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A photo walk with the Ricoh GR IIIX

A company wellness day, my best friend Thomas, and two Ricoh GR IIIs. A handful of shots from an afternoon exploring our own city.

Marius Masalar
Marius MasalarMar 18, 2024 · 2 min

I had Friday off thanks to a company wellness day, and managed to convince my best friend Thomas that wellness requires cameras and companionship.

With an abundance of both at our disposal, we grabbed our respective Ricoh GR IIIs (he, the classic 28mm version and I the 40mm variant) and headed downtown for the afternoon.

There's something about exploring your own city as a photographer, outside the daily grind, that I find very satisfying.

Here are a handful of my shots from the day:

Looking straight up through a glass canopy of amber and blue panels, framed by dark brick walls.
Looking straight up through a glass canopy of amber and blue panels, framed by dark brick walls.
A long staircase climbing toward a glowing amber and blue glass canopy, lit by strips of fluorescent light.
A long staircase climbing toward a glowing amber and blue glass canopy, lit by strips of fluorescent light.
A black office tower with a grid of dark windows, shot from its base against a pale overcast sky.
A black office tower with a grid of dark windows, shot from its base against a pale overcast sky.
The sharp black corner of a building seen from below, narrowing into a grey sky.
The sharp black corner of a building seen from below, narrowing into a grey sky.
People cross a wide downtown plaza between office towers, including a glass skyscraper with a diamond-patterned facade and another still under construction.
People cross a wide downtown plaza between office towers, including a glass skyscraper with a diamond-patterned facade and another still under construction.
A narrow back alley lined with graffiti-covered brick walls, recycling bins, and stacked cardboard.
A narrow back alley lined with graffiti-covered brick walls, recycling bins, and stacked cardboard.
A cyclist on an orange bike-share bike rides past a Gothic stone building with a carved bay window.
A cyclist on an orange bike-share bike rides past a Gothic stone building with a carved bay window.
Close-up of a stone memorial wall engraved with rows of service members' names and ranks.
Close-up of a stone memorial wall engraved with rows of service members' names and ranks.
Curved steel ribs and a painted number 70 on a subway tunnel wall, above the yellow tactile strip at the platform edge.
Curved steel ribs and a painted number 70 on a subway tunnel wall, above the yellow tactile strip at the platform edge.

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