Some time ago I started thinking I’d like to work on a photo project for an extended amount of time, I just didn’t know what. In addition to that, I didn’t want to carry around my DSLR either, I wanted something smaller and less noticeable.

That’s when I came across the Ricoh GRII, it’s a small point and shoot camera that fits in one’s pocket. Small, shoots fully manual, raw and even has some effects you can shoot with - high contrast black and white, retro, positive film… the list goes on, think Instagram filter-ish. So now that I found my camera, I needed a subject.

My office is in Long Beach, just off Shoreline Drive near the Aquatic Park and Village, making for plenty of people watching and scenery. Many colleagues of mine often go on walks during their lunch breaks for exercise, I figured I’d go for walks of my own - kind of like a photo hunt.