I’ve Got Nothing to Prove

When you’ve got nothing to prove to anyone, how should you approach life? What happens when you no longer care about being right or wrong?

Live as if everything is in public view.

For what is to be gained of something as concealed from man when nothing is barred from God? – Seneca

I just want to be, to do, without care for external validation or approval. When you recognize that our final judgment comes from a higher power, the perception of other humans becomes insignificant.

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Citizenship

One of the latest movies that I watched in theaters with my mother was Cabrini. The story follows the life of Mother Cabrini, who left her home in Italy and arrived in New York City through Ellis Island in 1889. When she arrived, the city was plagued with disease, crime, and poverty. Her mission was to secure healthcare and housing for hundreds of orphan children and built a network of schools, hospitals, and orphanages. She was the first woman to be supported by the pope to carry out such a mission and became the first American Saint and the patron saint of immigrants. She became an American citizen in 1909, and because of the work she did, which spread throughout the country, my family was able to successfully move from Italy to the United States. One of my great-great-grandfathers actually lived within one of Saint Cabrini’s locations in Philadelphia for a brief period of time while my family was undergoing their naturalization to become American citizens. The movie was beautiful, and the story helped connect myself to my past ancestors and all of the trials and tribulations overcome to find our place here in the United States.

To be a citizen provides meaning

I believe recognizing our citizenship is a critical aspect of the American experience because it provides the individual with meaning, to go beyond individualism, in pursuit of the collective and shared responsibility. This responsibility fosters a sense of purpose and belonging to a larger community.

Imagine Philadelphia is ancient Athens, wouldn’t you want to defend it against the Persians that attack our borders? Hector said in the movie Troy,

All of my life, I lived by a code and the code is simple: honor the gods, love your woman, and defend your country. Troy is mother to us all. Fight for her!

Hector believed he could defeat Achilles, a demigod. Nobody can defeat Achilles, and this was known amongst all warriors. Despite this, Hector met his tragic end, being slain by Achilles. Achilles was filled with rage, eager to kill Hector after he killed his best friend Patroclus.

While Hector put up a noble fight to defend his country, perhaps we should be like Achilles, an invincible warrior. There is wisdom to draw from this ancient tale of the battle of Troy, the story of Achilles and Hector, and how they viewed the relationship to their nation, their family, and their gods.

God, tribe, and land

I believe for a functioning society there must be a hierarchy between God, nation, and land. When I consider my Peace Corps service in Zambia, Africa, I am reminded of this critical hierarchy that kept the community thriving. At the center of the village, there is a church, where everybody in the community comes to sacrifice, to strive to become greater than themselves, through studying the life of Jesus, and carrying out his teachings in everyday life. Every morning, women come home with firewood on their heads, babies on their backs. Men are building churches and homes. The boys are building bricks with sand and mud. Girls are sweeping the floors and preparing food for the day. Everybody has a role to play within the village, and every individual serves a greater purpose for the collective. What shocked me the most was how big the families were in these villages, how each house had around 10 children per family. I believe that this is something neglected in the modern world here in the United States.

We have replaced this critical hierarchy, through recognizing God at the top, with government or bureaucracy. It is quite evident that our population is decreasing, and families are no longer being formed. Instead of sacrificing our individual selves for children to be made, we purchase dogs instead. Men would rather chase material things, such as fancy cars and watches, instead of being a protector of women and children. With no family, there will inevitably be no patriotism, no pride in our nation. Also, consider our relationship to the land itself, where everybody is renting, hardly anybody owns anything anymore, or even has a relationship with their neighbors. Actually, I was speaking with somebody in the park recently, who was visiting Philadelphia from North Carolina. She discussed how she lives in a log cabin, in a community that exists 30 minutes away from any major city or area where you can find highways and roads. She described that even here, seemingly off the grid, the HOA, homeowner association, gets in the way of their neighborhood, and causes more division than inclusion. Apparently, in this community, neighbors complain if somebody simply paints their door a different color. She told me how somebody changed the color of the door, and how the neighbor confronted the HOA, before even talking with their neighbor, causing this minor part of this bureaucratic system, our newfound God, to step in, and force this homeowner to repaint their door. If this is happening in a community in North Carolina, where there are log cabin homes, just imagine the effects living in condos and apartments will have on our relationship to the city, community, families, and neighbors.

Generation

We off the grid grid grid grid grid.

“This for my kid, kid, kid, for when my kid, kid, kids have kids.” – Kanye West

It’s quite obvious that we’re more disconnected than ever. We don’t think about our kid’s, kid’s kid’s anymore? We need to think generationally, into the future, and about our city, our community, and our families more in order to thrive as a collective. This is what gives the individual citizen meaning and purpose, to serve their community, to engage locally, to make change, and effect a greater good for the people. Maybe we get too caught up with national politics, and this is foolish at best. Who cares who the president is, what’s going on in other states or cities. We should treat Philadelphia like our own miniature country, where everything else happening in other states and the rest of the world does not truly matter to us. The younger generation, my generation, Generation Z, seems to be much more interested in worldly affairs, that have nothing to do with our immediate surroundings. This is concerning.

What do men need?

The biggest question that I have is,

Why doesn’t anybody want a family anymore? Or to think generations ahead?

The more young people I meet from my generation, the more pessimistic or nihilistic I realize their perception about the future is. People would rather advance their careers than have children. Many people believe that they don’t want to have children because it would be a burden on the child to grow up “in a world like this.” Meanwhile, this is the greatest time to be alive…

Men need a family to provide for and to protect. This is what makes man feel like a citizen of a larger whole, which guides them to fight for a cause they believe in. Think of Hector, defending the walls of Troy. If a man has no woman and children, why would they go die in battle? For what end? Remember Achilles wanted to stop fighting, so that he could be with his woman, Breisis.

Also, men need a relationship to spirituality, and have common shared beliefs amongst other people. This is why I believe religion is so important in society. Churches and places of worship have always been the center of every community since ancient times. My theory is, when religion disappears, the fall of society is the inevitable outcome. Because of the death of religion, nobody is growing towards this ideal state of being, becoming the ideal man or woman.

No distractions

So, in the meantime, what can we focus on to give our lives meaning? I say, let’s lead a beautiful life, like our lives are that of Achilles, and we are creating our own Epic Greek Poem.

Make your life a living work of art.

I believe that our artwork can be like our children, and through creating new photographs each day, we are giving birth to new works, ideas, or metaphorical children. However, it can be difficult to focus our attention on the creation of new things in a modern world of distractions. We must go forward with courage, at the forefront, with a sharp visual acuity, with a strong vision, to guide us towards our goal. The goal itself is an auto one, where we are simply creating things for the sake of creating things. Creation is an endless pursuit, and this drive to go beyond ourselves is what will provide meaning in our lives.

Askesis training

Put on your armor, it’s time for Askesis training.

Ever since I picked up this rogue 40-pound plate carrier and barefoot shoes, I feel like an ancient Roman soldier, or Spartan, marching each morning. It honestly feels like I’m putting on a chest plate, or even a bulletproof vest. Sometimes when I walk around, people think I actually am wearing a bulletproof vest, and I actually do feel like it’s got the same effect as one, and is probably impenetrable, or at least serves as armor if you were to get into a fistfight. By waking up early in the morning, and marching with discipline, I’m embarking on this journey of Askesis training. Askesis is an ancient Greek word that means training or exercise. The word has evolved to denote spiritual exercise, ascetic practices, to strive to become the greatest version of yourself. By embracing this very simple routine each morning, I am sharpening all aspects of myself, my mind, my body, and my soul. I am nourishing myself each morning, embracing simplicity, self-discipline, and rigorous training. By walking in nature, and going on a daily hike, to the top of a cliff, I embrace contemplation, where walking becomes my meditation.

Meet me at the eagle

While I walk around barefoot, I often sometimes get looks from other people. Some people are curious, others laugh, and one man in particular, my neighbor, made an interesting comment, exclaiming, “Discalced!” while pointing at my feet. I asked him what that means, and he described how there are certain Catholic monks who embrace an ascetic lifestyle, by removing their shoes, wearing simple sandals, walking barefoot. After bumping into him again throughout the past month, we’ve had some great conversations, and I learned that he lived in a monastery for 20 years. He invited me to join him in church, and I was eager to do so, as I’ve been looking for a church to attend once again. My problem is, it does become more difficult to go to church alone, where you feel maybe a bit strange being there by yourself, where church is supposed to be a place to bring family. However, I joined him in the oldest Catholic church in Philadelphia, old Saint Joseph’s, in Old City.

The church was founded in 1733. At the time, Catholic churches were not permitted to be facing the street, and Catholics faced many restrictions and prejudice. William Penn believed that the church was a symbol of religious tolerance, and was very liberal regarding religious freedom, and is why the church was able to thrive. Apparently, the Protestants tried to burn down the original church. You have to enter the church from a small alleyway because of this. When I arrived, I was confused as to where I enter the church, but upon entering, I noticed there is a beautiful courtyard in the center, where they offered free food and drinks after mass.

The church is very small, which I definitely appreciate, and reminds me of my time when I was a little boy, attending Easter mass in the tiny local church of Caserta, Italy, where my family lives. There’s something about the size of this church that makes you feel more connected to a community. The great thing about churches, while you are alone, there is a formality in tradition to the Catholic practice of mass, that I appreciate. Where everybody sings together, comes together, no matter which church you enter, you know what to expect when you arrive. Despite my absence from church for the past year, it feels like I picked right back up where I started again.

One aesthetic and artistic aspect of the church that I greatly appreciated was the lectern, which is a golden eagle sculpture. I’ve been having a fascination with eagles lately, as I admire the sculpture of the eagle in the Wanamaker building, as I listen to the world’s largest playing pipe organ. The eagle is seen as a symbol of spiritual aspiration and contemplation. It represents the soul’s journey towards God, as eagles are believed to soar high towards the heavens.

The first reading at the eagle lectern at mass was about God delivering manna to Moses and the Israelites while they were wandering in the desert. These Israelites complained that they were very hungry, but by receiving manna, they had to put their trust in God. During the homily, the preacher discussed how as much as we need physical nourishment, we seek spiritual nourishment, through receiving the Eucharist during mass. While wandering in the desert, through having faith in God, we will be nourished even in times of uncertainty. While this story derives from the Old Testament, Jesus describes himself as the bread of life in the New Testament, where we can seek eternal spiritual nourishment through him.

‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.’ – Jesus

Perhaps by attending mass each week on Sunday, and receiving the Eucharist, the bread of life, I can seek the spiritual nourishment I crave and thirst for. Who knows, maybe I found a new church that I’d like to attend from now on, as I typically enjoy visiting Old City on the weekends, lounging in the hammock at Spruce St. Harbor just nearby. I feel like there’s a lot of wisdom to draw from church, through the biblical stories discussed in both the Old and New Testament. A lot of the parables that Jesus laid out for us in teaching are not necessarily meant to be taken so literally, but can be seen metaphorically, even philosophically, which can provide meaning in our everyday lives in modern times.

Ultimately, I am embarking on a journey of discovery, through physical training, mental strengthening, and spiritual nourishment. I have nothing to prove to anybody in this world. It’s time to overcome myself, to go beyond myself, and soar like the eagle.

Evolution

Let’s start a revolution
And embrace our evolution

First we must die
To grow wings and fly

We cannot stay in the cocoon forever
Once you become a butterfly, you’ll see the world is more beautiful than ever

Zoom out and see yourself from a new perspective
All is one. You’re a vital role in this collective.

Shed your skin and leave the past behind
It is time to overcome yourself and reveal what is deep down inside

When you’re lost in the abyss, it’s easy to disappear
So come on home, it’s great to see you here

In this dance of life, we’ll rise and fall
But together, we’ll transcend it all.


To Change is Happiness

I’ve been thinking about happiness lately and what it truly means to me. Happiness is movement, change, and evolution. I find the most joy when my photography and creative practices allow me to change, go deeper, and find even more greatness in my craft.

Hero’s Journey

I feel like I’ve gone on my own Odyssey, with a call to adventure that took me around the world and back home again. I’ve gone from my comfortable surroundings, in my hometown, Philadelphia, to Baltimore, Israel, Palestine, Zambia, Mumbai, Mexico City, Hanoi, and Rome. These are the major locations where I focused on my photography and explored throughout the past decade. I faced lots of challenges along my journey, photographing in conflict situations, attending funerals and baptisms, climbing mountains, working on farms, sleeping on floors, and pitching tents under the stars. Now, I’m back in my comfortable, luxurious condo in Center City. Towards the end of my journey, while in Hanoi, I felt like I was crawling out of the abyss, out of my old self, ready to transform into something new. I will never forget my experience walking around the lake, feeling quite disconnected from my surroundings, questioning why I photograph, and what I will do next with my life. I started a job working as a photographer, which I really did not enjoy, so I quit. My intuition told me to visit Rome. While in Rome, I spent most of my time in churches, praying, and of course, photographing. When I came back to Philadelphia, I felt like a completely new person, like I had crawled back into my body again, shed my skin, and was reborn.

Harry Potter is one of my favorite movie series, and the only series that I’ve watched every single episode of in a movie theater since I was a young boy. There’s a scene where Harry Potter descends into hell, to fight against the basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets, and because of his courage, the Phoenix delivers him a sword, helping him slay the beast. When he returned to Dumbledore, the Phoenix healed Harry’s wound with its tears. The Phoenix is Dumbledore’s close companion, a representation of death and rebirth. Dumbledore founded the Order of the Phoenix, a symbol of light, as the organization fights against the darkness, the evil, and Voldemort.

Perhaps if you look into the abyss, the darkness, it is inevitable that you will find the light.

Let’s Thrive, Not Survive

I believe that we send ourselves to hell, here on Earth, through the actions that we take, the people that we associate with, and the things that we consume. Perhaps we have all descended into hell at one point or another, but we must rise from the ashes like a Phoenix, through transformation and evolution.

“Tonight we dine in hell!”

Every day is war, every day is a battle for your mind. If we stay complacent, stagnant, and adopt the same old habits throughout our entire lives, of course, we will feel misery and sadness, with no progress. However, through moving on, by quite literally walking, moving our two legs, creating, and changing, we can find new ways to thrive. As an artist, I seek novelty through the chaos of everyday life. By looking at the world this way, in the spirit of play, everything around me becomes my canvas. This recognition of the infinite possibilities within the mundane provides me with a perception of reality that promotes thriving in my life. I don’t want to simply walk through life, surviving, and not take notice of all of life’s beauty. By taking in each moment, I thrive.

Why I’m So Happy

Ever since changing my photography process, I’ve been the happiest I’ve ever been in my entire life. Like I said earlier, I hit a wall in Vietnam, where I felt like I wasn’t making any progress and felt very disconnected from the work I was making.

To change is to be happy.

When I returned home, I traded my cameras in and returned to my first love, the Ricoh GRIII. I also decided to make a big shift in my process; I now photograph using small JPEG files and high contrast black-and-white. This takes a lot of commitment for me, as I was very comfortable with my old ways of working. The problem with my old ways was the speed at which I would photograph and go through the images. RAW files take way too long to import, upload, and work with, which inevitably led to my unhappiness. I would become really frustrated with the process itself and found that I wasn’t seeing anything different in my photographs or any progress being made at the end of my journey. However, now I am seeing nothing but progress; every day I’m making something new, something different, that sparks my interest. I feel like I’ve tapped into this endless well of the unknown that keeps on delivering. I’ve never felt so creatively, physically, spiritually, and mentally full and fulfilled in my entire life. I truly believe that this is because of my transformation, evolution, and new process of making photographs.

Self Overcoming vs Self Sedation

By changing every day, I embark on a journey of self-overcoming. I enjoy pushing myself, both physically and creatively, by waking up early at 4 AM, writing, reading, and photographing first thing in the morning. I enjoy my Askesis training, walking barefoot with a 40lb plate carrier for one hour, on a hike in nature, where I climb a cliff behind the Philadelphia Museum of Art. When I stand on top of this cliff each and every morning, I zoom out from a third perspective point of view in my head, looking down at myself from the heavens, recognizing how connected I am to this world, and how I can forever change each day, similar to the river that I gaze out to in the distance, ever-flowing. When it comes to self-overcoming, we must be most critical about our physiology and vitality. I believe that when you become in tune with nature and peak physical health and condition, you’ve returned home, to your true essence, to who you are meant to be. But it is only when you embrace vitality, practice your craft, and follow your passions with vigor and purpose. I find that by overcoming myself I feel more alive, I feel more like myself.

It’s very easy to self-sedate in this modern world, as we have a weapon of mass distraction in our front right pocket, the iPhone. Through endless media, drugs, alcohol, clubs, bars, festivals, etc., it’s simple to seek pleasure. There’s an endless amount of options for us to sedate ourselves, remaining numb and comfortable. This is why I believe it to be more important than ever to remove these things from your life and focus on self-overcoming in the face of self-sedation.

Comfortable Life vs Beautiful Life

Happiness comes from progress. Stagnation leads to unhappiness.

When I think of a comfortable life, I imagine an office worker, sitting in an air-conditioned room for eight hours per day, eating yummy processed food, watching YouTube videos, and enjoying the cushion of a comfy chair. What’s funny to me is that these chairs and sitting down are not comfortable at all, but I seek a beautiful and free life in the great outdoors.

To be inside is where souls go to die, to be outside is where humans thrive.

There’s something so critical to consider here about having a beautiful life and the physical nature of being inside versus outside. We are becoming more comfortable indoors, with air-conditioning systems, enclosed systems, where we are fed pleasure on a silver spoon. However, what if we took the interesting path, the road less traveled, and treated our world and our life like a work of art? We should embark on our own odyssey, our own journey home, and lead a beautiful life, one that transcends the mundane routine of this comfortable modern existence. We will feel most alive and joyful when we overcome what has been before us and simply move onward into the unknown. If you were to treat your life like a work of art, how would you live each day?

Travel Thoughts

Coming home?

I believe that we can travel in both our mind and our body, outside in the world and inside our own world. I’ve traveled far and wide, but now I dive deeper inside my mind, examining how I look at things, feel about society, and find myself fitting into this cosmic drama that is life. I’m home again, here in Philadelphia, where I was born and raised, but not only am I home physically, I feel at home mentally, spiritually, connected to my essence, who I am. I found who I am through coming home, stripping away distractions, and embracing vitality at the forefront of my life.

A strong body will lead to a strong mind, and inevitably, a strong soul.

One thing I’m very proud of about my traveling is that I have never read any books or information about the locations before traveling there. I’ve always simply followed my intuition and traveled to new places without any preconceived notions of what I would find. I believe that if you want to travel somewhere, you should do it intuitively, just trust your gut, and go. You don’t want to be the person who researches the best places to photograph in the city and goes to the same old boring locations as everyone else. In terms of reading, I’ve only started reading these past two years, and I’m glad I’m only just starting, because I feel as though I have this blank slate to work upon. I’ve experienced a lot in this world, traveled far and wide, but now I can come home, to myself, to dive into my mind, read books, and reflect philosophically about how I see myself and the world. I no longer have that urge or that burning desire to travel from place to place anymore, and feel perfectly content, as I am now home, both physically and metaphorically.

You Define Success

As a photographer, consider yourself successful if you’re making new pictures each day. The goal as a photographer is to simply increase your curiosity by one percent every time you step out there with your camera. Curiosity is a sign of success for an artist. Curiosity is what leads us out there into the world, creating anew, over and over again. If you lack curiosity, you will inevitably remain stagnant, not moving, changing, or evolving. However, by remaining curious, like a child, we can hone in on our ultimate potential through endless transformation. Consider a curious child and how they view the world. A child sees everything with fresh eyes and finds infinite novel ways to embrace the mundane, boredom, and create upon it. I believe that we should be like that child, who views the mundane as novel, remaining curious about every fleeting moment, every detail. While Philadelphia is certainly a more difficult city to practice my photography in, I thrive in the boredom, the mundane, and believe that the downside can ultimately be an upside in my life. I don’t need to travel, I don’t need to go anywhere; I am home, I have transformed, I have moved on from who I was before, and I’m overcoming myself every day by embracing the infinite journey of change. Once you know yourself, you can overcome yourself, and through self-overcoming, you can find happiness and meaning in life.

The Art of Living

Let’s make our lives a living work of art. If you decided to live each day like it was your last, what would you do and how would you spend your time?

I choose to start my day off with a hike in nature, finding myself on the edge of a cliff, looking out beyond the horizon. When I stand at the top of this cliff, I zoom out, and look at myself from a third-person perspective, recognizing how connected I am to this world, gazing down on me from the heavens.

Philadelphia is Paradise

There’s an art to living in Philadelphia, and thriving here in this city. First and foremost, Philadelphia is the most walkable city in the United States of America. This means you do not technically need to own a car. Everything is accessible via walking. Also, public transportation is very easy to use, and today I decided to take the bus to the Wissahickon Forest. The greatest upside to living in Philadelphia is our green spaces, not just our parks, but our forests. The city has various parks and green spaces throughout the concrete jungle, from Rittenhouse Square, Washington Square, Logan Square, and Franklin Square. We also have two beautiful rivers with walking trails from Penn’s Landing at the Delaware River and the bike trail along the Schuylkill River. Around 5 miles up the Schuylkill River is Manayunk, the area where I grew up, with the Wissahickon Forest just in our backyard. I’m currently walking along the dirt path, on a random trail, surrounded by the tree canopy. You wouldn’t even think you’re in a city anymore when you surround yourself in the Wissahickon.

Why does this matter?

I think natural and green spaces promote human thriving. As much as I love society and being around urban life and other people, there’s peace and solitude to be had surrounded by nature. There’s the perfect balance in Philadelphia between urban spaces and green spaces. This matters and is a really big deal. Also, the fact that everything is so walkable is one of our biggest upsides, as there is really no need to be stuck in traffic. I believe that spending too much time in cars, sitting down, promotes anxiety and frustration generally. As much as people view the vehicle as a key to freedom, I see it as more maintenance, something to keep up with, and actually more burdensome owning a car than not. I’ve never needed one, nor desired one. Who knows, maybe one day I’ll change my mind, but for now, I’ll stay walking, enjoying the forbidden drive.

I was just reading a plaque along the trail, discussing how this path I’m walking on is called Forbidden Drive. Apparently, in the late 20th century, they banned automobiles from driving along this path and built a turnpike instead. Since then, they gave the name of this path Forbidden Drive.

Philadelphia is so rich with history. It is the birthplace of America, after all. What I love most about my city is that you can walk around and learn something new each and every day.

Well, our summer is short and our winter is long. Perhaps Philadelphians appreciate the summer more when it’s here. There are so many people swimming in the creek, enjoying the sun, but I actually enjoy the change of seasons. There’s something about the change of seasons that feels right to me. There’s this yearning you feel when it’s summertime for the fall. When it’s fall, you’re looking forward to the winter. When it’s winter, spring is around the corner, and the change of colors upon the trees provides the viewer a beautiful tapestry to admire.

The point is, I love Philadelphia, and honestly don’t ever see myself wanting to leave this place. If you’re a street photographer, it’s paradise. You step outside onto the grid and have the perfect number of people on the sidewalk. It’s not like New York, where it’s completely overcrowded, congested, overwhelming. Philadelphia is just small enough, and just big enough, where it feels like a small town. You can make the same rounds each and every day, covering the most bustling areas to practice your street photography. I have a really great route, and always find success when I’m out there shooting. I know what to expect when I head out with my camera because the city is just big enough where I can cover all the areas I need to. This is perfect for a photographer like me who enjoys consistency while striving to make a long-term, committed, 50-year archive.

Die Every Day

By remembering that we must die, we shed our skin, let go of our attachments, and desires. Through embracing change, I metaphorically die each day, enabling endless transformation.

Laugh in the face of chaos.

I recently finished reading Epictetus – The Discourses. There is this notion of equanimity that he describes, where you are undisturbed and unbothered by strife, facing life’s challenges openly with resilience. This state of calm is critical in a world of chaos. By embracing daily askesis, or training, I not only fortify my body but also my mind. Currently, my daily discipline involves walking with barefoot shoes and a 40-pound plate carrier on my chest and back. By removing my shirt and my shoes every day, I embrace the maximally minimalist and frugal approach to life, reminding myself that simplicity is king.

Maintenance Thoughts

Our bodies are like a battery, and the adipose tissue beneath our skin and around our organs stores the energy. When you consider fat as energy, it reframes the way that you think about health in general. Nowadays, you often hear people discuss notions of calories, burning calories, storing calories, eating for calories, etc. I think that this is extremely foolish because it is not a matter of intaking lots of calories to store energy, but being more critical about the actual food itself that you consume.

If a person loads up on 2000 calories of lettuce, carrots, and beans, will this person store as much energy as somebody who eats 2000 calories of red meat and eggs?

Obviously, the person who’s eating the meat will store more energy, satiating their body, similar to fueling a car with premium gasoline. Eating a plant-based diet is the equivalent of filling up a car with vegetable oil.

Our body is the vehicle

Around a month ago, I was carrying a hose, but held it in a very unfamiliar way, while flexing my bicep. I did this because it fell off of my shoulder, and after holding it for only a minute, I strained my bicep. I can still feel the strain when I wake up in the morning. It’s nothing serious, but definitely noticeable. I’m in no pain at this point, but it reminds me of how fragile our bodies truly are, and how mindful we must be engaging physically with the world. I think I’m going to start doing more yoga, making sure I stretch my muscles and my body more. I only do a few different stretches with my legs, but I need to engage the rest of my body and become more flexible.

Also, I recently have been finding myself frustrated with my bike. Firstly, it’s actually really dangerous when commuting in the city. I don’t recommend biking in Philadelphia unless you are only going out there for leisure along the trail. The streets are filled with glass and potholes and all sorts of stuff that has been popping my tires left and right. Two weeks in a row I popped my tire and it was extremely frustrating to deal with the maintenance. Also, after a year, I had my brake pads replaced, which is probably normal. However, these situations have reminded me of that famous quote from Fight Club.

“The things you own end up owning you.” – Tyler Durden

The other day, when I received my flat tire, and was pushing my bike home, I was so fed up with it. I remained calm and was thinking to myself that maybe it’s time to move on, and that I should just leave it on the side of the road and forget about the bike, as it becomes more of a burden when using it daily. I literally left it overnight, through a storm, woke up the next morning, went for my walk, and found it along the trail still there, untouched, and perfectly working. I rolled it home this morning, and will figure out how I’m going forward with transportation. I’m most likely going to rely on the bus for going to Fairmount Park where I work, which will only take me 20 minutes in the morning and afternoon. Honestly, the streets are just tragic, so much glass, it’s a disaster! I think I’ve learned my lesson at this point, though, and will definitely only be taking the bike out onto the path trail for leisure rather than transportation. There’s too much risk and headaches involved with biking for transportation.

Friendship and Solitude

I’m certainly one who thrives on his own. When I was a Peace Corps volunteer, or even a volunteer living abroad in Israel and Palestine, I’ve always been on my own. I’ve always traveled from place to place by myself and prefer it this way as a photographer and artist who is extremely focused on making work.

What I’ve realized when traveling from place to place over the past decade is that there really is no time for friendship or making relationships with other people. It’s a byproduct of the adventurous spirit, of hopping around, with wanderlust. Now that I’m home, I’m really glad because I get to spend time with my two friends that I’ve known ever since we were around four or five years old. I’m very fortunate and grateful to have held onto friendships for this long and feel like the real friends that you make are the ones that you’ve made from childhood.

Why I Thrive in Nature

As I walk through the Wissahickon Forest right now, I’m reminded of my time spent as a kid. I would explore the forest, building teepees with sticks, sharpening spears, attempting to hunt deer, building bridges with stones, riding bikes, exploring caves, and fishing. I spent a lot of my youth in this forest, many times exploring with friends, but a lot of the time I spent here alone. I think that nature is infinitely novel due to the randomness of the way that trees and plants grow. The feeling of uneven surfaces, gravel, dirt, the running water from the creek, the sounds of birds and insects, and the different colors of leaves provide the explorer with infinite ways to entertain themselves.

Also, when in nature, it feels liberating to take off your shoes, walk through the grass, remove your shirt, and feel the sun kiss your skin. I enjoy walking through the forest this way, primal, but with technology, such as a camera, the world becomes a canvas, and all of the randomness within the unknown forest becomes my subject to draw upon. It also feels nice being in nature, without the constraints of societal norms, and the typical mundane routine of walking around the street, observing people walking around, looking at their phones. Even when I took the bus here today, I noticed how every single person on the bus had their head down, hunched over, engulfed in whatever media they were consuming on their phones. It was actually extremely unsettling, and reminds me of why I love nature, and disconnecting from all of this technology. I actually believe that this technology is going to morph the way the human body evolves in the next 10 to 15 years. You’re going to see way more people with bent spines and hunched backs.

I think that as much as technology connects us, it disconnects us more than ever. Some simple ways I thrive on my own:

• Walks in nature
• Street photography
• Make videos and podcasts
• Writing and reading
• Weightlifting

Let’s continue skipping to my our own beat, without a care in the world, unbothered by societal norms and how others perceive us. Let’s become living works of art.

Become the Übermensch	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26XlOXDGk5M
VITALITY	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgfq4RO9RH4
Onwards and Upwards	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYox7iEKIHc
July 30, 2024 – 12:16	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPaOFFaI49M
BREAK THE RULES	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3dQKRVNmKA
TIME	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ8V5djWnHw
The BEST location for Street Photography in Philadelphia	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2x6VZR4eyc
LIGHT	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J2W-iA9ens
Penn’s Landing – July 27, 2024	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5er1_0BN1s
Speed is important	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et03RdfYUMY
The Will to Photograph	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za92to41eLo
Ray Metzker – Sand Creatures	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TQSCxJ_6gI
Rogue 40lb Plate Carrier	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYlMxSxSAXs
Eternal Return	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV25ONYFrgg
How I Write	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f20e4x6pIUs
How I Practice Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDN76_fw9uc
Thrive in the Mundane	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSTT5ITIFkI
How I iPad	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA34lxW-XaQ
How I Cook	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSl182SnoJk
POWER	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we4tohq5XiU
Zoo Utopia	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuOt-2-VeBw
Photography Affirms Life	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMGeY2cyCDg
Don’t bleed	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDJ0_e0OOZ0
The Wanamaker Organ – July 15, 2024	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6Q0ZdkYxMM
On the street	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_i0H50LJSA
Tunnel	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MapX0c3vk14
Courage in Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocuXAbdv3bc
Saturday Wanamaker Organ Show	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrMSSRGiPOs
RELAX	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMSgDr3Qv4s
What I want in a new Ricoh	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k0VYp_WGqQ
ELEVATE YOUR BODY	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IXrKjQkvD0
Just prune it	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biHltJydVAc
GAY SPARTAN	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udixHNTRM6A
Strong Photographer, Strong Photographs	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9sRHky8aG0
Leave her alone	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CamD4u3xxsM
The Best Advice for Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr0mZcMRROE
TRANSCEND THE WORLD	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUVrAlkuojA
How to Ricoh GRIII	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ05XkS-gQ0
Ideas for a Street Photographer	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O9oU7j760o
Street Photography Philosophy	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqgRlIsNo0Y
Why the Ricoh GRIII is the best camera for street photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu3kEiHi0-o
Why street photography?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvNlGuDLkMM
Why photograph every day?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHzp10pDH1g
Never stop changing	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsyMtTvDQas
GO	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e31uvFU8P5c
Central Park	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXwIGD_ejPI
Times Square	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw1Ni6O8rvM
Coney Island Photo Montage	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVl0K4NAloA
Coney Island Street Photography | July 4, 2024	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eQdJxIbdWM
Coney Island | July 4, 2024	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS5G2zvleZ8
Paradise Garden	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjVmhMG4Swo
How I Make Photography Collage in Procreate for iPad	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfUf6g9LQIo
Sky	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXmto8T08Hg
WALK	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU68E-Ms3Tg
RICOH RUGGED	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOu2nHY4l-I
Race Street Pier	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVVM0za_p7w
flow	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-46WBAPDCM
Photo Montage	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxMg-sNLbm8
Chasing chickens	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DFF4I7-cH0
Movement is medicine	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsh8Bsb0w1g
Japanese Weeping Cherry Tree	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LqEPSOteGo
BLITZKRIEG	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6NWViQZYaQ
FUN	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdHVUjcQ8V8
Go through the portal	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tJecjyZmyw
What if there is no goal?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bYYJtq0UyA
Practice Daily	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqifV3em4nc
Shoot from the heart	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYYmCBTZrdU
The Wanamaker Building	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TofXN12BQI
Benjamin Franklin Bridge	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJsGaE_Lc0Y
Childlike Curiosity	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT5WmasMF5Y
Penn Treaty	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb2OZfv13zA
FREE SPIRIT	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zQ3FuUxPA8
Ricoh is the new Leica	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaFThzFqA2I
Horticulture POV | Pruning a Japanese Maple Tree	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18uGMoYvkwk
Buddhist Pine	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ4Q-EknH00
PARADISE	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRKc2-lIBFE
START PHOTOGRAPHY	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywrGBjV9LQE
Sacrifice and tribe	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJV0AGxfJ9s
How I feel abundance	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLcPxcUWAeo
Street Photography Advice	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm_q5AbDhe4
Set your body in motion without preconceived notions	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HksIWYL2_I
Skateboarding and Mulberries	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix9d3_o0qnQ
Apocalyptic, but chill picnic	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSYAC6EWHfo
Wanamaker Organ | Charlie Chaplin “The Kid”	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJUvCsHCi5A
Exploring the Fairmount Water Works	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn1L-utvrE8
Water and Vitality	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjOxkCkInWI
Ricoh GRIII Macro Video	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLOK0jHx8tw
Steak Flex	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoUEqLQ6HtY
My Evening Routine POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY50cNXjVfQ
Horticulture POV | Pruning a Japanese Weeping Cherry Tree	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBpyNn05UGM
Creator of Paradise	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QYH6BF41pk
Under a tree	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3-4ZMPnIU4
OFF GRID	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QpBh_hA86k
Lust for light	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrjJCTKzyHI
Otium	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRTtr0ri_9M
Light Warrior	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k_VALeuwOo
Become the Übermensch	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p68rJx35oM
Art and meaning	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roKtjEPWW6I
Fairmount Water Works	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmNMm9GBxbE
18th Century Garden	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1krQFJs2Sc
Tradition	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLczBADcphQ
Independence Day of Georgia in Philadelphia	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IriNVmUkzMg
Intelligence is artificial	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT0Lm4vHAJ4
Weak VS Strong	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqMwiEKtI3U
Sublime Morning	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xteZ7ynAkQ0
Communion with the gods	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaa854_4U_w
Free as a bird	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itf0AGDsBRI
Philadelphia Italian Market Festival 2024 Slideshow	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHBoSKkkRf0
Philadelphia Italian Market Festival 2024	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRY7nevY-5k
Transcend Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJzSCP-wM-I
Dancing at the Wanamaker Organ	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvmIF3-hCPY
Climb a tree	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9OQSVIVFu8
Embracing the Spirit of Play	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keeAZ6ij5IE
What is street photography?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQOFB1CLhH8
Feast Day Fitness	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty4h2GIvtXQ
Broad and Walnut Street	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_gmyhdNinA
Biking on the canal	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsGmiQWNm3c
Physicality	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X9JXU3XuBc
Street Photography Collage | Procreate for iPad	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtSfQ5Nr8Lw
How to Avoid Burnout in Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf-upe2IGYE
Wanamaker Organ	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nc0OgCQBk8
Restore	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRDU3jy7Cw4
It takes a fraction of a second to create a new world	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXUlygLJHoU
TAKE RISKS	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu8g34qdHaw
Insta360 X3 “Me Mode” at the River	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2Y0XSqZRVg
Experience	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDx70ICOvnM
Battaglia	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OCE6Xvw00A
Create your own story	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBXDzXOOq2Y
Goonie	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKFAbA8Bvps
Inspiration and Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bXGGqBrm_c
THRIVE	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlaC5zXuSr8
Frank Horvat – Sidewalk	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGb9iTZHkok
Lectric XPedition POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crW1KDm4tIQ
Passion	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpsb8IIr92w
Courage vs. Skill	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X77qglUi_hc
Biophilia	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKTszSgaA3U
Kratos	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2jOoKZWaQ0
Give me light and I shall dominate	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUjsnNbiB4
Man vs. Nature	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNhur2BvOTk
GREEK GOD FLEX	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zITSYKBquVo
My 10 Minute Home Gym Routine	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uMjaPyDQoQ
How much ground beef can you eat?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Izqzq6nqsFg
SPARTAN MARCH	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCHFHP3x6YY
Philly Ninja	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIUDtCjUo18
Maybe you will die, but you can make photographs	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_18DIGAJVsI
Glendinning Rock Garden	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAfFYS5VHE4
My First Ride of 2024	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvpXbgaiP4I
You cannot make the same photograph twice	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75WKBzyDAV0
Street Photography Slideshow | April 13, 2024	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agjK1uKoA-I
Street Photography iPad Workflow	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a63jHzc3SJY
RPG LIFE	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERLpe4muBPU
iPad Procreate Street Photography Collage	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwOW11m80wc
Walk 75% SLOWER than everyone	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2DO_Fz1gCY
Hidden River	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82K43ji-gVc
Morning Cull	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ref7IiX0QuE
Why I’m so passionate about photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APIvfcFYEZ8
Heaven and Hell	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98-Cht7bzIU
HECATOMB	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftlof1jSpBM
Look beyond the horizon	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opY5TZxbHUw
Photography displays your lust for life	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf2NPlUbSqs
Askesis POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJCsVBCrDVU
GRATITUDE	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xQ4d–ifoY
GO INFINITE	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAmJ18oGasQ
FREE RANGE	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMw3HDk-fog
Steak Prep	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5QDCaPr2fg
Morning Tea	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mU5qgVkk2g
Rain	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaTLY0bNZPk
No such thing as bad weather	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MPvYQWtJx4
EMBRACE THE UNKNOWN	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8vBphKpOu8
Forever an Amateur	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkOmdaEuZSA
CREATOR FLEX	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3oXTWnThbk
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jlwGnLvjYk
BECOME A CREATOR	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce46bOMy5eQ
Play the game your own way	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4rLfw4t-4k
Black Cat	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oikmGbKQOeI
Smell the flowers	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5vIooMqGAA
GoPro Mini Head Strap POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZDTQBlvKAM
PARADISE	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0NCw_AdtYA
Street Photography and Curiosity	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Nsyq3Dn7Oo
DEMIGOD FEAST	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24cAhYoTrfA
BECOMING GOD	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4J2e4qmNNM
How to Overcome Your Fear of Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB7Tb2ubZj0
NPC FLEX	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3HBwsMsBnw
NPC POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YewBIekFRTk
I LOVE LIFE	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEslnSaghBM
Everything is Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPH998mjuDM
Eating bugs, media, fitness, identity, and tribe	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkW9BzxOTps
TAKEOFF	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIHP6o5yzBo
Street Photography Flow State	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guxOR9XGsMw
Julian’s Kickflip	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVjiqR16eWI
Marlow’s Gym	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14F0brQer88
Haulover Skateboard Park POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5KtO95pQDQ
Butterfly Ribeye	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANsb9MMq6JQ
Julian’s Long Grind	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyvgNIiXZFs
Reinvent Yourself	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrTLCkEnFX4
Steak and Eggs	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11T7pQ0_Uwk
Art is the answer	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6F_BZB0T40
Just follow the light	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS0A_xwyOeI
Street Photography Meditation	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awAtKL9DIig
?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYCl96iv8IA
Wanamaker Organ Show	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7USuehUdVA
CARNIVORE FLEX	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTKsDKcBg3E
MONK MODE	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1F-hJK-WDQ
Reading Terminal Market 131st Birthday	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id5y_apfs04
Philadelphia Snow 2024	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmRLgnRFV_A
DUST	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiyDpgU1FLI
iVlog	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3NK9jUBST0
Photography and Process	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmXrAoPmcvg
Snapshot your way through life	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9GiI7QrmNU
CYBERPUNK	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMjhE0A_4MQ
The Masonic Temple	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFIPHbl7fuY
Street Photography Collage Speed Art	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwzugZc0clo
Philadelphia Snow	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrpZ8huYW7U
TAKE MORE PICTURES	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQec1oKETvs
STRONG PHOTOGRAPHER	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVPrE3GCVwU
LION DIET	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE_WXlZ32lg
Philadelphia Chinese New Year 2024 | Slideshow	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-uqkq27O0U
Foolish Flex	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9CrPwXA9q4
Monday Morning Montessori	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNIOAE8Jc_I
Philadelphia Chinese New Year 2024	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYi5hthots4
Photography, Addiction, Television, Culture, Music, and Inspiration	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=825wlsrLPlI
January 2024 | Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuiYIiK-R-U
Organ Enjoyer	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DHDTeLA3SI
You only live once	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBiwjVMTifw
Ricoh GRIII High Contrast Video	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0u0XcU3HNg
PARKOUR	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkkRypHSpmA
THE CARNIVORE DIET	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EVfgw1ETok
AssemblyAI and ChatGPT | Audio to Blog Post	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK96jFMJi_g
The Art of Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dYPpU5-CXM
Walking Barefoot, Technology, Health, and Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLzlXU0Aw4g
ZEN FLEX	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzL_oiKoavI
ZEN GYM POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEgEGewHWvE
The Wanamaker Organ – One of Mankind’s Greatest Artistic Achievements	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=571tB1oswLo
Testing Apple Vision Pro	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvG0eUUHYd0
Best Shoes for Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7diGyOdsPI
REVOLUTIONARY	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B4Cw_b3yKU
Find meaning in the mundane	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNFxq-afznw
PHILADELPHIA PIGEONS	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjW47an0Hcs
What inspires me?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1rRD74omwA
Street Photography Motivation	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1KNavNNhqg
Costco Lamb Leg – The BEST Carnivore Diet Dinner (One Meal A Day)	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6YDKOjNNCQ
The United States Mint Philadelphia	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph6oGBSFSAw
Street Photography Meditation	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juftt3wBeiU
ÜBERMENSCH FLEX	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyCWho7qtL8
Morning Meditation	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdi6LCGHzgw
Why gear doesn’t matter in street photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpuyfQUmb3U
The Power of Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePJYcRj-CgM
CONTACT SHEETS by Dante Sisofo	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEDRY2LbdKg
Life is meaningful	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNTjJPyoFkQ
THE ANGEL OF DEATH	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik3N1tQI8bc
TRANSCEND	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8tcV-T9vUs
Philadelphia Snow Day	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGzj79I6ruE
Stream of Consciousness	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFx-Xj0sAbE
The Joy of Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncTTFtrqIsw
Just don’t die	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z18_LPPIDs0
The President’s House in Philadelphia	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfeBEJGsRCU
The Wanamaker Organ	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kJo_osZSlw
Treat photography as the excuse to see the world	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXuY17QvRwo
DEMIGOD FLEX	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa7LfJmGmeg
ZEN LIFTING	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IQDdtf2QRk
Dreams and Nightmares	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceAB_K7kJF0
Snow in Philadelphia!	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxL1BcJZNUc
UNKNOWN	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyNuH6bebfg
Uplift the discarded	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hin2My-fCBk
A walk on the Benjamin Franklin Bridge	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X61O4_vv3rA
BE THE TOURIST	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKZ6-YVkUjY
Street Photography Tip: Repetition	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-F2IYsa_N0
STREET	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bgdgqAIgcc
Street Photography and Fitness POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ676eGBt-A
Lectric XPedition Cargo Electric Bike POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5bvHy3Fojw
THE KING OF ORGANS	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CNvjZwuaBg
Zen Brush 2 for iPad	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-LOljbZ2L0
January 7, 2024 | Slideshow	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZQ986RnXFM
Carnivore Diet – Kirkland Organic Ground Beef	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs6hP73FdLQ
Travel, College, Energy, China, and Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMwiUQbFIgM
Lifting POV and Writing	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xeTe18wPXA
January 6, 2024 | Slideshow	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0X0VnuQnwM
Carnivore Diet – Shabu Shabu	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2SvoWu_PW4
GOOSE	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5glDkqmmY4
ChatGPT 4 for iPhone	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME2rit7y86w
LIVESTREAM POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML6ceNsXfXA
January 5, 2024 | Slideshow	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L7gWTLRY6E
Costco American Raised Wagyu Ground Beef	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_ClbEJy5hI
Street Photography Research with ChatGPT	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=160sYi0NhEI
Seasons change	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aovM5UX35Gc
ASKESIS	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibt1xXE0wRY
January 4, 2024 | Slideshow	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgM25YcKQ6g
Carnivore Diet | NY Strip Steak	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq6X07dnKbc
Walk by the wooder	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7AYl845Pd8
Lifting POV and Morning Routine	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTLZzY_vXU0
iPad Blogging Workflow	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6IJaelchfo
January 3, 2024 | Slideshow	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwyF1G9IJ_E
Carnivore Diet POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBcF8f5s6Us
Early Morning	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UKINbaTpPk
Blogging and Gym POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh19ZrtIqSI
January 2, 2024 | Slideshow	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-alM6-aUo0
CHOLESTEROL IS A NATURAL STEROID	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aHCTdyVqU0
New Year Thoughts	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH9WEwKsiQQ
New Year Lifting POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_61JJUaU88
Costco Shabu Shabu Thin sliced New York Strip Steak	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJY3fF_nR2s
Mummers Parade 2024 | Slideshow	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YHHdgyLUVs
Mummers Parade 2024	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2eCXu0IlDw
30th Street Station	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrRCuHAcDsA
New Year’s Eve in Philadelphia	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIybHN9AV0o
Street Photography by Dante Sisofo | 2023 Slideshow (VERY SLOW)	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3GPWwKUF4w
Street Photography by Dante Sisofo | 2023 Slideshow (SLOW)	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_Mbhiz6bYA
Street Photography by Dante Sisofo | 2023 Slideshow	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8nWaS8Ie0k
How to Street Photography Slideshow in Final Cut Pro	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSWLhxTSGVM
How to Street Photography Collage in Procreate for iPad	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGAURaJ6jKc
Behind the scenes	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hES4s0fQ3ak
How to Edit Street Photography in iPad Photos App	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iYHBwHj3cw
How to Edit a Street Photography POV Video in iMovie	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSz7Tlgr3W0
December 29, 2023	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6HycOzrEGM
New year, who dis?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYKDbBYRkPU
Beef Top Sirloin Cooking POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1ODjg3kWDM
Photograph the discarded	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC5Ykuswu54
DANTE LIVESTREAM	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijLgARkr1mo
Snapshot Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwPyWrXR4PE
Morning Procreation	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbZ3l51YlKM
GIVE LOVE	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs7M54xxEEs
SPARTAN PHOTOGRAPHY	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ITmJjFwd2g
MY LIFE STREAM	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT1btTv11yQ
Rainy Day Photography Thoughts	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHHhc0frGwA
JUST GOPRO IT	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uG8cHC_PLY
Morning Routine in Philly	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcfaKlvRRaU
Love the process	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCXrbC4OK2I
SUNRISE	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCYmPCQvX5I
NOVELTY	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0tpnfPO1Us
Christmas Light Show at Macy’s Philadelphia	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRBpo_-t1EI
Philadelphia Christmas Village 2023	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMVz0qNQUgg
Ricoh GRIII Photography POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AGCWVsY7LI
Simple is better	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXmD5LBA930
COURAGE	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOz1JlpbcJw
INTUITION	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBDTCTE-pLA
CURIOSITY	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvg9utWSOmY
Carnivore Diet – American Raised Wagyu Ground Beef	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKlYJ4Z6cHo
Set yourself in motion	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXpr9rWivyE
To see is to connect with life	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD2jJu1NIrM
Laugh in the face of chaos	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkpvSh5lrz8
Fresh Air	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S9qkuGCqCo
Brotherly Love	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq60jVwoqxA
Flâneur	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfMFTR70rZM
Tribe	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rkQGasv59Y
Robot Dreams	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJHIU-2HdbQ
Carnivore Diet – NY Strip Steak Mukbang POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxxXtj0gX_8
STREET VLOG	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHkNVy07zy8
Happy Thoughts	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiaIBIry0sc
CHILLY PHILLY	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBU9vomuOjc
Street Photography is Zen	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQd-TXwO-BY
Why Photography?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apGNHUdCMMU
Be Playful	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klyzO4VCkhI
ChatGPT, DALL·E, and Media Thoughts	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1rnUEPoYjU
GO BEYOND	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJTJssFBxwM
Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade 2023	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dHknvpy4YQ
Lamb Leg – Instant Pot Carnivore Cooking	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiJ1ID5M_w8
Autotelic Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tilgOMd4U-A
Flesh is the Future	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p4kCKtADug
Spread Joy with Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-uxenOU2E8
Morning Coffee	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8vWpUF8QvM
BEEF LIVER – 100% CARNIVORE DIET	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt1s1ORz31o
Faith, Depression, Technology, Communication, and Visual Art	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TWJd-rfceM
The WORST Street Photography Advice	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akcTwbeJ1J0
Macro Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjuZ9vpYLSE
Street Photography is Easy	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYe5wyb04A4
Philadelphia Morning Routine POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I53cwP3luc
NY Strip Steak – 100% Carnivore Diet	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUqP3njAkKQ
Street Photography, AI, Evolution, Fear, Beauty, and Art	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8OqkffE8N0
Ricoh GRIII Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCJ0I_jDfDw
Street Photography tip with the Ricoh GRIII	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq3K95xUgsk
WALL-E, George Orwell, and the Matrix	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96GWaeJPVJA
Health is Democratic	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CYsB3mklu4
Can humans exist without ants?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltJ_fQgZWmc
Ceramic Studio at Hollywood Beach	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDRtHuVvm6w
EMBRACE THE NEW	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abWstFScdzg
ChatGPT, Social Media, Tesla, Photography, and the Mall	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jFJyBnYKpo
My Miami Morning Routine	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGfQcD1YlTY
The Aventura Mall Olympic Games	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKrmgvhK7mQ
Puttshack Miami	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsYrYPxHQ0g
Aventura Mall Miniature Train Station	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHjFVs_D7Ow
Miami Carnivore Cooking POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u_v1yACoKg
My Travel Advice for Photographers	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTgT4dm8uu4
My Health Advice	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ChgH_NbCRA
Art is the future	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA6vmAAGbUQ
My Street Photography Advice	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C6b82geDnk
E-Scooter POV in Miami	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1pttxXhx2Q
Haulover Inlet, Miami – Insta360 X3	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=576MWFiLRkI
T-Bone Steak Prep	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmTFXAoIGEM
DON’T SWALLOW	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnvMFJWesgY
Hollywood Beach Thoughts	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0NDVJruG1Y
Miami Morning Routine with ChatGPT	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiJfPhNKhnc
MIAMI MEAT MADNESS	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45gjiaExhH0
Art in the Philadelphia Airport	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJeQiI_80to
THE BEST PHOTOS ARE NEW PHOTOS	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKIgXZwPtaM
My Photography Book Collection	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3mnLKtUWvE
LIMITLESS PHOTOGRAPHY	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDTAmsBquIs
Walk more!	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7Ng_LlcaP0
UNLEARN	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF3st8Ub8rM
Wabi-Sabi Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0yaVlE4y7E
MERGE WITH THE MACHINE	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5IZBT6gquk
Initial Thoughts on ChatGPT-4	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC2bQulUFJw
Why photography is irreplaceable	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4BDRRKQLpk
SPARTAN FLEX	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scmYQTHVokA
Carnivore Cooking POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7A3pvvhT-A
Schuylkill River Trail Bike Ride POV with GoPro Mini	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cmesgo3vRjA
The Wanamaker Organ – October 30, 2023	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRBEy0l5P8A
ZEN TEMPLE	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtSl15EDlSY
SPARTAN THOUGHTS	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLc09uCOifo
Lululemon, Hypertrophy, Askesis, and Quality	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGHFnsWjPTg
Philly Bike Rideout 2023	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19DOjAOY6hY
Time moves slow	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iz97Tuip-8
INDEPENDENT ARTIST	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnPGRNjGo4U
Is the photo a depiction of reality?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEyBKlrV2nY
Media Production Thoughts	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMYMqkq9ZGc
Become a Superhero	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9PT1MsWpMY
Champion mankind through what you find with a camera	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RziWWTjrxM
Street photographers should take selfies	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeSOrb6kCnE
Bears, Metrics, Street Photography, and Blogging	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZHnqRH4S98
The privilege of being outdoors	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfITKjygBOw
Nature thoughts	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6n7yDCz45k
I walk to become more	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Grv9jK6v8eM
How to train your mind and body connection for street photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDeiBM8NzoY
What you get is what you didn’t see	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO7IIFQkzco
How to remix photos using Procreate for iPad	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KNS1XaFBtY
Photography as a way to observe life	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7M5_GOcLpc
Unorthodox composition thoughts	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4wdS4vmn5c
Minimalist Monk Mode	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIP1MrRI-gY
ONLY NEW AND REAL PHOTOS	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTC7dpWS0FM
Ricoh GRIIIx and GRIII Street Photography POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czwycwO34Tg
Bike Ride to the Wissahickon Trail	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYuUCQ5N8Ag
GoPro Mini + Chest Mount Home Gym POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-nvm9MQvqo
Parks, Walking, Biking, Posture, Lifting, and Positivity	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQJRnTmiVlY
How to find motivation in street photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyEmsDmt6Yc
Language, Detail, Courage, Abstraction, Destruction, and Information	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMNcfhH83eA
What will reality manifest to be in a photograph?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nUbsOaQFug
Art, Ethics, Fasting, Nature, Design, and Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwL7pBZKdLA
Why repetition is critical for street photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESqswrYh_ZQ
Logos, Beauty, Light, Knowledge, Aesthetics, and Health	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uwI4u_pNC0
Amatuer, Flesh, Calories, Food, Digestion, and Ricoh GRIIIx	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdJzAM8HRJ8
Forbidden Drive Fall Bike Ride	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-g3lvkFeY8
Street Photography Ethics	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWzVwKmnTr8
Beef Eye Round Roast	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRkDrnlYa4Y
Fall Flex	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOqOpkJpHRM
Black and White Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcC2opO1ueg
OFF THE GRID MINDSET	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqMrrNgQdxY
Street Photography, Physiology, Pinocchio, Spirit, and Love	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHtsW1Mzm-c
Fall Bike Ride with the Insta360 X3 “Me Mode”	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTecqp6ns0g
Embrace the Elements	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc8H3qMZ_8A
Health and Human Thriving	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-AHbcydzPY
A photograph is an instant sketch	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc4nxtz3Cz4
Street Photography is a Visual Game and a Physical Pleasure	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9a5dRFxy8Y
Street Photography – Everything is photographable.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZIe1Z0jzq4
Will suffering end?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irdJow7SNes
La Calle: Photographs from Mexico by Alex Webb	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0peBeNhQg0
The Photographs of Ray K. Metzker	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DAj62Cgb88
Light Lines by Ray K. Metzker	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WdjzHgPvt8
Unknown Territory by Ray K. Metzker	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZb0b4ONoGc
A Brave New World for Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mkb0bxbQbBM
Feeding the Philly Pigeons	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE0EeB5u3po
Curiosity in Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lagEeyuTTgY
Appreciate the Sun	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwDotJB0upE
CONQUER EACH DAY	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HB33kwHqRI
Beef Liver 100% Carnivore Diet	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4oNTxhrKLc
Luck in Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD8tlcp7nSY
Aesthetics and Beauty	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L9mo92fyu4
To photograph is to be	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA7nuoCIDcI
Immortal Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=808yFzM1DAM
In Praise of Pigeons	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri5mz62av5k
City Life is Supreme	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-H6QAS19do
Human thriving in the great outdoors	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys1GcCeJKcU
Fresh Cut Black Angus Beef Cubes	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNso2HkdYKs
Treat Life like a Videogame	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT3HZMq4G9k
Mundane Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpY2LkVcIto
Insta360 X3, Lifestyle, Photography, Video, and Social Media	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=934Ew5c2z5E
Fall Sunset Bike Ride POV on the Schuylkill River Trail	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fqFFrZDLOQ
Quick Afternoon Pump	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kj1nG6NcIE
Find Creative Solutions in Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK6qxJUUCuI
CHAOS IS GOOD	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quCHKVsgMpM
Reading Terminal Market Harvest Festival 2023	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sJTEUIu8zQ
Cameras, Clothing, Fitness, Physiology, Meat, Ethics, Travel, and Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMizD105fRo
Schuylkill to Delaware River Bike Ride POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7oEku8gWDE
The Wanamaker Organ – October 6, 2023	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbWoRdSR_ws
THE WORLD IS OUR CANVAS	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RItG_3rLs00
CREATE MORE	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK0wY7hb46U
FARMER’S WALK POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgPc89T4TC4
Bike Ride POV along the Kelly Drive	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOMsNqJsQXc
The Antidote to Modernity	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8urVTwJxx9g
The Wanamaker Organ – October 5, 2023	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxyPFFv788g
Why artists should lift weights	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw2oaGjGO6A
Photography and Media Production	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s5Ym_GdVxM
HOME WEIGHTLIFTING SESH POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBbg_xcNx-E
iPad Pro Flex	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhuoA-R5eKQ
Bike Ride POV to Benjamin Franklin Bridge	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3SeyQnYJNY
Photography as a Physical Pleasure	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYblQkJGae8
PHOTOGRAPHY POWER	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-MjdFnLbLc
Street Photography as a Personal Diary	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dsCoyAMqrY
COSTCO LAMB LEG INSTANT POT	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es_h6TsEgjk
Bike Ride POV to Independence Hall	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6qFvSYIRSs
Street Photography Flow State	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6UTJAsV7a0
Cleaning up the garden POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOZBsTqbByE
Suburban Station Kendama Combo	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt-SZw8fCxg
MY SACRED RITUAL: CARNIVORE COOKING POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIzC7PHx5NQ
East Falls to South Street Bridge Bike Ride POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqEuKybH520
The Wanamaker Organ – October 2, 2023	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3_t46Mv3-g
The Best Street Photography Workflow	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp-F9MozEEA
GOPRO MINI FITNESS POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuxHaDMRa9w
Schuylkill Banks Boardwalk Bike Ride POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qirHj9-eKVA
Infinite Potential for the Future of Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSy7t0BvqAs
Morning Fitness POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CpUzaUr02c
GOPRO FLEX	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5dzcf1gHdo
Philadelphia Bike Ride to Art Museum POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWkSoQGz1V0
Philadelphia Fall Festival 2023	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFbfTpYI7Y8
EMRACE THE SPIRIT OF PLAY	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8HpucH3-Gk
Everything in life is infinitely beautiful	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SBFGz_WL6c
How to be a happy photographer	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDQXkpTG5Bo
Center City Philadelphia to East Falls Bridge Bike Ride POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWz-rcEk_Rw
Thoughts on Dual Wielding the Ricoh GRIIIx and Ricoh GRIII	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8ts7lPG0js
COOKING LAMB POV – CARNIVORE DIET	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QrPyg2nThI
The World’s Largest Playing Pipe Organ	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ6zvORZ5CU
There doesn’t need to be a purpose	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu1lBLSOVlU
Create something out of nothing	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BXrUj8gE9Q
Ricoh GRIIIx and GRIII, Philadelphia Looting, Modernity, and Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbTR2GMHWac
Good Morning Philadelphia Routine POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1S-3D4IIVg
How I Overcome Jet Lag	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trp5UqaDOq8
Post Flight Weightlifting POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqq_07_pwU8
Rome Airport Recap	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4S8n37Kv9U
Rome, 2023 Photo Slideshow	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkhwaoJTZUY
What will the camera see?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-Z3vxys49s
Tomahawk Steak POV in Rome	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWtWotTRHcU
What is Street Photography?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDFFWZcq3G0
Ricoh GRIIIx and GRIII Dual Wield	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjnXqoL-QDE
Samuel Gelato Life	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1zBbvnZ7bY
COMPACT IS THE FUTURE	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFXuBdg4aJg
Ricoh GR Photowalk in Rome	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hePsIEXMwsY
RICOH MAFIA	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcRKSm1e7xk
Entertain Yourself	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ6B8R0LKs4
Bliss and Boundless	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ptym53S2XZU
Ricoh GRIIIx, Portraits, and the Wonder of Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW6-JJFWan4
Bistecca alla Fiorentina in Rome	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8SssNO6PWM
Posture, Ancestry, Wealth, and Confrontation	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llxjBQJH1os
The Joy of Creation	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZuIzoL10Hc
Love, Art, and Imagination	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFGsdgX3F78
Boredom and Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjkyvR7tKME
I AM THE UBERMENSCH	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5R0FJ9HMpg
Street Photography Sketchbook POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDT-6MVF_Rg
Why spend time in nature?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpg_JsFv5AY
HOW TO LOSE FAT	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rlT8esyo4c
HEALTHY IS BETTER	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx9eXm2dlt0
Iran Protest in Rome	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XokG2rq0poc
My Passion for Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbRhT7bYEIo
ROME NEVER FELL	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4r2ggI-65E
A walk to the butcher in Monti, Rome	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y6C2zYqN4o
Fashion, Community, Purpose, Mythology, Fear, Joy, and Dreams	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r7aPASjUzM
RAISED BY THE SHE WOLF: CARNIVORE MUKBANG POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNlReXycIQw
Beef Steak Cooking POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yySIOW540us
Drinking Holy Water from a Miracle Well in Rome	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKA-661d8l4
Street Photography Ethos	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox5Q_csPnsE
Me at St. Angelo Bridge – Insta360 X3	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID-8WykqHao
LUST FOR LIFE	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGbRbmRU-c4
Make the camera your slave	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDSP7Q4ZqzM
Intuition in Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbzPErhTDCE
Me at the Waterfall Garden in Rome – Insta360 X3	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAQnzokn3N0
Beyond Beauty and Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPLl_a1dgh8
WE ARE DEMIGODS	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rdq980alFM
Social Contagion	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU8z5nBvUyg
The Gift of Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7_D3P3myxU
How to never be bored of street photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TycOLYOP4OQ
Photography and Fitness	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1myAVRHe1M
Street Gym in Rome	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmR-MYIaPZI
How to Beast Mode	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPhw_kMwc60
Me at Pinician Hill – Insta360 X3	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YymfElluLCw
Embrace the Details in Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTVJhIklYLs
1.5 Kilos of Beef for €13	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c21lj0qZYA
Spartans, Ethics, Wolves, Time, Courage, War, Photography, and Freedom	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ina1Rak3e68
My Street Photography Bag	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sXI78fOKvg
My Meat Locker	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o97cwOJRWhw
Me at the Spanish Steps – Insta360 X3	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UumFdHnwK0k
The Power of Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjPYBJEWR1s
Street Photography is my Superpower	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFnIF8Orrok
Historic Photos of Rome	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdmoM9XKtQk
DEMIGOD FLEX	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4AyxUwAboA
Marching in Rome	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdsmEHhx4TI
What is the goal of photography?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkNE0DpZIqs
Latin Quarter, Paris	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xK0TA_1bac
Me at Notre Dame – Insta360 X3	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lop5ZTNOc9s
Rainbow Above Saint Michael the Archangel in Paris	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY7c1pLOO24
I had a dream (yesterday)	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtTn9prAzRw
Photographing a friend of Henri Cartier-Bresson in Paris	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgStA00KPTM
Parkour Performance at Palais-Royal, Paris	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pan_qS38YPU
Dear Mr. Niépce by Daido Moriyama	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RibG5TVbrw
Street Photography in Paris	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22j4zYTTI3M
View from Montmartre, Paris	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmpoFG9n93Q
Morning Routine in Paris	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uolo26V2dzA
FOOD IS FUEL	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBpKf-tlmxA
Ricoh GRIII at Night in Paris	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1WG0hnq_Ag
Ratatouille	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKBFjWOS2vE
Arrival at my bunker in Paris	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEvenoP_LQw
IDENTITY	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N9gQDTb7AA
Street Photography Lifestyle	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFGfE5T0_pw
Break Social Norms	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWpmWl9WYsM
INDIVIDUALISM	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH__j4mE7DQ
Park of the Aqueducts in Rome – Insta360 X3	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn-z4qaXsPw
Exploration, Friction, Limitation, and Intuition	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRvEA_duLTQ
PURE BLISS	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBRCW7pkStA
Street Photography Advice	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGY3834__j0
Focal Length for Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1Mvc8Y5W98
Food, Energy, Death, Selflessness, Pigeons and Organ Meat	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LhRVb_POZU
Live everyday like it’s your last	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NERDJe7eWI0
Why is modern architecture ugly?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp9y_5MAnQ4
House of Dante	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9ipcvCuyu4
Ponte Vecchio – Insta360 X3	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oubTBT60wVw
Ponte Santa Trinità – Insta360 X3	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23Rp7DDeIKQ
Don’t Plan Anything	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3hmvcQ1NbY
Florence Morning Routine	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf2aqwim44g
Bistecca alla Fiorentina | Osteria Fiorentina	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p883hiK1XQ0
Hercules and Cacus	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx-Xdj09ky8
Arrival at Piazza della Signoria	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bax9RF4dNYQ
Train from Rome to Florence	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeMWqBSnLj0
Photography Feedback	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yFseP2blI0
To Photograph is to Be	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ss9xKkFYIk
Nomad, Legacy, Memes, Change, Virtue, Wealth, Slavery, and Weakness	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eLAJwfSdW0
Colosseum Flex	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMxLioJWXOo
Ricoh GRIII, Subtraction, Alcohol, Sports, Gambling, Jesus, Luxury, and Tolerance	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-hU6d015AM
Angels, Achilles, Happiness, Life, Barefoot Shoes, Diversity, Power, and Meat	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ehx93q-PKxE
Horizontal VS Vertical Composition in Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBaesojiMig
Slow Down, Observe the Details, and Take Selfies	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6_pbjrUj6w
Street Photography, Motivation, God, Water, Abstraction, Testosterone, and Censorship	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zbzj6ipUQg
The Alchemical Door – Porta Magica	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yutps1R4p0
Eat at least 2 pounds of beef per day	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4vwmROle1Y
Mosè di Michelangelo in Chiesa di San Pietro	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94HJ_w1_Ckw
Basilica e Monastero Agostiniano Santi Quattro Coronati	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-bgEFXkrkM
Ricoh GRIIIx, Photography, Video Games, Fasting, Travel, Humanity, Health, and DMT	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clHg9ILHeHc
Sunbathing in Rome	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_xdnnq7jlI
Why Street Photography at the Beach	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id0M2ZeXmbo
What time to photograph?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W8XmPGxpE0
Carnivore Gorging like an Ancient Roman Emperor	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IN692omz6k
Sun Thoughts	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or_0TqOEW4M
Go where the locals are	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbMKOZVJvhk
At the Beach in Rome	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoXco88oxVM
Frogs and Procreate for iPad	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkkCmAXV-yw
Architecture, Evolution, and Social Norms	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOQd0VAsuhw
Leaders and Followers	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AZy1YoC_cM
Carnivore Caveman Eats Dinner in Rome	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5k5hV-kpWY
Caravaggio Paintings in Basilica Parrocchiale di Santa Maria del Popolo	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmBOUEdQEVU
Film Photography is for Suckers	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icEGkRTzJm0
Why Share	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsCKLW7oT-U
Rome Morning Routine	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxRd_XaHOOo
Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClH7VcijOAs
Why Black and White Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWMocNwGQYc
Why Street Photography is the Best	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnPLqa9GjlI
What does it mean to “get close” in street photography?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0T2Nj45VXY
Reaction Time in Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLgc7Wx7qdI
Asceticism	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NHPLDGgnVI
NO FEAR	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH2qQ0fHVRc
Caracalla | Teatro Dell’Opera Di Roma	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkd70NSskXA
Photography and Travel	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w4k5lnTOEQ
Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Miracoli	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ5rjrD-sH0
Ricoh GRIII Highlight Weighted Metering Mode	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eKKcVwwBxY
Hydration	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRse97rYFgg
Smile More	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1KMXEjA8hg
Roman Lifestyle	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGgJzr9N870
Why Sleep is Important	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOnsjv9QCho
Real Life in the Real World	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm5MhMyp2yw
Stoicism	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-j3-_gaA6U
Consistency and Intensity	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk4CJ5IG5Uo
Find a Chokepoint	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GunjjR5riMs
Why Strength Matters	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXGZVyC52PY
Church of St. James in Augusta	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNek1wHz-rg
Church of St. Rita alle Vergini	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IX9R18ewxw
Carnivore Cooking in Rome	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMM0YP1g38I
Why Art is the Future	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-QgSNu5miA
Photography and Power	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I4cbj_bXdI
JUST SHOOT IT	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REO41-c7fCQ
Photography is Subjective	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59WkRAsI6Kc
Why Travel?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O9_Cl6apWw
Why Courage is Important	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziei_cE3pjI
A Walk to the Colosseum	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x4ww6NPa6c
LET GO	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jskI73V7Gho
Eating watermelon on the street	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfKnColPHts
How to advance your street photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIF3ewSKST0
SLOW DOWN	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TfIYBG1cAM
Photography shouldn’t be a chore	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYI03PMe53Y
Why Street Photography Makes Life More Interesting	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQCwoESOV9Q
Thoughts on Water	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pkMgGRjRc4
Basilica dei Santi Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqX6kID_1W8
Why Rome?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR8iqIz-m4g
Basilica of Saint Mary of Minerva	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoDmnQ415i0
Street Photography in Large Crowds	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPQgNwmOhT0
Photograph Your Life Journey	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZtFjkOIDP4
Coin Toss at the Trevi Fountain	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFom03OF8Gw
Walking Down the Spanish Steps	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkHOI5SPXAs
Ricoh GRIII at Basilica of Sant’Agostino	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzA8tu3-Asg
Drinking Water from the Ancient Roman Fountains	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HebAQIQB8as
Follow Your Desire	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynwfd6Jn7kM
Toy Store at Piazza Navona	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7kpO2A7rII
Me at the Pantheon	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmuoogSOejQ
Philadelphia to Rome	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqwlAS0oxVA
Before I die…	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT4npzwk8lU
Peak Design Travel Backpack 45L	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT093OnTVnw
Snapshot Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyNMof2FUDw
Ricoh GRIII & GRIIIx High Contrast Black and White Small JPEG Slideshow	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki-DqqzYc_U
Ricoh GRIII Street Photography POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jno_K2DNZs
Philadelphia’s Wanamaker Organ	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXwJj5xQwN8
Why I Love Cycling	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fDvXRWYPwE
Create Something Out of Nothing	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBNumrj2RMg
Photography is a Life Journey	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR5o-PG3c9c
Photographing Sunset at City Hall	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHrGgjLEJoY
A Walk from Walnut Street to Rittenhouse Square	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVv6PUbJCJ4
The Joy of Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7WmoYgPA0s
What makes a good street photograph?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q4fTzqahSk
HUGE collapsed tree in the Wissahickon	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZbodZ63X6o
Kendama GoPro Mini POV along the Schuylkill River Trail	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmsYnqtRlHM
How I Find Motivation in Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SIUdgY-ImU
Autotelic Approach to Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFpgyD9gWIk
Getting caught in the rain	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bhs2TBCaoO4
Philadelphia Street Photography Sketchbook by Andrew Abraham	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvl3379_m6o
Find your path in Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik5ldr5HoGc
Mr. Brightside but it’s raining in Philadelphia	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-OUSXDJRvs
Me at the Wanamaker Organ	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q6rii_PPk4
Light and Shadow	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI71hh8QSlA
How to make photos that give you more joy?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EotDfLgtR2M
SIMPLIFY	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvVv3Mhhx3A
New Photos in Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFOkmqnwHdA
Me in the Tunnel of City Hall	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4KlExrOGmo
Me on 16th and Chestnut Street	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs6yNb_bkB8
Monochrome is the Future of Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjlSstdqxbQ
Observe the Details	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LZFGXKk14E
Street Photography Health Tip for Longevity	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV9wGaK8ZWM
Practical Tips for Layering in Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwe5CXaXDfA
Stealthy Street Photography Technique	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0zskR1zMm4
DISCONNECT	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K82GbiH2qVA
Golden Hour for Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rj2aKSJn18
WALK THE STREET TOPLESS	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDLFcfkS2ig
How to Make Abstract Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m6LUIMbwnY
The Street is My Gym	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2UvI7jxCA8
Body Language in Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xmbqbv0cZrk
Kendama Session with the GoPro Mini	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwESIGVcDTU
Ricoh GRIII for Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v3OPNvrXLQ
Better Each Day	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSV7KOeTUCU
Cooking Lamb Chops | GoPro Mini POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZX6M_JTbKA
How to Street Photography in the Park	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boMxSCfTwEc
The Street is a Stage	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcjVhvaL1sI
Embrace Chaos in Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMD9mI9O8EI
Expect nothing, appreciate everything	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJsCTV3cs5g
Photographers Should Take Selfies	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE81lm7XP5Q
How to Find Your Style in Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zQ2U54c5QQ
GO WITH THE FLOW	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi4rJnRSxbE
Harvesting Tomatoes from the Garden	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IIscAMZPhc
STOMP OUT EMO CULTURE	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3Ux4yhd80w
Out with the old, in with the new	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P118r_QSCkc
Street Photography is accessible to anyone	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hQXdpACGhI
New Goals for Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDIFC-AXwXU
The BEST location for Street Photography in Philadelphia	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aimOhkdFXco
Street Photography as a way to get yourself outside	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLPjHmkhXKw
Street Photography at the Mall	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uD_VHAq1ZQ
Henri Cartier-Bresson: Photographer | Book by Prestel	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHVsr9oxEhc
The T-Rex Technique for Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdl7cTVSW_c
Composition in Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bqwtZExdp4
Aesthetics in Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzRqAcSSOlc
Ought – Beautiful Blue Sky Thoughts	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9k95Czbzi4
Movement in Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGNkntCZ2Tk
Failure in Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU3ZsU6OL6k
Motivation in Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoF_QqgkiW0
The Street is my Playground	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmSE1th7HMU
Carnivore Cooking GoPro Mini POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVQoeayEUFg
There are no rules in street photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EOKV24q2K4
Why Practice Street Photography?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07QUGbT_YaY
DREAMS	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmagPMgFaC0
Producer VS Consumer	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iZL9BWVjs8
What can a photograph be?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2rvKQeoSF0
Street Photography as Practice	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxcBRWzfOPk
NOTHING CAN BREAK MY ZEN ZONE	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzoIv8T1Reo
Kendama Combo in the Airport	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2xVBJN_WKM
Street Photography at the Airport	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSqGZnxJAkI
Crocodile Bridge, Costa Rica	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4OjgyJApFw
Ricoh GRIII for Travel Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5zL7IXgLbw
Monkeys Wrestling	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPvxHxvW-80
El Avion Costa Rica – Steak with a view	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dhPD0GdzUc
Traditional Costa Rican Coffee	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cn4G626vuI
Manuel Antonio National Park Review	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whwmqX3b3CA
Insta360 X3 at Manuel Antonio National Park	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiqWstfZlH8
Muscle Up on Jaco Beach	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5hFtJLGUqs
Horseback Riding POV – The Park at Ocean Ranch, Costa Rica	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20rUxJBjreU
Coconut Water with a View	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQEQ-Jz65ig
Kendama Combo in Costa Rica	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYzfYpPS8ns
Thoughts on Street Photography on the Beach	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw1NtITpqAQ
Bohío Cafe – Playa Hermosa	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcjiQ2kkF5U
Jaco Beach – DJI Mavic Mini SE	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swMP5GTR1NU
Wood Fire Grilled Meat	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2dduxhYGro
OFF THE GRID	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Kq_kwqjJZY
Jaco Beach, Costa Rica	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEoEOzftdc0
PUTT PUTT PRO PLAYERS	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv93mG8AV1c
Bruce Davidson “The Way Back” at the Howard Greenberg Gallery	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-Z0B2o1dSo
% Arabica Coffee Shop in Brooklyn	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pji8Efd9Zo
Driving Game at B&H Photo Store	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2nfIL5rgRY
Aperture Summer Pop-Up Book Sale in NYC	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmTcmk3BI3o
Basketball on Coney Island Beach	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1BMpLfadTM
Felix Coffee Roasters in NYC	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV6eIbbsPrw
Looking for sea glass on the beach	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64pEsZ0Gm68
Dancing under the Coney Island Pier	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrawXfRPyNU
Crab Lady on the Coney Island Pier	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCDFnR7X4WM
Q train to Coney Island	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf__XSJ6eHs
NYC Times Square at Night	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jilLdQupdlE
“Let’s Meat” All you can eat Korean BBQ in NYC	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag3wANtQPYE
Feeding pigeons in Washington Square Park, NYC	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV1tD-KaWrw
NYC skyline from Amtrak train window	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RycQudJ1EU
Spruce Street Harbor Zen Fountains	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lojjvXLg45Y
Street Photography as a way of life	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnnrQqMUoKw
Interactive Art Installation in Philadelphia	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTgCFCdx3YA
Observe	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDxLpyvb6zM
Forget everything you know	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfWCU3e3LIg
Create your own reality through Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUUBg2coOew
Relief for Haiti – Philadelphia – July 9, 2023	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNeFJU99lms
Street Photography as Experimentation	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5nIa23rYKI
Thoughts on Cold Showers	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj3RjEWNHgM
Humans thrive around other humans	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymshVw1K6jA
I treat everyday like it’s my last	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6vWxnIcAU4
My Home Gym Routine GoPro Mini POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yQKHuQ0Q2g
All you can eat Korean BBQ at KPOT	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_WnIptv_rk
Everyone is born an artist	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKwVJlLkQGY
Repetition in Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI_oufX12sU
There’s no such thing as good or bad photographs	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV5fy9-waCY
Story and Memory	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iQvGRGKBVQ
Walk endlessly	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uud3QNvndSc
Everything is photographable	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQNvAx3j0pM
The Tourist Technique for Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3n41UME7A0
Ricoh GRIII High Contrast Black and White 1080p 24fps – Flowers on Market Street – July 7, 2023	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V75aJ37MdFY
Existence is the blink of an eye	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC2StJk9pyc
Fishing Technique for Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBgqPu3UtpI
Street Photography as Meditation	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkftaE7aL4Q
Morning Routine POV – July 7, 2023	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpG07h7NBIg
Physical life is everything	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDmHZrdmj2I
Chase the light	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qFoseZ7FoM
I AM THE EYES OF PHILADELPHIA	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32t1GSKhY_Y
GoPro HERO11 Black Mini Thoughts	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4RtLXCeE8E
Celebrate Yourself	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP4hULVRbCA
Ricoh GRIII Thoughts	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNXgCmjisDY
Ricoh GRIII Camera Settings for Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVx5PPes4aY
You don’t need Lightroom	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9trBxrGDSdQ
Let life flow towards you	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHh4P1ovih4
Street Photography is not hard	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1DaIng2b_c
Color VS Black and White Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHO7EzDzUu8
Minimalism in Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bICJf1VLIPA
Strive to make 1,000 pictures everyday	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdF_sH_KHTQ
Vibram Five Finger ELX Barefoot Shoes – 2 Month Review	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lq7vQbEG84
My Thoughts on YouTube	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH1BjSlO98I
Street Photography as a way to learn	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5vBoyDQLXM
Flesh is real	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpcHZO-ONKc
American Flag burning at Independence Hall, Philadelphia – July 4, 2023	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzx1ilMayX4
Shoot first, ask questions later	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYGzo64K4WM
Lectric XPedition E-Bike POV – Schuylkill River Trail (Philadelphia to Valley Forge National Park)	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D6Jv4gxd3E
Reading Terminal Market Tour	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQQjmPoBbPo
A photograph is a sketch of life	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA7aTvMPjEE
EXPLORE	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-_ccTbwVbg
Photograph where you are now	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqg37DISXN8
We are making history with our art	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fae7GX8Zzfs
Cloudy days are good for black and white Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ_fsSbV2ek
JPEG vs RAW for Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TA-Q3lI0zo
Leave your brain at home	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S3npA_VtgI
My Critique of Instagram for Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tSVsQRS-XE
RICOH GRIIIX HIGH CONTRAST BLACK AND WHITE 1080p 24FPS VIDEO COMPILATION	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_AVbZgFApg
Zambia, Africa	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJymyAbZwHs
A Tour of the Shops at Liberty Place in Philadelphia	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsm8Rpk7Hw0
Photographing Conflict in Jericho	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi30gFpguF0
CONQUER	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9BLmSbcbC0
Courage and Audacity in Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbmntFM6tj8
All roads lead to Rome	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kJ5a9aWum4
Mumbai Street Photography POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEYmiFa17_c
Morning Kendama Sesh	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-SLWfrfAoM
Vibram Men’s Five Finger EL X First Walk Review	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3_WsSE9XRU
NPC Street Photography Confrontation	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUofI1oxmDE
Trolling a GameStop Employee “Do ya’ll got Battletoads?”	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfAUU8VkeOo
A boat ride on the “Patriot”	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rx2VtxYIoA
Free T Shirt Giveaway in Philadelphia	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_44cASt4mY
Tech Deck at City Hall	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhQztWFwo9M
Beer is the LEAST manly thing to drink	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm3uRUZ7RG4
How to walk on the street	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6fipyws4sE
Freestyle Vlog – Thoughts on Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE3WoirGHRA
Street Photography on a Rainy Day	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV3FYlmCSJ8
Stop using your viewfinder for street photography!	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atk2m7r7WpA
A bike pilgrimage to The Miraculous Medal Shrine Part 3	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agpuSs2o9Uk
Market Street Thoughts	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZdNH78raZo
GoPro Mini – Wanamaker Organ – May 3, 2023 Part 1	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS1hk2UqJrI
Salsa Dancing in LOVE Park	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZvv-pY8YuE
Great architecture inspires me	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXiaSTRRdr0
Photography as a selfish endeavor	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA5t70hXc7c
Street Photography Tropes	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNOchRjMTjI
Who are the bravest men in Philadelphia?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zq0z-kK9M4
Insta360 X3 – The Wanamaker Organ – May 3, 2023	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4463ilbBKhE
The Wanamaker Organ – May 23, 2023	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o3LaryQoHA
It’s The End Of The World As We Know It And I Feel Fine by R E M	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLnqsctXXW4
Monday Morning on Market Street	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3eZ8jhbOGQ
Kendama Meditation	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLXVTedihhM
Bike Ride through West Laurel Hill Cemetery	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmRk3Tmf2GI
Rock to fakie flex	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrHwBHa2g18
Life as a video game	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_PY3n9S1m4
I ONLY TRUST PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO WILL FIGHT WITH ME	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajtnczkBWXc
Vibram Five Fingers Dancing on the Table in da Club	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FdS-LYwF2M
NY Strip and Beef Ribs – CARNIVORE GAINS INCOMING	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMqvLOsVf-k
Morning Lifestyle POV Vlog – June 8, 2023	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhhEILR3ApA
Market Street – Ben Franklin’s Neighborhood	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqJ5MDdU3zI
Tech Deck Sesh ft. Reclaim the Street	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWcpHyDXJQE
Lectrix XPedition POV to the Playground	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE_8NzL0jSM
Friends of the Wanamaker Organ	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb7s4HtjEpg
Street Photography Technique with Ricoh GRIII	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQyx86DCbuc
Insta360 X3 with the Lectric XPedition eBike	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7hvnCAM1eU
Pho 75 – Tai Chin	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yh__O6gC2o
Thoughts on time and photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cFJrGZnC7c
You don’t need an audience for your photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1sQYI9Oc_k
Courage and Tenacity	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8qgjkxyVnc
Philadelphia is Street Photography Paradise	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCeWF4mCIrA
Center City Preacher	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCBoDx_Pgj4
Sunday Storm	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB9_BOEBNhA
Pastoress on Market Street	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLgoJbjSn6o
How to be a happy photographer?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h97rrrjj5os
Thoughts on Music	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVXzS2BZrDY
Ricoh GRIII Marco Mode after a Storm	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcFCW3wfDuQ
My evening editing and cooking workflow	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNVUesBEQ5Y
Halteman Family Meats at the Reading Terminal Market	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9Lcs4Gynt0
Penn’s Landing High Contrast BW Video	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMrvK0e6Ppw
I am the eyes of Philadelphia	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhGd5eTL1Ec
Ricoh GRIII in the Rain	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4WEoy5LGZI
Photography is the future	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTaynLVTGN4
Thoughts on personal autonomy, government, and the environment	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6rdi_vjOAU
Have fun when you take pictures	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK0zookvS5o
I photograph because I have to	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgK0dHtcvqQ
Spruce Street Harbor Park	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jLDPM1ofg4
4k flex	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-ti6eBVjhE
Biking in the Wissahickon	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBbARhzKAM
Thoughts on Happiness	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rgkfFNbd6M
Insta360 X3 on the Trail	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_LA84lPv2w
Kendama in the Wissahickon	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QiqFyNux7o
The First Amendment of the U S Constitution	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-At2guBNQqo
Calm before the storm	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUl1p8g6bYQ
How to carry iPad Pro outside	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPQ6OvuRN1I
Mexico City	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-TRFXE5Dqk
Becoming a multifaceted photographer	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrv5mtTjQCY
Layering in street photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GDfD8vCFSI
City Hall is the new Parthenon	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoXMPrQWD-M
The Wanamaker Organ – Philadelphia Gem	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVJyH3MoVp8
The Wanamaker Organ Ricoh GRIII High Contrast BW	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r354c4Z0eug
The camera as an extension of your eye and hand	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj1ONozV1fA
My thoughts on the future of photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ3ak5dNfPQ
I love the mall	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQrHMzlpdo8
Street Technique with Ricoh GRIII	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elQVk0lWAsA
The color of royalty	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO368PswM7E
Clothing as armor	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0cjs-K-P_0
Meet me at the Eagle	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_js7aWIA8mg
Gambling on the future	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LTKIF72Q-E
Washington Square Park in Philadelphia Black and White	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqv5R0O4UGs
Philadelphia Korean War Memorial	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP8pIcxPlPw
Is photography art?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-MNNqmYHjM
Crush the shadows	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6_3v3t27v0
Who cares?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7azFnIg3l4
NY Strip, Burgers, Spinach, Seaweed, and Kimch	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LFg1lttrRQ
Ricoh GRIII Macro Video	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Dm9Q_eW2uI
EPIC VIEWS AND WATER	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ucPxw2wowg
Spruce Street Harbor is a good place to nap	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gdpiJNAEr0
Why Black and White?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ACCgwJh6E
Keeping it flowing	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhTtyQM22w4
Would you rather be a docile donkey or a lion on the street?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdMwAkD3oiA
The Sun is God	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_aDF-lr7kA
Photography as painting with light	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2ZoExzpcSk
NO LIMITS	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3rqRhR_3iE
My new approach to photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT5kw8dESqA
GoPro Hero 11 Black Mini Freestyle Vlog – 1080p, 30fps	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0UOgKA1_hY
Why Philadelphia for Street Photography?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezQuW6q5I_c
Spontaneity in Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cePJjsMLzMk
Biking along the Schuylkill River Trail	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9IiDw2_EUM
How to improve your street photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_TuV_PwA7g
Macro Mode with Ricoh GRIII	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ_yvDaARDg
BISON Baby Back Ribs	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG8HfCV8Y7c
“Go Slow” Freestyle Vlog and Poetry	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QstIIblEqI4
Morning Routine and Home Gym Session POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjoVz59Fkcw
Longevity in Photography and Freestyle Poetry	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM1wZQBrErk
Hanoi, Vietnam	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0Jx1QCxUwQ
Why Street Photography?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hisk0q9g6Fs
Grateful	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRYHRHlwouk
Photography as a Game	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfZuatvdgQc
Why is the Ricoh GR the best camera?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9X3-Z34u_4
I desire a BIG challenge	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pEQMNKT7qo
Angus Beef and Lamb Shoulder – CARNIVORE DIET – GAINS INCOMING	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77RHl063oC8
Airpods killed communication	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B9kyOmRUo0
Leave a message at the beep	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uZZ7pS9eDI
Miami Street Photography Festival, 2016 – 1st Place	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rNlhxGdSJM
Camera orientation thoughts	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0wssIOa0os
Beauty in the mundane	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaebVQQpkPg
Painful repetition	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c48H2t75BJI
Cell phone city 2023	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjeQLJohI2E
Washington Square Park in Philadelphia	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en643hD0-vk
A bike pilgrimage to The Miraculous Medal Shrine Part 2	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPCSsFDbVeU
GoPro Mini – Wanamaker Organ – May 3, 2023 Part 2	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv8N70x1xeI
Elixr Coffee Roasters	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAjUPlS7pQ0
Reclaim the Street	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5q7hdBUMnc
“The Wagon Wheel” – New Kendama Combo by Dante Sisofo	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVhQAGtZ3P0
Insta360 X3 – Walk to the Wanamaker Organ – May 3, 2023	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLf9IG1rusU
Independence Hall – The Centennial Bell Rings at Noon	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIDN8xyu90Y
Philadelphia News – May 23, 2023	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvM1bnDlAqM
A bike pilgrimage to The Miraculous Medal Shrine	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvpKpHJtf3E
Penn’s Landing – A ship arrives from Maine!	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS9E1BQzgtc
South Philly Haircut	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOe-xW-Nfuk
Fashion District Mall Freestyle Vlog	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNaIyGVcsiQ
Thoughts “On the Shortness of Life” by Seneca	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQIT3J99its
Christopher Columbus Monument, Philadelphia	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMeOOjNKPkM
Wanamaker Organ – May 15, 2023	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NCpgpaLN2A
Insta360 X3 Tour of the Wanamaker Organ	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nD3qZEzBxU
Elfreth’s Alley Tour	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D9Clby8iCk
Small Cameras are the Future	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GlIIDqADtQ
City Hall, Philadelphia – The Largest Municipal Building in the USA	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_E0pO4OV-w
Lectric XPedition Dual-Battery Cargo eBike POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqXnbM_PMV0
Lectric XPedition Cargo eBike Ride to the Hermits of the Wissahickon	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGfP4tILyHA
Dancing in Mexico City	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo_96wzr7C4
My Photography Sketchbook	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjjyhpXHqhQ
Arrest at The Wanamaker Organ in Philadelphia	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz-gN5URZ54
Kendama GoPro Mini POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adjzbacz2dY
Kendama ASMR	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFl7BlsPs5A
Gardening with my Godmother	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cIp6GRlmiU
Rock Toss POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBQncpzCC-0
Shopping List on Market Street	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTcMuFuh9Y0
Kendama on the Corner	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj7XhdTkGfI
How to be Stealthy in Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBacMEkHn0s
How I Use Layers in Street Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxYhAzF0Exk
GLICK’S RIBS MUKBANG ASMR POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qcTC6S-_r8
Nom Nom Ramen	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUH4uqKY9eU
Nerf Gun Fight POV	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJukDilgt8U
Kendama Club at Paine’s Park Philadelphia	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlIW-gWaLwg
Insta360 X3 “Me Mode” Skateboarding	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLi8R_rj_OI
Buck Wild Bison in Rittenhouse Square	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq-tDrJowMo
Rock Toss, Basketball, and Outdoor Exercise	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwZB9IqWwJQ
Canon PRO-1000 with Epson Hot Press Bright Smooth Matte Paper	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEYinQVqvtE
Ricoh GRIIIX POV, Thoughts on AI, and Instax Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb4xwaeYXN4
Courage, Photography, and my Journey	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHOyyOi7wx4
The Goal is Curiosity	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZMM0wgdMHc
My Photography Gear and Vest	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScULRPsTYrA
Thoughts on Speed, Slideshows, and Censorship in Photography	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkFFnU3ACR4
Touch Screen at the Fashion District Mall	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZsgqsykfC8
Ricoh GRIIIX 1080p 24fps Seagulls at Penn’s Landing	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiFtE4s51xs
Me on the bridge	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1SGpqRy25w
STREET GYM	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DKSajxTQ04
iPad Pro Ricoh GRIIIX Workflow	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXe_pWU5HXk
Macro Mode Ricoh GRIIIX 1080p 24fps	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHJZDYLi8-k
Ricoh GRIII in the Rain	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KIGvsJdT2Q
Car Fire in Philadelphia	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-Q-wpkmHfc
Skateboard Session at Paine’s Park Philadelphia	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2niLmWb8YI
Go Pro Mini 1080p 24FPS Superview – Train over the Benjamin Franklin Bridge	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEU5yy3VKhs
DJI Mavic Mini Test Video	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL4tCTRiNaw
Ricoh GRIIIX 1080p 24FPS High Contrast BW Video Test	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCuwfgWIBek
Photography is Endless	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4svdByrQJk
Photographs by Dante Sisofo	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJeyX-R8j1M
Street Photography POV | Mumbai, India | Part 14	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQyX59mKRkc
Street Photography POV | Mumbai, India | Part 13	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_Ma7xLGKxA
Street Photography POV | Mumbai, India | Part 12	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3Ek2LW9uLY
Street Photography POV | Mumbai, India | Part 11	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9YNMlPEqcQ
Street Photography POV | Mumbai, India | Part 10	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2cIMHUXlR8
Street Photography POV | Mumbai, India | Part 9	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrwkhLG-lPo
Street Photography POV | Mumbai, India | Part 8	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEDMPDE407o
Street Photography POV | Mumbai, India | Part 7	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-xs-B2XEUI
Street Photography POV | Mumbai, India | Part 6	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBNZ9c25Gpg
Street Photography POV | Mumbai, India | Part 5	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHy2J_7NyRU
Street Photography POV | Mumbai, India | Part 4	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c15x0J5eZZs
Street Photography POV | Mumbai, India | Part 3	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLcatL2kdtg
Street Photography POV | Mumbai, India | Part 2	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1QePeLmsoM
Street Photography POV | Mumbai, India	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNUMYPJog-k
Street Photography POV | Fujifilm 23mm f2 | Part 7	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at6B3JVhMLY
Street Photography POV | Fujifilm 23mm f2 | Part 6	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwuhs32mr30
Street Photography POV | Fujifilm 23mm f2 | Part 5	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jBhw52tjJg
Street Photography POV | Fujifilm 23mm f2 | Part 4	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dwkPj_g1Nk
Street Photography POV | Fujifilm 23mm f2 | Part 3	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=678qsHssvSo
Street Photography POV | Fujifilm 23mm f2 | Part 2	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqEujmCIOTY
Street Photography POV | Fujifilm 23mm f2	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz2oMXvc5LA
Street Photography POV | Fujifilm 18mm f2 | Part 9	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Nju5AwEnQ
Street Photography POV | Fujifilm 18mm f2 | Part 8	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H72HQNIn_FM
Street Photography POV | Fujifilm 18mm f2 | Part 7	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl3Gzo0Uwhg
Street Photography POV | Fujifilm 18mm f2 | Part 6	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt7NDiQqsgg
Street Photography POV | Fujifilm 18mm f2 | Part 5	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjF_gWPIR6c
Street Photography POV | Fujifilm 18mm f2 | Part 4	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLClp2yRVoI
Street Photography POV | Fujifilm 18mm f2 | Part 3	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4ygVYzSGjE
Street Photography POV | Fujifilm 18mm f2 | Part 2	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q71fq7svoo
Street Photography POV | Fujifilm 18mm f2	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnPB6Is5wJA
Conflict Photography in the West Bank	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0sBgLHhhik

Certainly! Here is a list of famous laconic sayings attributed to the Spartans:

1. “If” – King Leonidas’s response to the Persian demand to lay down their arms at Thermopylae: “Come and take them.”
2. “With it or on it” – Spartan mothers to their sons about their shields, meaning come back with your shield in victory or on it as a corpse.
3. “We are but warriors, so we should be obedient to the law” – A Spartan’s response when asked why they did not engage in long speeches.
4. “The walls of Sparta are its young men, and its borders the points of their spears” – King Agesilaus in response to someone who wondered why Sparta had no walls.
5. “Then we shall fight in the shade” – Dienekes, a Spartan soldier, when told that the Persian arrows would block out the sun.
6. “Come and take them” – King Leonidas at Thermopylae in response to the Persian demand to surrender their weapons.
7. “Because we fight close to the enemy” – A Spartan’s response when asked why their swords were so short.
8. “Eat well, for tonight we dine in Hades” – Leonidas’s words to his men before the Battle of Thermopylae.
9. “Spartan women are the only ones who give birth to real men” – Gorgo, Queen of Sparta, when asked why Spartan women could speak so freely.
10. “Return with your shield, or upon it” – Another version of the saying about returning from battle either victorious or dead.

These sayings exemplify the Spartan ethos of brevity, courage, and duty.

Become the Übermensch

Become your own hero.

In a world of mediocrity, it is time to give birth to the Overman, the Superman, the Übermensch.

In Friedrich Nietzsche’s book, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, he introduces the concept of the Übermensch, or Overman, as a call to action for humanity. The Übermensch represents an individual who has transcended the limitations of conventional morality and societal norms to create their own values and purpose. Nietzsche urges us to overcome our basic and weak nature, to rise above mere survival, and to strive for greatness through the development of our creativity, power, and individuality. The Übermensch embodies the highest potential of human existence, living life with strength, courage, and authenticity.

Perhaps God is dead, but now is the time for us to give rise to Zarathustra.

Overcome Yourself for Yourself

I start each morning on a walk, in nature, as a hike up the cliff, behind the Philadelphia Museum of Art. I stand on the edge of the cliff, gazing at the horizon, watching the waterfall and the ripple of the waves in the river. I stand on the edge; the wind could push me off, a bee could sting me in the back of my neck, a spider could startle me, or even an eagle could swoop down and push me off. Consider an eagle, the apex predator in the sky, the symbol of America, and the way in which it kills its prey, a goat on the cliffside. The eagle needs to use zero force, simply nudging the goat off its balance, allowing it to fall to its death, by simply nudging it, and then feasting on the meat at the bottom of the cliff. The eagle is clever, strategic, and knows how to pick its battles. Like the eagle, humans too have ingenuity, we have wits, and ways of using technology or tools to kill our prey, and to show dominance amongst the animal kingdom. So, with this in mind, let us strive to become the eagle, the apex predator, the new king of the streets.

Show Me Your Body, Show Me Your Soul

Our bodies are our souls. With this in mind, how should we treat our bodies? How should we elevate this human, physical form, to a transcendental height?

I believe that when you look at somebody, you are looking at their soul. Our bodies are merely a holographic projection of our human experience, decisions, and choices we make along our journey. Our soul is on display, so let’s treat our bodies this way, by making it the strongest and most beautiful version that it can possibly be.

During my recent trip to Florence, I found admiration for the sculptures of Hercules, Achilles, and David. When you gaze at these sculptures, these heroes, both biblical and in ancient Greek mythology, it prompts the viewer to strive to become like the demigod. When I look at the sculpture of Achilles dead in the arms of Ajax, it reminds me of the permanent nature of life, and death can be a beautiful aspect of our human existence. When I see the physical form of Hercules, it prompts me to strive to become strong, hard, and courageous as Hercules during his 12 labors, overcoming my own personal challenges.

Think of Hercules as he came to the rescue of Prometheus, who was wrestling with the eagle. Prometheus was punished by Zeus to have an eagle eat his liver eternally. Hercules, during his labors, came to the rescue of Prometheus, conquering the eagle, and freeing this immortal god. Hercules, son of Zeus, was a demigod. I say, let’s become the demigod in the flesh and give rise to the Übermensch. The only difference between us and Hercules is our labors are our lives, our mundane world, our banal existence in modernity. We overcome nihilism through the pursuit of greatness and conquer ourselves instead of the eagle.

Tune Out the Noise

Most chatter is radio static, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Tune it all out—all of the gossip, celebrity news, media, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Focus on the moment right here, right now. Listen to your heart, the sound of the heartbeat, the churning of your gut, and trust your instincts.

Let’s focus on our passion, photography, and our creative pursuits as our ultimate aim in life. Art gives life meaning and affirms the moments that are fleeting. However, we must recognize that strong street photography requires discipline and long-term commitment. How can we focus to the maximum on this passion of ours?

The street photographer requires a free schedule with no distractions. The ultimate goal is for us to have no social obligations, to focus all of our efforts on our creative pursuits, and to tune out the noise. Just tune it all out, turn the channel onto your own heart, and follow the beat of the street. The noise of chaos, cars honking, people screaming, and urban life becomes music to our ears.

Sunlight and Testosterone

If you’re a depressed man, what should you do?

I remember during the COVID-19 lockdown pandemic, I was working from home, working in Zoom calls, and doing tedious computer work. It was very tiresome, to be honest, and put me into a bit of a depression for a while. I basically never saw sunlight throughout the day and was eating processed junk from the store nearby because it was the quickest way for me to get food and go right back to work, as time was of the essence, and I basically had no time to live my life. I was a slave, and through being stuck inside, in a box, staring at a box all day, it certainly messes with the hormones of any man. Think of a man, as we have testes, two balls, that dangle between our legs. We must be most critical about the hormones that we possess as men, our testosterone. If you ever feel yourself depressed, anxious, or mentally uneasy, believe me, I’ve been there, and it’s normal. It’s very easy for mold, depression, because when our testosterone levels are low, you’ll instantly feel low. However, we can elevate and go higher through increasing our testosterone levels. It’s actually very simple. If you feel depressed, just don’t do anything stupid, stop moaning and groaning, and get some sunlight. Spend the maximum amount of time you can in the sun, eat red meat, and get good sleep. It sounds so simple, but it is true. If you’re a depressed man, let’s pull ourselves up from it, and go upwards, endlessly, recognizing the importance of testosterone and sunlight, and how we can focus on our hormonal state of being.

Make Things for Yourself and One Other Person

When it comes to our creative pursuits, whatever they may be, we should create for ourselves and one other person. Don’t worry about an audience or any external validation for your work. Just focus on the process itself and continue producing each day. This is my way of overcoming myself, through creating for myself and challenging myself each and every day. Even by writing right here, right now, I’m challenging myself to make something, to write something, just for the sake of doing it, so that I’d become in tune with this process and improve over time. If one other person finds anything I say useful, so be it. If not, I will still be pushing onwards, doing what I love, simply because I enjoy the process itself.

Have you ever seen that episode of Black Mirror where everybody is running on treadmills, locked into this strange compound, grinding to get points so that they can finally go onto the show, which was essentially like American Idol or America’s Got Talent, called “Hot Shot,” to prove themselves to the audience so they can finally be famous? It was called “Fifteen Million Merits.” You would see these outrageous scenes where these fat guys are running on treadmills, watching pornography, and actually even one of the characters, when she finally gets to the show, and has a really talented voice and is a good singer, is pressured to become a porn star instead.

I think we’re living in that right now, in a very funny way, and it can be drawn metaphorically to the current landscape of social media use. If you remember the outcome of the episode, that one man grinds all of his points just to go on and threaten himself with a shard of glass to his neck while on the show, giving a monologue about how exploitative and oppressive the system is, and trying to motivate everybody within the system to wake up. The irony is, at the end of the episode, the judges coerce him to continue giving his monologues about the explicit and oppressive system, by making him have his own show, as he now lives in luxury as a part of the system.
What if we can use our voice to break through the glass ceiling, or to smash through the wall of the Truman Show? Just get a GoPro, and start using your freedom of speech, stop censoring yourself, and become your authentic self. Let’s be like the protagonist in that episode of Black Mirror, but not sell our soul to the oppressive system.

Have you ever seen the first video on YouTube that was ever published? It’s titled, “Me at the Zoo.” It features one of the creators and founders of YouTube, simply filming himself for 15 seconds, describing how he’s at the zoo, next to an elephant, and how they have really big trunks. The video ends abruptly, and that’s it. It’s the most simple and rudimentary video possible. However, if we were to return to the ethos of the creator’s vision for YouTube itself: sharing your authentic and unique perspective through unfiltered, raw videos, sharing memories and thoughts. I find that YouTube is becoming stale and stagnant, with the same old creators popping up, feeding the algorithms with these clickbait titles, and stupid videos about camera gear and the drama of photography. It’s so obvious that people are making things for views or money.

Let’s assume that everybody on the internet is a bot. Would you want bots commenting and liking your videos? No, if you are to make things, simply make things for the sake of making things. Disable all analytics, all likes, and all comments. We are going into a future that is unknown to us, with the wake of artificial intelligence. I believe in a future of social media being backed by the Bitcoin standard itself, where individual users must make a deposit of satoshis, a fraction of a Bitcoin, to verify that they are a real user. This way, there is skin in the game for each user, and we can trust and verify the authenticity of internet users. Think of the 2016 election, and the infiltration of bots and fake accounts promoting all of this news, and causing division, throughout Facebook comments and other social media platforms. We should go forward assuming all of the content on the internet is fake until we adopt a new standard for the internet. We finally have the capability with the advent of Bitcoin.

No More Complaining

Yesterday, during my walk, I was speaking to some youth on the top of the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps. They were smoking weed and, after a conversation, complaining that they cannot buy anything, buy property, or even own a house one day. They were saying that BlackRock or Vanguard owns all the properties and were pretty pessimistic overall that they will never own anything in their lifetime. In this capitalist society, we must find our escape hatch, our life raft, to get us out of these dire situations. Don’t be pessimistic, but be bullish and optimistic, realizing the potential of technology and how we can wield the future in the palm of our hands.

I’ve been spending the last few months studying Bitcoin. I remember during my walk on Market Street, at the beginning of this year, January 2024, seeing the announcement from an electronic billboard promoting the Bitcoin ETF, which you can purchase now through your bank. After hours of research and reading, I’ve realized that Bitcoin may be the answer to the problem our generation is currently facing: ownership. The banks own the homes, and we basically own nothing; this is obvious. However, think of the immigrants coming from Europe to Ellis Island in New York City, probably some of your ancestors, and how they pulled themselves up from these situations, going from the bottom to the top. Think of the men and women who purchased property in New York City, and now have long-standing generational wealth. Isn’t that what we want, generational wealth? Imagine if we could buy property like this, a block in Manhattan? If we could, and it was easier than ever before? Just buy Bitcoin.

Let’s face it, the economy is obviously on the decline, but maybe instead of sitting around and whining about it, we can do something about it and invest in the future. I hear people talk about how they’re never going to have a family one day because they cannot afford to be comfortable while raising a child. It’s becoming really sad to me when I hear these things, and it’s such a nihilistic and pessimistic view. Let’s do whatever we can, and put whatever small amounts we can into a true scarce asset: digital property.

Think about gold and how it used to back our United States dollar. This is no longer the case, as we can print money to infinity. It’s obvious that the currency is basically fake at this point, as the government has control over how much they can print out whenever they feel like it. Also, if someone were to announce today that an ounce of gold will be worth $1 million, obviously legions will form, people will get together, and go out there into the world, mining for gold all day. We will infinitely find more gold. Gold is not a real scarce asset. There’s bound to be gold out there somewhere on this earth. You could keep finding it, making it not a true scarce asset.

Also, imagine traveling from place to place, with a suitcase full of gold bars. This is such an old and outdated form of wealth or capital that we must move on from. However, Bitcoin is a true scarce asset because it is cryptographically sound. Humanity has finally reached this evolution, this point in technological history, where we even have the capability and supercomputers to create such a technology. This is why most people don’t understand Bitcoin, because they think of it like video game money, but the irony is, our fiat currency is the same thing. The only difference is, Bitcoin gives the power to the people, and nobody can control your money; it’s the first time in human history that you can actually own your own property without any intermediaries.
Visit hope.com, or michael.com, and watch the 17-part series on what is money. Also, read The Bitcoin Standard if you’re interested.

So what’s next for us?

Let’s strive to become the real life embodied Übermensch.

“I am a god. Even though I’m a man of God. My whole life in the hand of God. So y’all better quit playing with God.” – Kanye West

If you haven’t already, read Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Buy a weighted vest, barefoot shoes, and start walking early in the morning, as a way for you to increase your strength. Think of Goku, and the way that he trained with weights, sprinting with the vest on. Let’s go super Saiyan, in real life, and give birth to the new pantheon of demigods. We the Hercules, the new Achilles.

Meet me in the center of the divine, in the middle of the Wanamaker Building, and listen to the World’s largest playing pipe organ with me. Bring an iPad, if you want feedback on your photos, or a free workshop on photography.

Just meet at the Eagle, any day except for Sunday at 5:30pm.

My Achilles heel is my lust for life itself. One day it eventually must come to an end, and that’s quite a bummer!

Equanimity refers to a state of mental or emotional stability, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in difficult situations. It implies maintaining calmness and balance, regardless of external circumstances, and often relates to the ability to stay composed under stress or adversity.

Summary of Seneca’s Letters from a Stoic

Overview:
Seneca’s Letters from a Stoic (also known as Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium) is a collection of 124 letters written by the Stoic philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca to his friend Lucilius. These letters provide practical advice and philosophical insights into how to live a virtuous and content life. The letters cover a wide range of topics, including the nature of happiness, the importance of wisdom, the value of time, and the principles of Stoic ethics.

Major Themes:

1. Virtue as the Highest Good:

• Seneca emphasizes that virtue is the ultimate goal and the highest good one can achieve. Virtue is sufficient for a happy life, as it aligns with nature and reason.
• Quote: “The happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.”

1. The Value of Time:

• Seneca stresses the importance of using time wisely. He argues that people often waste time on trivial pursuits and fail to realize the value of each moment.
• Quote: “It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.”

1. Self-Examination and Improvement:

• Continuous self-improvement and introspection are central to Seneca’s teachings. He advises regular self-examination to understand and correct one’s faults.
• Quote: “The first step is the will to improve; the second is the conviction that one can improve.”

1. Control over Emotions:

• Seneca teaches that one should strive to control emotions rather than be controlled by them. Emotions are seen as responses to false judgments and should be managed through reason.
• Quote: “If you wish to be loved, love.”

1. Facing Adversity:

• Adversity and challenges are seen as opportunities for growth and the development of resilience. Seneca advises embracing difficulties as a means to strengthen character.
• Quote: “Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.”

1. The Impermanence of Life:

• Seneca often reminds Lucilius of the transient nature of life and the importance of accepting mortality. Understanding the impermanence of life encourages living fully in the present.
• Quote: “Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.”

1. Simplicity and Moderation:

• Living a simple and moderate life is advocated as a way to achieve tranquility. Seneca argues against the pursuit of luxury and excess.
• Quote: “It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.”

Prominent Quotes:

• “As long as you live, keep learning how to live.”
• “No man is free who is a slave to his body.”
• “True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.”
• “We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.”

Conclusion:
Seneca’s Letters from a Stoic provides timeless wisdom on how to lead a fulfilling and virtuous life. Through practical advice and philosophical reflections, Seneca encourages his readers to cultivate inner peace, resilience, and moral integrity. The letters serve as a guide to living in accordance with nature and reason, emphasizing the importance of virtue, self-control, and the wise use of time.

VITALITY

Do you have the will to win?

There’s a field of possibility every morning we wake up. I believe that when we put our physiological power, or vitality, at the forefront of our lives, everything else will fall into place.

Why keep working without seeing results?

Every day I’m getting better. I’m honing in on the process, failing, and pushing onwards. I’m obsessed and know that I’m the new king of the streets.

SEAP – Sleep as early as possible

So I’ve been subscribing to this new notion I came up with, SEAP, to sleep as early as possible. Why is sleep so important and how can this increase our vitality?

I believe that our bodies are the battery, and the sun is the charger. Firstly, by absorbing all of the sunlight, the UV rays, and allowing it to be absorbed throughout my skin, my body, my eyes, I am increasing my raw and physical power throughout the day. I believe as much as we are animals, we are like plants, and require very simple natural things like water, and sunlight. The problem with modernity is, we have so many sources of artificial light, such as phone screens. By keeping the phone screen by your bedside, it will most likely inhibit your sleep pattern. Consider the iPhone, and plugging it in when it’s at one percent to charge. Getting proper sleep is similar to rebooting the iPhone from one percent to 100% charge. Let’s put our bodies first, and leave the phone out of the bedroom. You don’t need to be a slave to time, or the alarm, just set your body in tune with nature itself. Our circadian rhythm is our natural biological clock, and if you are in tune with this, you will no longer need the phone in your bedroom. My biggest suggestion is to stay in the sun as much as you can throughout the day, and when it’s starting to set, watch the sunset for a little bit, go inside, eat, and just get right to sleep. As the sun is setting, and it becomes darker outside, you will naturally feel your body start to shut down. You become drowsy, less alert, and ready for bed. The pineal gland in your brain will start to produce melatonin, a hormone that will regulate your sleep, and is also responsible for your elevated mood, and vitality throughout the following day. It is very critical that we are in tune with nature, and our bodies, so that our moods are regulated, and we are full of life, force, and energy, to push onwards. Think more critically about sleep, and how you can increase your vitality by simply resting. I personally go to bed around 8 PM, and wake up at 4 AM, getting a perfect eight hours of sleep.

Also, consider the sun, and how it is simply keeping everything on this planet alive right now. Everything alive is on fire. Metabolism is always burning, on fire. Let’s keep that spark with us going, keep the fire burning, and embrace the heat of the sun. Physiological power is everything.

Skin and sexiness

Tan skin is sexier skin. I always love getting compliments from people, who tell me I have such a nice tan, and ask if I’ve been on vacation recently. I find it funny because I’m simply walking around the city of Philadelphia, and haven’t traveled anywhere recently. I just spend the maximum amount of time in the sun.

This past year I visited the Philadelphia Museum of Art during the antique show. I remember going to the medieval section, looking at the medieval art, admiring some of the pieces of armor, swords, and weaponry that they have. I also saw some of the paintings, and was curious about them. I was with a friend, and was asking him, why is the skin of the people in the painting so pale and white, almost just pure white color? He told me that in medieval times, the royalty would powder their face white, with makeup, to signify their class or status in society, as they spent their days comfortable in the palaces or castles as the peasants toiled on the farm. I find the irony of this to be, the new privilege, or luxury, is having a full body tan. Tan skin is a sign of freedom, of maximum time spent outside, and perhaps the roles are reversing in modern times. Just think of the typical 9 to 5 office worker, they come outside, around 5 PM, sometimes even 6 PM I see, in the streets, and they are just so pale. They almost look like the royalty depicted in the medieval paintings. And I feel like this isn’t good, it’s a sign of weakness, and not something I would wish upon my worst enemy. To be honest, it’s kind of ugly, and startling, and looks like there is no life within them. This is a sad truth, and reality, as we know it in these modern times, where the free men, with full body tans, and the slaves, are locked away in the cave, or the castle, and they’re the ones who are truly toiling. Are we the new royalty?

Live like you could die tomorrow

We have a past, we have a future, but let’s revel in this moment, right here, right now. Let’s live like we could die tomorrow, and champion this day.

What if there is no tomorrow?

If you knew this was your last day, what would you do differently? How would you spend your time? What would you give your attention towards?

Maybe once you remove the fear of death itself, we are truly free. Whoever has gained relief from grief, fear, anxiety has gained freedom. People in fear are the walking dead, zombies.

So let’s go hardcore or nothing. Let’s use all of our vital force energy, and power, to pursue the things that we love. I think we should be more playful, like a child, throughout our final days on this earth.

Retirement?

I live in a building with 99% elderly people. Yesterday on the elevator, I heard some people talking about retirement, and if they are enjoying it. One lady said that she’s enjoying what she does for work and doesn’t want to stop doing it. Another man said that he felt the same way until he stopped doing it. This notion of retirement is funny to me, and something I truly do not desire. Why wait until you’re 65 years old, to finally be free, to do the things that you enjoy? I concur with the first lady, who said that she doesn’t want to retire, because she genuinely enjoys her life. I think this is where we want to be, to almost feel as though we are retired, right now. Don’t trade your soul for money. If you feel like your soul is being sucked out of your job, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it. We just have to find what works best for us and design the life that is perfect for yourself. I hear a lot of people complain about the work that they do in the city, and I completely understand why, because most of it just makes you feel like a cog in a machine.

What is a child?

A child is full of ignorance and inexperience. A child is every bit our equal in this regard.

Remaining in this childlike state, we have an endless opportunity to learn and grow. I never want to become a master at my craft, I want to remain an amateur, so that I can forever push myself, creatively, innovating, and do something new each day.

Who was your favorite Pokémon?

My favorite Pokémon was Cyndaquil, from Pokémon Silver on the Game Boy. He was one of the starter Pokémon, and my favorite, because he looks cute, but if you agitate him, he will become inflamed with fire and attack you. If you are also a member of Generation Z like me, maybe you grew up playing Pokémon, think about which one was your favorite, and why?

Serenity

Avoid the hobgoblins. If there’s anyone that’s unnecessarily anxious, fearful, and causing problems generally in your life, just remove them immediately. Find your inner peace, and stay away from the ghouls, and the hobgoblins. If you can feel someone sucking the energy from you, would you allow them to continue draining your energy?

Everything is going according to plan

I remember one of my favorite video games growing up for the PlayStation was Kingdom Hearts. In Kingdom Hearts, Sora and his friends start off on an island, Destiny Island. It is here where they decide to build a raft, and seek to go and explore other worlds. They look beyond the horizon, and wonder what is out there. However, darkness appears, pulling one of the friends into the portal of darkness, as Sora follows the light, and his journey is to defeat the darkness.

Maybe everything does happen for a reason, and we all have a predetermined destiny. We’ve all come here to fulfill something important, something meaningful in our lives. We have so many choices to make, and free will, but maybe through eliminating these choices, and honing in on that one thing that you truly deem to be your purpose, we can find meaning in our lives. Trust the process, and embrace your fate, and what destiny has to offer you.

Will you choose to follow the light or darkness?

Design the perfect life for YOU

I feel as though I’ve designed the perfect life for myself. I spend most of my time in nature, which I am certainly fond of, as since I was a young boy, I would spend most of my time in the woods, building trees and forts, sharpening spears, building bridges with stones, etc. Now I work in horticulture, tending plants, trees, clearing land, and spending the maximum amount of time throughout the day outdoors working on projects that I care about. I actually never spend any time inside other than when I go to eat and sleep.

After I work, I come home, by riding my bike, which is actually way faster than driving a car, as it takes me only 15 minutes, as compared to getting stuck in traffic for most likely a half hour, and hit the streets for 3 to 4 hours. I designed a life where I get the best of both worlds, embracing my childlike curiosity in nature, through physical leisure, or what I like to consider, play, and then also honing in my craft, my calling, my purpose in life, photography.

It’s better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war.

Why work? Why not play?

I don’t like the idea of “work.” Think of it as play. When we were kids, and we would play games, we did so voluntarily. As we get older, society conditions us to view activities as work rather than play, which ultimately leads us to anxiety, depression, etc. If we treat everything we do as play, I believe we feel the best throughout the day. Stop considering everything as work, or something that you “have to do.” Voluntarily do what you deem worthy of your time, and play the game voluntarily.

I choose to sacrifice wealth for freedom. This is more important to me.

Fat is energy

Why the hell are there so many random late-night cookie places opening in Philadelphia?

I’ve noticed so many of these late-night cookie places, where you can order cookies, and have them delivered to your house, at any time of the night. This is so strange to me, as if we were becoming like little children, needing milk and cookies before we go to bed. I think this is a byproduct of the drunken culture, late nights, clubs, bars, etc., where people indulge in the weirdest hedonistic things.

Consider removing all of this processed junk, and eating the maximum amount of fatty red meat, we will be satiated throughout the day, from storing this fat as energy. Be more critical of the foods that you consume, or more importantly, what you do not consume. Think satiation, energy, and power. What foods will give you this? I think it’s quite obvious…

The physical world is transient and imperfect

The world is made of words?

Maybe we should only use our voice early in the morning, through writing, or speaking, during walks in nature, or through meaningful conversations with other people. I usually find myself chatting with myself, to my GoPro, with ChatGPT, as a way to learn, maybe a few strangers along my walk, on the streets, but other than that, I’m silent throughout the day. Maybe we should be more mindful of our chatter? Just speak as little as possible. Let’s start to only speak when we have something to really say.

The moments are transient, and so are our lives. Let’s make them count.

Become lighter

Let’s recharge our bodies. Let’s become lighter, and loftier. After going for a one-hour walk with my 40-pound plate carrier, and taking it off, I feel 40 pounds lighter! Let’s restore our bodies, become in tune with nature, and float through life on a featherbed, unscathed, through the strife.