Trip to Tunis: Ricoh GR iii the Ultimate Travel Camera
Last month I spent a week in Tunisia’s capital city Tunis. It wasn’t a photography trip as I was there for a friend’s wedding, however, since I was in town for a couple days, I decided to pack my cameras too.
Unlike nearby North African countries such as Morocco or Egypt, Tunisia is one I rarely ever see photography from and furthermore, while I was there I didn’t see a single photographer wondering around. This made it a more interesting place to shoot for me but also threw up another challenge - as the moment I put the Fuji X100VI around my neck, I was being stared at constantly.
This is to be expected as Tunis isn’t a popular destination among photographers and also made it difficult for me to capture the locals going about their daily lives.
This is where the Ricoh GR iiix came in. I picked this camera up around a year ago and have brought it with me on days where I don’t expect to be shooting. However, for this trip it was the MVP. The single best thing about the Ricoh GRiii - apart from this APSC sensor inside of a tiny body - is that it looks like a cheap point-and-shoot.
Nobody takes this camera seriously, you can enter museums, galleries, concerts and football games with little to no objections. Its tiny size and its fairly standard looks mean it doesn’t stand out, nobody comments on its design and it largely goes unnoticed.
As for Tunis, I really enjoyed my time there. It’s a pretty small city, four to five days is more than enough to see most of it. Also, the city doesn’t share the same intensity as cities like Istanbul or Marrakesh either which made it a more comfortable shooting experience for me.
To wrapt his one up, I’ve attached couple photos from the trip mostly shot on the Ricoh GR IIIX.
