Posts by Eugene Kim

Eugene Kim

Eugene Kim is the Editor-in-Chief of My Modern Met. In May, 2008, he co-founded the website to create one big city that celebrates creative ideas. His mission is to promote a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.
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August 28, 2011

Top Travel Destinations to Reenergize Your Spirit

Living in the city and working a 9-to-5 job can bog any person down. That's why traveling to incredible destinations around the world can be so rejuvenating. Seeing the natural wonders of the world first-hand and experiencing many different cultures can bring an overwhelming sense of joy, not only invigorating your life but also providing you with a renewed spirit.

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August 10, 2011

China’s Red Double-Helix Bridge

Like a patriotic strand of DNA, the Nanhe River Landscape Bridge in Xinjin, China was designed by New York studio WXY Architecture and Weidlinger Associates Consulting Engineers. The team's winning design features two individual and intertwining bridges that form a braided pattern. The undulating curves of the bridge are meant to represent the flow of the river.

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August 1, 2011

Brainwashing Soldiers

Italian street artist Blu is no stranger to controversy. In fact, you may remember his mural at the MOCA that was taken down. In an area of downtown that neighbors a Veterans Affairs hospital and a war memorial to Japanese American soldiers, the provocative anti-war piece showed coffins draped with dollar bills instead of flags. Now in his home country, Blu is shaking things up once again.

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Photography
July 15, 2011

Masters of Multiple Exposure Photography

Tamara Lichtenstein Of all the different types of photography techniques I've come across this past year, multiple exposure has really stood out. When done properly, the results are magical. Multiple exposure photography is when two or more individual exposures are made to create a single photograph. The resulting photographic image shows the images superimposed or layered over one another.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.