Be a Stoic Street Photographer
  • Masters of Philosophy

Reading list:

  • What I Read

BITCOIN

  • BITCOIN (hub)

COMMUNITY + IRL

  • Workshops
  • Forum
  • Street Photography Starter Kit (product)
  • Photolosophy Course
  • Newsletter / Updates

EXTRA INDEX PAGES

  • TOP ERIC KIM ARTICLES (curated list)
  • Street Photography Contact Sheets (root index)

BE STRONG, ERIC

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