My (mostly) visual journal.             howard(at)howardkang(dot)comhttp://howardkang.com  // Tumblr (3.0; @howardkang)http://shorts.howardkang.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4wyqsG8Te1qztxb4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Enjoying my first game in Fenway!</p>http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/24164712329http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/24164712329Thu, 31 May 2012 22:36:52 -0400red soxbostonmassachusettsfenwaybaseball<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ucbk7G5m1qztxb4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Pretty cool when the work you’re intimately tied with is a top story in the Boston Globe & NY Times.</p> <p>Article: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/30/us/a-massachusetts-city-tries-to-change-its-image.html?smid=tw-nytimes&seid=auto" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/30/us/a-massachusetts-city-tries-to-change-its-image.html?smid=tw-nytimes&seid=auto" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/30/us/a-massachusetts-city-tries-to-change-its-image.html?smid=tw-nytimes&seid=auto</a></a></p>http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/24064163693http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/24064163693Wed, 30 May 2012 10:59:00 -0400united way<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ravjlX9l1qztxb4o5_500.jpg"/><br/> Sweet farm.<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ravjlX9l1qztxb4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> Dog paradise!<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ravjlX9l1qztxb4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> Pre-backflip<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ravjlX9l1qztxb4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> Teaching us how to ride some waves<br/><br/> <p>Phenomenal Memorial Day Weekend in North Central Mass. Got to get away from the city, hangout on an amazing farm with great people, and soak up some life. Really needed this weekend.</p>http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/23961115532http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/23961115532Mon, 28 May 2012 19:35:00 -0400lifephoto/videotravelmassachusetts<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4j0oaf9dB1qztxb4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Just hanging.</p>http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/23668057555http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/23668057555Thu, 24 May 2012 08:14:34 -0400bostonmassachusettsurbancityphotographylandscapeiphone<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4i6621Tf01qztxb4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Had an amazing time at my neighborhood social!</p>http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/23644184454http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/23644184454Wed, 23 May 2012 21:15:38 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3xlqjIt7f1qztxb4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Displaying my first portrait series, The Faces of Social Change, at the Emerging Leaders Gala. Crazy.</p>http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/22930488021http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/22930488021Sat, 12 May 2012 18:42:19 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ntcuHjZH1qztxb4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Brian and I left a nice little present for Erin…</p>http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/22590371711http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/22590371711Mon, 07 May 2012 11:50:00 -0400office pranks<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3khzpxGuU1qztxb4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Wake Up the Earth Festival in JP</p>http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/22469256765http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/22469256765Sat, 05 May 2012 16:52:37 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3inifpd3v1qztxb4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Plastered these all over our office as a parting gift to Brian. Good luck in SF, man!</p>http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/22399651873http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/22399651873Fri, 04 May 2012 16:56:39 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qzfk2Aov1qztxb4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>So thankful for the opportunities living in Boston has presented me. Today I got to see Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus speak in person. His brazen idealism and the tangible action he has put behind changing the world has been a huge inspiration to me. </p> <p>During his talk today he touched briefly on how the pursuit of money has gotten in the way of global social change. He genuinely believes that “there’s no limit to human creativity” to solve our world’s issues if the globe’s brightest could focus on helping others vs. themselves. It’s one major reason I decided to try out the nonprofit world.</p> <p>As Yunus discussed loaning money to women, starting solar energy projects, nutrition initiatives, etc. he simply said, “I did these things simply because we had no other choice.”</p> <p>With everything Yunus has accomplished, he still made social change seem scalable. “If you start a sustainable business and can only employ five people and do nothing else, you’ve still improved the life of those five people.” Sometimes, he said it was simply about empowerment. “Everyone is an entrepreneur given the right opportunity.” He went on to tell the story of how he started giving loans to beggars and how they eventually turned into door-to-door salesman for things like drinks, candy, and toys on their normal begging route. “These beggars, they knew which houses to avoid and which areas would be the strongest buyers. Now, they definitely did not go to Harvard Business School, but they understand market research.”</p> <p>What an amazing human being.</p>http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/21400883464http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/21400883464Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:21:00 -0400muhammad yunusgrameen banksocial changesocial entrepreneurshipsocial justice<span id="video_player_21223468774">[<a href="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" target="_blank">Flash 10</a> is required to watch video.]</span><script type="text/javascript">renderVideo("video_player_21223468774",'http://shorts.howardkang.com/video_file/21223468774/tumblr_m2l912NXKp1qztxb4',400,225,'poster=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m2l912NXKp1qztxb4_r1_frame1.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m2l912NXKp1qztxb4_r1_frame2.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m2l912NXKp1qztxb4_r1_frame3.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m2l912NXKp1qztxb4_r1_frame4.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m2l912NXKp1qztxb4_r1_frame5.jpg')</script><br/><br/><p>Having a blast cheering people to the finish at the Boston Marathon.</p>http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/21223468774http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/21223468774Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:03:02 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WxfZkMm3wcg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Nike pays director up front to make a commercial for their new Fuel band. He uses the money to travel the world with his buddy instead. Inspiring.</p> <p>(The screenshot does not = what the video is.)</p>http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/20866822619http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/20866822619Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:52:00 -0400lifefilmnikemakeitcount<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1vhixp9Ps1qztxb4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My buddy Bret leading the United Way Youth Venture Fellowship at Harvard last weekend. Youth Venture teams spent the day getting advice on their ventures from Harvard Business School students!</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/supportunitedway/sets/72157629726778549/" target="_blank">Full Photo Set</a></p>http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/20370047118http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/20370047118Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:08:00 -0400bostonharvardharvard business schoollive unitedmassachusettsphotographysocial changesocial entrepreneurshipunited wayyouth venturecambridge<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1pzdnX4nq1qztxb4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Hanging with Michael Krepps in East Boston. My dude!</p>http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/20191613808http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/20191613808Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:48:59 -0400bostoneast bostoniphone photographyphoto/videolifephotography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1da8nmf2L1qztxb4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Happy Birthday, Eric!</p>http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/19812929283http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/19812929283Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:14:47 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0zln298cS1qztxb4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Enjoying Roxy’s Grilled Cheese - featured on the Food Network and multiple food blogs as one of the best places for grilled cheese in the country! Boston’s food carts still got nothin’ on PDX though. :)</p>http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/19401578400http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/19401578400Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:54:38 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0xp35Usij1qztxb4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Heading to the Massachusetts Statehouse for the first time! Quick meeting and checking out the Witnesses to Hunger photo exhibit.</p>http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/19346841738http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/19346841738Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:13:53 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0oyfx4X4N1qztxb4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>CLOUD CLUB @epsteada</p>http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/19082805722http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/19082805722Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:57:33 -0500bostonma<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0nbit8cqi1qztxb4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Cheering on the Blazers from TD Garden. Wish we weren’t down by 30+ at half though…</p>http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/19032226594http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/19032226594Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:44:53 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1254prqmd1qztxb4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Really happy with this shot from Ellis!</p>http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/19486733085http://shorts.howardkang.com/post/19486733085Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:50:00 -0500photographychildren