The 29th GRist is Qianli Zhang !
The photos can be viewed on GRist page.
About Qianli Zhang
Qianli Zhang is a travel photographer, filmmaker, book writer. He is shooting for Getty Images, National Geographic Traveler, Ricoh, Sony, and Hasselblad, and is the ambassador of Gitzo. He is based in Shanghai and Toronto.
Qianli made a program named "Beyond the Photo”, which is the most popular photography video in Chinese language. He has 3 million followers.
Qianli published two best-seller books so far:
「The Guide for Travel Photographer」
「The Guide for Travel Photographer II」
And his 3rd book will be published soon.
In 2005, National Geographic Magazine honored Qianli Zhang with the first prize of Yearly Travel Photography Contest and invited him to visit the headquarter located in Washington DC, USA.
https://www.qianlizhang.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvqg0fyR1cE_PsuFEgKJpgg/featured
About photography
I spend most of my time as a street photographer, in both the city where I live and places where I travel. I don’t like to do guided travels, I prefer to capture rough areas, follow my intuition and things that attract me, and wander around. I don’t force myself to take a picture. When I can shoot with real thoughts at the time, I am satisfied. Since there is no purpose, there is not much expectation for results. I just love that kind of uncertain encounters. They are collisions between instant, real scenes and my inner monologue. This is what attracts me to street photography. Non-reproducibility of the scene, dopamine secretion caused by it- these are very different from other types of photography. Its process and results are just so enchanting. Sometimes I am more intoxicated by taking photos of myself, living spaces, family, friends, and experiences that are trivial. Be true to life and loyal to myself. Shooting those moments that are meaningful to me is the greatest significance of my photography.
About travel
I don’t travel for photography, nor do I photograph my travel. I go to places wherever I want to go and I suddenly become interested in something. Travel reveals everything more calmly. Travel and photography are particularly personal matters. I meet either the world or myself. To travel is to go outward, photography is my reaction to the outward process- it’s the visual and less accurate expression of digging my heart.
About Ricoh GR
The light-weighted Ricoh GR camera is an ideal companion for my trip, convenient for one-handed snapshots, and is unparallelly optimized for street snapshots. It is low-key but has enough power to hit the right thing in an instant. With the improvement in this generation, overall control and picture quality have been further improved. Whether I take a walk near my home or travel to a country far away on the other side of the globe, the GR can complete the task very well. It has become an essential piece of equipment in my camera bag. The Ricoh GR is really an addictive camera. So I also have shared my experiences and feelings with 3 million fans around the world through my video channel “Beyond the Photo”, so that more and more GR users can come together to exchange experiences.
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张千里，旅行摄影师、视频制作人、书籍作者。 美国GettyImages签约摄影师。加拿⼤PPOC职业摄影师协会会员，Gitzo全球形象⼤使，理光、索尼、哈苏、ILFORD等品牌合作摄影师，Datacolor全球认证色彩管理专家。
张千里创办了摄影系列视频《原来这么拍》，拥有300万以上的粉丝。是华语最受欢迎的摄影节目之一。
著有《旅⾏摄影圣经》与《旅⾏摄影圣经2：实战为王》等系列丛书，是国内最受关注的摄影畅销书之⼀。并且他的第三本摄影书也即将问世。
2005年，曾获美国《国家地理》摄影大赛一等奖、全球旅游摄影大赛一等奖、奥赛金牌，应邀到美国国家地理的华盛顿总部参观访问。
网站：
https://www.qianlizhang.com
https://space.bilibili.com/20166755/#!/index
关于摄影
不论是在生活的地方还是在旅游当中，我都会花大量时间用来街拍。我不喜欢做旅行攻略 ，比较喜欢随意发挥，记录下身边能打动我的事物。也不会强迫自己去拍照，或者对拍摄的结果有特定的期望，而是拍我喜欢的、有意思的景象。这种不确定的相遇，按下快门的瞬间，正是吸引我去街拍的理由。
每个街拍摄影师的每张作品都可能是独一无二的，因为每分每秒都是在无穷变化的。这是街拍这个类别的摄影与众不同的地方。
有些时候我更专注拍摄生活、家庭、朋友，甚至是自己。拍摄这些自我的瞬间给了我动力，也是我在摄影中得到的最重要的价值，“不卖钱的作品往往是最有价值的”。
关于旅行
我并不是为了摄影而旅行。有时候只是为了去看看这个令人充满好奇的世界。除去了现实带来的标签，旅行使一切变得平静，包括摄影。这两样都是非常私人化的东西，认识世界或认识我自己。旅行是向外探索，摄影则是向内自省。内心的想法通过视觉的方式不那么精确地表现出来。
关于Ricoh GR
一台轻巧的理光GR相机是我旅行中的理想伙伴。单手就可以方便使用，而且街拍的时候可以快速拍摄，低调又有效率。随着迭代产品改进，操控力和图像质量都得到了进一步的提升。无论是在家附近散步，还是在地球另一端的国家旅行，GR都可以出色完成我需要的拍摄。渐渐地，成为了我包中不可缺少的一台相机。
理光GR是一台容易让人上瘾的相机。因此，我还制作了一期视频节目《原来这么拍》跟全球300万粉丝分享了经验和感受。也希望通过这种方式，让越来越多的GR用户可以聚集在一起交流体会。
