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I recently moved to milano and the last sunday of every month there is a massive street market in the canal district where you can buy and haggle for literally anything. this last time when I was there i came across this man who had hundreds of old photo magazines from the '60 - '90s all in italian. i was able to get 4 but i definitely want to go back and get even more. theyre covered in vintage ads from camera companies like nikon, canon, contax, leica, etc and cotain whole galleries of artists work.
I'm a photographer myself and having recently moved from Colorado to Milano it's been a huge change. On a lot of fronts its been challenging however, finding comfort in my passions like photography has always been a way for me to express myself. Moving from a very beautiful and incredible landscape rich environment to big endless, grungey international city has been an incredible shift. One of the biggest things that has changed is what I shoot now. In Colorado it was mostly landscapes, but now here I'm shooting a lot more slice of life and random scenes in the city and so much inspiration is coming from these old magazines. The galleries they contain are so rich with character and "new" ideas for me. They've been really cool to go through and I love that I found them so randomly from an old man that I haggled with for 3 minutes in my broken italian to get the price down to 2 euro per magazine. I'm coming back with 20 euros the next time the market is there and I am going straight for his stand to get more.
Feb 16, 2025
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I love looking at artwork that may no longer be on display, reading about towns that are now wholly different.
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My new favorite hobby is scouring eBay for the best prices of Nylon Magazine issues circa 2006-2010, their golden years in my opinion. I used to have carefully organized piles of magazines in my childhood closet. I had Teen Vogue from 2003-2011, many Elle Girl issues, and Nylon of course. However, they had to get thrown out during a move and I need them back. Thankfully, my adult self can course correct and will hold on to these precious timestamps of inspiration.
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Every flea market has a big box of vintage postcards for like $1 each. Buy a bunch and put them on your walls/fridge. Same goes for vintage polaroids of strangers.
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I'm still getting used to my new home. It can be so intimidating to go out and try and meet friends or to find your spot. I recently discovered this bar in chinatown that every time I come I end up staying til 3am after the subways close and having the time of my life drunk yapping with new found friends from all over the city. I love it so much and I love just saying yes to random invitations to go out and explore new corners of Milano.
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I live in europe now and so many of my friends live back in the United States and we have an 8 hour time difference. But every sunday we all make an effor to play video games together to stay in contact. I love them all dearly and feel so greatful everytime I get to hear their voices on discord
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