Whilst living in Germany some friends came to visit me. One of them was especially proud of his newest toy – a little spy camera!
He’d bought a Digital Harinezumi. Harezumi means hedgehog in Japanese apparently, however this little camera isn’t spiky, and it doesn’t curl up into a ball either. It’s a small pocket-sized digital camera which can take photos and movies too. I bought mine around 2011 or 2012 I think, so doesn’t have as many features as the latest versions. I’ve had a lot of fun with it over the years though.
Here are a couple of galleries of photos which I took with it. You can see that the colours are very vivid in some photos, and also have a grainy effect which can look really good. Mine doesn’t have a proper viewfinder, and the tiny screen only shows the photo after taking it, so it’s always a mystery to see what you’ll end up with…
No explanation needed 
Paris metro 
Monmatre 
Restaurant 
Time for a wine 
Degi Hari 
Fairground 
Parisian Cafe 
Cinema Majestic Bastille 
Fairground
Whilst I’m here I’ll also include a plug for the Buchstabenmuseum (Letter Museum) in Berlin. The museum started many years ago as a project between two friends – you can read more about the story by scrolling down on the museum’s homepage. It’s a must for any fans of typography, neon signs, lettering and also of interesting collections curated and cared for by passionate people!
Papier 
Eternit 
Zierfisch 
Lederwaren 
Famous “E” from Inglorious Basterds 
Exploded R