START HERE — ERIC KIM

    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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