Dante Sisofo Blog

Stop thinking, planning, studying, and just start doing! Just treat life like the ultimate open world video game

My new goal in life is to be outside for at least 12 hours per day.

The first time I picked up Ricoh GR camera was in 2015 with the Ricoh GRII. I started using this camera after two years of photographing using a Leica M3.…

Procrustes’s bed is a concept from Greek mythology associated with the rogue smith and bandit named Procrustes. According to the myth, Procrustes would offer travelers a bed to sleep in,…

Step 1: Go outside

Your reflections resonate deeply with themes of authenticity, experience, and the pursuit of a meaningful life beyond the superficiality and passive consumption so prevalent in modern society. Your insights can…

I believe our individual experiences shape the way that we view the world and our reality as we know it. Some people, dwell inside, consuming endless news, media, and information…

Would you grind for diamonds, strip mining, knocking down stone over and over again, in hopes to strike gold or some valuable ore? The most boring and tedious way to…

Friedrich Nietzsche had a nuanced and critical view of the ego. His perspective on the ego is deeply intertwined with his broader philosophical themes, including his critiques of conventional morality,…

Friedrich Nietzsche often discussed the contrast between the inner and outer worlds in his writings, emphasizing the complexity and depth of the inner world compared to the more superficial outer…

Friedrich Nietzsche had a complex and often critical view of consciousness. He saw it as a superficial aspect of human experience, arguing that much of our mental life is unconscious…

During my service in the Peace Corps, I worked as a rural aquaculture promotion specialist and lived among the Bemba tribe. One of the greatest things I learned from this…

I must start each day on top of a mountain. This is nonnegotiable for my daily routine at this point. I revisit the same mundane lane every single day along…

What’s popping, people? It’s Dante, walking down Market Street here in Philadelphia with my trusty Ricoh GR3. Today, I want to share some thoughts and advice on street photography—a practice…

Everything else is a superfluous

Any time spent indoors is a bore. You’re either outside or your soul will just slowly die. There’s only two good reasons to be inside: Everything else should be outdoors,…

Perhaps it is your lust for life that determines the result of your photographs. While courage is at the forefront, if you have no lust for life, why would you…