NEW LA PHOTOGRAPHY

I'm taking a photography class at my school titled "New LA Photography". The subject will be mainly architecture or architecture related material. It seems to have the potential of becoming a really interesting class.

Taking a good photo is hard. Making the photo look good is easy.

Photo: Brock Real estate, Glendale ave.

First review / Part design 01 Stair/Path

Today we had the first pin-up review with the thesis advisers. I proposed the first design study--The hybrid STAIR-PATH. One significance is that the user needs to complete the first half of the stair before they can stop or they will fall. The juries were generally happy with the progress I made for my thesis.

Sumi Ink Painting

My Thesis / Parkour

This is an very insightful video documentary about Parkour. The development of my thesis have been heavily inspired by this new urban phenomenon. Although it's extremely amazing to witness those powerful movement that they're capable of doing, I'm more intrigued by the internal journey they were going through during every move. I believe what makes the Parkour concept valuable to our society is its training of one's mind. This goal is very similar to the idea of Buddhism but with a different method. The Buddhism method of mind development is mostly about passive behavior. The way of overcoming fear is to ignore it. Parkour is encouraging individuals to overcome fear by facing it. Both methods are about strengthen our mind. This kind of strength what our society is lacking. We need to look beyond our body and try to learn from our inner self.