Kids. 

Seoul, South Korea. 

Ricoh GR21 / GR1V

From my blog post, A Story of my Father. 

From my blog post, Memories of Dogs. Ricoh GR1V From my blog post, Memories of Dogs. Ricoh GR1V

From my blog post, Memories of Dogs.

Ricoh GR1V

In jtinseoul’s camera bag, lol.  After updating this section on my blog I thought I’d post it here as well. This is what I generally carry for shooting in Seoul or otherwise.  So, for a while I had the same gear page. The key parts of my gear generally stay the same, that being said I often change my bag configuration depending on what I need and what I’m doing. Keeping that in mind, I’m going to update this page once in a while to reflect what I’m using during a certain season. I for the inspiration for this from Anton Kusters’site. If you don’t know about him give a look. He spent two years living and photographing the Yakuza in Tokyo. Amazing stuff. Anyway, here’s my normal setup. 1. Oakley AP 3.0 Bag (http://www.oakley.com/products/ap-backpack-3-0/92151-001) I know it’s not a camera bag. Honestly, I f%$king hate most camera bags. I’ve used some iteration of this bag since I was in high school. I’ve tried a million others and always end up coming back to this. I’ve concocted my own insert out of a Billingham Hedley bag that I use for some of the camera stuff if need be. I occasionally use the Oakley Kitchen Sink if I’m going on a long trip. It came with me to Japan last month. 2. Clothes  I usually carry some clothes in the bag depending on the conditions. Weather in Korea changes fast so I usually take a hoody and a wool cap. 3. Cameras  The main camera is the Leica M9P, black. It’s a wonderful camera. I never take more than one lens with me. These days the 35mm Summilux stays on most often. My all time favorite lens. I never use lens caps. My M9P has a bunny sticker on top that you can’t see, lol. It was featured on Photojojo and Seoulcamerastyle. Pictured next to the body is the Luigi half case. I rarely use the case unless I’m throwing the camera in the bag for a while. I also carry a small point and shoot as a backup to the M9. The usual cameras that I carry are a couple of Ricoh film cameras, the GR21 and the GR1V. I like the GRD series as well, and will for sure get the GRIV when it’s available in Korea. I usually bring a couple of rolls of film, colour and black and white. 4. Gadgets  Pictured to the right is my watch which I never leave without. It’s an Oakley Time Bomb II limited edition. No batteries, works on motion, and is built like a tank. Expensive, but worth every penny (or 10 won, lol). There is also a pocket knife there which usually stays in the bag side from when I’m boarding a plane. It’s a leatherman something or other. You can also see some chargers there. I take some for my cameras, phone, and laptop (if I take it, it’s a 15 inch newest series Macbook Pro). There’s also an SD card reader. 5. Miscellaneous  I also take my passport and other important documents. They never leave the bag and are always wrapped in plastic. I take eye drops, bandaides, a marker, and small notebook all the time as well. Usually take spare batteries for the main camera as well as extra memory. 6. Not Pictured  Not pictured is my iPhone (which was used to take the picture) and my wallet. Neither usually stay in the bag. My laptop, a 15 inch Macbook Pro. 7. Video  If I’m shooting video, I’ll take the Canon 7D (not pictured) with the 50mm f1.2L. I’ll also add a small tripod. I’ll sometimes take the 7D in lue of the M9 if the weather seamed inclement or if I feel the need to use it. Very rarely though. That’s about it for what I take. Dani once teased me about the gear I take and how it looks little like a “camera” setup. I suppose it doesn’t. Fuck it, it’s fairly light (sans laptop) and has everything I need. Sounds ridiculous, but I often imagine what I would want to have if I was outside of my apartment when NK finally attack for real. If I couldn’t come back I’d wanna be ready to shoot and post with what I’ve got. Funny way to look at it but works for my rational, lol. In jtinseoul’s camera bag, lol.  After updating this section on my blog I thought I’d post it here as well. This is what I generally carry for shooting in Seoul or otherwise.  So, for a while I had the same gear page. The key parts of my gear generally stay the same, that being said I often change my bag configuration depending on what I need and what I’m doing. Keeping that in mind, I’m going to update this page once in a while to reflect what I’m using during a certain season. I for the inspiration for this from Anton Kusters’site. If you don’t know about him give a look. He spent two years living and photographing the Yakuza in Tokyo. Amazing stuff. Anyway, here’s my normal setup. 1. Oakley AP 3.0 Bag (http://www.oakley.com/products/ap-backpack-3-0/92151-001) I know it’s not a camera bag. Honestly, I f%$king hate most camera bags. I’ve used some iteration of this bag since I was in high school. I’ve tried a million others and always end up coming back to this. I’ve concocted my own insert out of a Billingham Hedley bag that I use for some of the camera stuff if need be. I occasionally use the Oakley Kitchen Sink if I’m going on a long trip. It came with me to Japan last month. 2. Clothes  I usually carry some clothes in the bag depending on the conditions. Weather in Korea changes fast so I usually take a hoody and a wool cap. 3. Cameras  The main camera is the Leica M9P, black. It’s a wonderful camera. I never take more than one lens with me. These days the 35mm Summilux stays on most often. My all time favorite lens. I never use lens caps. My M9P has a bunny sticker on top that you can’t see, lol. It was featured on Photojojo and Seoulcamerastyle. Pictured next to the body is the Luigi half case. I rarely use the case unless I’m throwing the camera in the bag for a while. I also carry a small point and shoot as a backup to the M9. The usual cameras that I carry are a couple of Ricoh film cameras, the GR21 and the GR1V. I like the GRD series as well, and will for sure get the GRIV when it’s available in Korea. I usually bring a couple of rolls of film, colour and black and white. 4. Gadgets  Pictured to the right is my watch which I never leave without. It’s an Oakley Time Bomb II limited edition. No batteries, works on motion, and is built like a tank. Expensive, but worth every penny (or 10 won, lol). There is also a pocket knife there which usually stays in the bag side from when I’m boarding a plane. It’s a leatherman something or other. You can also see some chargers there. I take some for my cameras, phone, and laptop (if I take it, it’s a 15 inch newest series Macbook Pro). There’s also an SD card reader. 5. Miscellaneous  I also take my passport and other important documents. They never leave the bag and are always wrapped in plastic. I take eye drops, bandaides, a marker, and small notebook all the time as well. Usually take spare batteries for the main camera as well as extra memory. 6. Not Pictured  Not pictured is my iPhone (which was used to take the picture) and my wallet. Neither usually stay in the bag. My laptop, a 15 inch Macbook Pro. 7. Video  If I’m shooting video, I’ll take the Canon 7D (not pictured) with the 50mm f1.2L. I’ll also add a small tripod. I’ll sometimes take the 7D in lue of the M9 if the weather seamed inclement or if I feel the need to use it. Very rarely though. That’s about it for what I take. Dani once teased me about the gear I take and how it looks little like a “camera” setup. I suppose it doesn’t. Fuck it, it’s fairly light (sans laptop) and has everything I need. Sounds ridiculous, but I often imagine what I would want to have if I was outside of my apartment when NK finally attack for real. If I couldn’t come back I’d wanna be ready to shoot and post with what I’ve got. Funny way to look at it but works for my rational, lol.

In jtinseoul’s camera bag, lol. 

After updating this section on my blog I thought I’d post it here as well. This is what I generally carry for shooting in Seoul or otherwise. 

So, for a while I had the same gear page. The key parts of my gear generally stay the same, that being said I often change my bag configuration depending on what I need and what I’m doing.

Keeping that in mind, I’m going to update this page once in a while to reflect what I’m using during a certain season. I for the inspiration for this from Anton Kusters’site. If you don’t know about him give a look. He spent two years living and photographing the Yakuza in Tokyo. Amazing stuff. Anyway, here’s my normal setup.

1. Oakley AP 3.0 Bag

(http://www.oakley.com/products/ap-backpack-3-0/92151-001) I know it’s not a camera bag. Honestly, I f%$king hate most camera bags. I’ve used some iteration of this bag since I was in high school. I’ve tried a million others and always end up coming back to this. I’ve concocted my own insert out of a Billingham Hedley bag that I use for some of the camera stuff if need be.

I occasionally use the Oakley Kitchen Sink if I’m going on a long trip. It came with me to Japan last month.

2. Clothes 

I usually carry some clothes in the bag depending on the conditions. Weather in Korea changes fast so I usually take a hoody and a wool cap.

3. Cameras 

The main camera is the Leica M9P, black. It’s a wonderful camera. I never take more than one lens with me. These days the 35mm Summilux stays on most often. My all time favorite lens. I never use lens caps. My M9P has a bunny sticker on top that you can’t see, lol. It was featured on Photojojo and Seoulcamerastyle.

Pictured next to the body is the Luigi half case. I rarely use the case unless I’m throwing the camera in the bag for a while.

I also carry a small point and shoot as a backup to the M9. The usual cameras that I carry are a couple of Ricoh film cameras, the GR21 and the GR1V. I like the GRD series as well, and will for sure get the GRIV when it’s available in Korea. I usually bring a couple of rolls of film, colour and black and white.

4. Gadgets 

Pictured to the right is my watch which I never leave without. It’s an Oakley Time Bomb II limited edition. No batteries, works on motion, and is built like a tank. Expensive, but worth every penny (or 10 won, lol).

There is also a pocket knife there which usually stays in the bag side from when I’m boarding a plane. It’s a leatherman something or other.

You can also see some chargers there. I take some for my cameras, phone, and laptop (if I take it, it’s a 15 inch newest series Macbook Pro). There’s also an SD card reader.

5. Miscellaneous 

I also take my passport and other important documents. They never leave the bag and are always wrapped in plastic. I take eye drops, bandaides, a marker, and small notebook all the time as well. Usually take spare batteries for the main camera as well as extra memory.

6. Not Pictured 

Not pictured is my iPhone (which was used to take the picture) and my wallet. Neither usually stay in the bag. My laptop, a 15 inch Macbook Pro.

7. Video 

If I’m shooting video, I’ll take the Canon 7D (not pictured) with the 50mm f1.2L. I’ll also add a small tripod. I’ll sometimes take the 7D in lue of the M9 if the weather seamed inclement or if I feel the need to use it. Very rarely though.

That’s about it for what I take. Dani once teased me about the gear I take and how it looks little like a “camera” setup. I suppose it doesn’t. Fuck it, it’s fairly light (sans laptop) and has everything I need. Sounds ridiculous, but I often imagine what I would want to have if I was outside of my apartment when NK finally attack for real. If I couldn’t come back I’d wanna be ready to shoot and post with what I’ve got. Funny way to look at it but works for my rational, lol.

seoulcamerastyle: GR1V & GR21 One of Josh’s favorite photographers is Daido Moriyama. Moriyama-san is known for exclusively shooting with Ricoh cameras. Josh is hoping Moriyama-san could sign one of his Ricohs. (Sorry, no rabbit sticker) hi-camera, Namdaemun seoulcamerastyle: GR1V & GR21 One of Josh’s favorite photographers is Daido Moriyama. Moriyama-san is known for exclusively shooting with Ricoh cameras. Josh is hoping Moriyama-san could sign one of his Ricohs. (Sorry, no rabbit sticker) hi-camera, Namdaemun

seoulcamerastyle:

GR1V & GR21

One of Josh’s favorite photographers is Daido Moriyama. Moriyama-san is known for exclusively shooting with Ricoh cameras. Josh is hoping Moriyama-san could sign one of his Ricohs. (Sorry, no rabbit sticker)

hi-camera, Namdaemun

My first roll of film from the Ricoh GR1V came back okay, despite being mostly pictures of my school, girlfriend, and coffee cups, lol. ( That’s not to mention the “Lucky 100” Chinese film and the back street developer. ) The first ever frame with the GR1V was this one though. Next to my school. I only had a minute. One of the reasons I originally became interested in the GR was because one of my favourite photographers, Daido Moriyama famously uses them. I wanted my first frame to be reminiscent of him. There were lots of people about, but none of them seemed as interesting as this sign which I have passed countless times yet never noticed. Generally speaking, Moriyama’s style and mine are quite different. What I like most about his work is the flow. You can feel his steps, and see what he sees. You can smell what he smells and hear what he hears. I like that.  I bought this camera not much thinking about these things. I thought it can’t be much different than the GR Digital I had often used. It is though. There’s no LCD to look into. There’s nothing to take you away from what you see and hear. You just walk. Shooting is secondary to experiencing. It’s secondary to living. I think Moriyama’s photos, while being far removed from reality, are more real in this sense to any documentary photograph. You don’t see the photograph, but experience it.  My first roll of film from the Ricoh GR1V came back okay, despite being mostly pictures of my school, girlfriend, and coffee cups, lol. ( That’s not to mention the “Lucky 100” Chinese film and the back street developer. ) The first ever frame with the GR1V was this one though. Next to my school. I only had a minute. One of the reasons I originally became interested in the GR was because one of my favourite photographers, Daido Moriyama famously uses them. I wanted my first frame to be reminiscent of him. There were lots of people about, but none of them seemed as interesting as this sign which I have passed countless times yet never noticed. Generally speaking, Moriyama’s style and mine are quite different. What I like most about his work is the flow. You can feel his steps, and see what he sees. You can smell what he smells and hear what he hears. I like that.  I bought this camera not much thinking about these things. I thought it can’t be much different than the GR Digital I had often used. It is though. There’s no LCD to look into. There’s nothing to take you away from what you see and hear. You just walk. Shooting is secondary to experiencing. It’s secondary to living. I think Moriyama’s photos, while being far removed from reality, are more real in this sense to any documentary photograph. You don’t see the photograph, but experience it. 

My first roll of film from the Ricoh GR1V came back okay, despite being mostly pictures of my school, girlfriend, and coffee cups, lol. ( That’s not to mention the “Lucky 100” Chinese film and the back street developer. )

The first ever frame with the GR1V was this one though. Next to my school. I only had a minute. One of the reasons I originally became interested in the GR was because one of my favourite photographers, Daido Moriyama famously uses them. I wanted my first frame to be reminiscent of him. There were lots of people about, but none of them seemed as interesting as this sign which I have passed countless times yet never noticed.

Generally speaking, Moriyama’s style and mine are quite different. What I like most about his work is the flow. You can feel his steps, and see what he sees. You can smell what he smells and hear what he hears. I like that. 

I bought this camera not much thinking about these things. I thought it can’t be much different than the GR Digital I had often used. It is though. There’s no LCD to look into. There’s nothing to take you away from what you see and hear. You just walk. Shooting is secondary to experiencing. It’s secondary to living. I think Moriyama’s photos, while being far removed from reality, are more real in this sense to any documentary photograph. You don’t see the photograph, but experience it.