{"id":28938,"date":"2025-09-18T03:37:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T03:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/28938\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T03:37:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T03:37:10","slug":"brisbane-australia-to-open-the-first-gr-space-photo-hub-outside-of-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/28938\/","title":{"rendered":"Brisbane, Australia to Open the First GR Space Photo Hub Outside of Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Brisbane-Australia-to-Open-the-First-GR-Space-Photography-Hub-Outside-of-Asia-800x420.jpg\" alt=\"Frosted glass with cut-out letters partially reading &quot;GR SPACE BRISBANE,&quot; with the background faintly visible through the transparent text.\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-816064\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Ricoh Imaging not only manufactures the extremely popular GR series of cameras, but the company also operates three GR Space locations in Tokyo, Shanghai, and Beijing, which are designed to serve as dedicated community hubs for photographers. Brisbane, Australia, is set to be <a href=\"https:\/\/wharf203.com.au\/wp-dev25\/gr-space-brisbane\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener nofollow\">the fourth global location for a GR Space<\/a> when it opens in October. <\/p>\n<p>GR Space is not a typical camera showroom. The first originally opened as a dedicated community hub for photographers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp\/english\/explore\/grspace_tokyo\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener nofollow\">in Tokyo, Japan<\/a> but has since expanded globally with two locations in China and now one coming to Australia. Ricoh explains that each GR Space offers exhibitions, events, and acts as a cultural platform to explore the philosophy of snapshot art that the GR series embodies. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wharf203.com.au\/wp-dev25\/gr-space-brisbane\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener nofollow\">GR Space Brisbane<\/a> will not only be just the fourth-ever GR Space in the world, but it will also be Australia\u2019s first GR Space and the first GR Space to open outside of Asia. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PXL_20250912_035858499-800x603.jpg\" alt=\"Modern, minimalist interior with black walls and ceiling, wooden shelving units, a central wooden island, and a wooden bench with a cushioned seat on polished concrete flooring. Glass doors are visible at the back.\" width=\"800\" height=\"603\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-816065\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore than a gallery, it\u2019s a space for community, creativity and culture- hosting exhibitions, workshops and events that showcase both local talent and global GR artistry,\u201d GR Space explains. In addition to the photographic exhibition, GR Space Brisbane will also showcase a curated collection of photobooks, carefully selected by Booktopia. The exhibited works will be produced as fine art prints on Ilford Galerie Fine Art Papers, underscoring the GR series commitment to image quality and creative expression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The opening of the Brisbane location coincides with the launch of the Ricoh GR IV, the latest iteration of Ricoh\u2019s line of compact travel and street photography cameras. As such, the opening\u2019s inaugural exhibition will feature the work of four Australian GR photographers who will be presenting their first printed works taken with the GR IV. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe GR series has always been more than just a camera- it\u2019s a movement, a culture, and a way of seeing the world,\u201d Director of GR Space Brisbane Clem Kennedy says. \u201cWith GR Space Brisbane, we are creating a place to promote Australian homegrown talent, and we are honored to open our doors at the same time as the global launch of the Ricoh GR IV.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PXL_20250912_050905577-602x800.jpg\" alt=\"Modern wooden benches with light beige upholstered seating are arranged in a minimalist interior with concrete flooring and wooden shelving against a dark wall in the background.\" width=\"602\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-816066\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, photos taken on the GR IV by PetaPixel\u2018s Chris Niccolls will be featured in the exhibition, and he will be present at the invite-only grand opening on October 10. The exhibition will remain on display through November. <\/p>\n<p>GR Space Brisbane is located at <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/eCQ6ymS5CsEmv1AQ7\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener nofollow\">Wharf 203, Level 2\/203 Wharf Street in Spring Hill, Brisbane, Australia<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Image credits: Ricoh GR Space<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ricoh Imaging not only manufactures the extremely popular GR series of cameras, but the company also operates three&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28939,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[442,498,499,500,85,9689,1259,501,156,28393,28394,6215,111,139,69,28395,28396],"class_list":{"0":"post-28938","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-australia","13":"tag-brisbane","14":"tag-community","15":"tag-design","16":"tag-entertainment","17":"tag-griv","18":"tag-grspace","19":"tag-hub","20":"tag-new-zealand","21":"tag-newzealand","22":"tag-nz","23":"tag-ricohgr","24":"tag-ricohgriv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}