Scenes Seen / NYC GR 30th Anniversary GR Ambassador Panel Discussion: GFX + Minolta Rokkor 58mm f/1.2.
On my last trip to NYC for the World Photography Day event at Brooklyn Borough Hall…
…hosted by Jamel Shabazz…
…and Howard T. Cash…
…ye old native upstate bumpkin, about 10 year NYC resident in the middle, and current NC bumpkin got to meet in person and spend time with some amazing photographers. I follow some, like when I met The Phoblographer Editor himeself, Chris Gampat…
…and some who I have had the distinct pleasure of interacting with previously online, like Michael Young.
Not long after I found out that Michael is a RICOH GR ambassador.
I am not surprised in the least. His street photography is amazing.
Exhibit A:
Up to this point our interaction was made up of my liking and commenting on his amazing work and him leaving an encouraging word on mine from time to time. What a nice man. Well then I got to meet him in person and we got to talk for a while. Even sat next to him during our group photo in Brooklyn.
Afterward we continued to communicate and that is how I found out about him speaking at the NYC GR 30th Anniversary GR Ambassador Panel Discussion – Deep Dive Session.
Happened to be in town as my wife visited her family. I was available and my ever supportive wife encouraged me to go… So I went.
I have a bit of history with RICOH GR and GR adjacent cameras. To read more about that and see the pics I took with my GR please see this post if you are so inclined.
This post. This post here. I broke out my therapy camera. The same rig I used for the Brooklyn event pics above.
The camera.
The lens.
Here are the pics.
Thoughts.
My favorite camera and lens combination ever. Not a small thing. I spent years of gear churn to get here, but many months on this is the first combination that has ever stuck for this long.
Nice.
Anyhoo.
Happy capturing.
-ELW
