Friday, February 21, 2014

Art :: Gray Malin's 'La Dolce Vita'

Hooray for Friday!  I am so happy to be in Raleigh, North Carolina for the weekend visiting my bestie and am absolutely loving the mid-sixty degree weather {a welcome change from the months and months of cold we have had in the Midwest}.  Digging through my pictures from the Amalfi Coast for Tuesday's post reminded me of Gray Malin's beautiful 'La Dolce Vita' series, and I thought I would share with you today.  The photographer explains, "Documenting many of Italy’s most famous beaches on a 2,000 mile road trip, this series was inspired by the glamorous Italian Riviera lifestyle that mesmerized the world during the 1950s and ’60s. Focusing on the retro-vintage beach umbrellas that seem to have stood still in time, this series is meant to evoke the classic nostalgic opulence of what the Italian Riviera once represented."  You can buy Gray's work and live La Dolce Vita here.  Ciao!
Images via Maison Gray

31 comments:

  1. Plant me under one of those umbrellas with a good book and a cold drink. La dolce vita

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  2. Gray Malin is so talented! Love all of his work.

    The Style Scribe

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  3. These images are dreamy and what a truly stunning place. Ah, I love nothing more than seeing new places, travel is high on the list for 2014!! And wonderful to hear you're escaping the cold... we've had a few mild days here in Vancouver and it's a huge relief!!

    Also, just wanted to say a BIG thank you for always leaving such thoughtful and sweet comments on my blog Molly. They truly make my day!! xoxo

    By The Shore, a life + style blog

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  4. These pictures make me seriously question why I live in Ohio!
    Have fun this weekend!

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  5. The cliffs and the turquoise water are breathtaking. I can only imagine what it looks like in person. I don't think there is any comparable beach here in the states. It looks magical. Thanks for sharing.


    www.taffetaandtulips.com

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  6. My fiancé and I debated going to the Italian riviera for our honeymoon, and with pictures like these it's hard to think we maybe missed out by settling on Greece! Wowza. xo
    (ps - follow me back on Twitter, girl! xo)

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  7. Beautiful photos, really makes me want to be at the beach right now :)

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  8. How beautiful! This is what 'La Vie en Rose' means to me!

    http://liveitinerantly.com/

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  9. Isn't it great that the dolce vita style is still alive now and the view hasn't changed much for the last 50 years?

    Maison Gray is really talented. I guess he travelled a lot to make all these shots. A dream job...

    http://yuliayemelianova.com/

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  10. It just keeps on getting better and better. Great work

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  11. What a gorgeous place, these photos are amazing! Thanks for your visit!

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  12. Beautiful photos! They make me think about summer. There is something magical about European beauty...
    Have a wonderful weekend.
    Margaret

    http://www.decordesireforbeauty.com/blog.html

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  13. I would love to go to the Amalfi coast so much. It's very VERY high on my wanderlust list if not at the top ;-) and these photos are just so gorgeous! xx

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  14. Incredible photos! It makes me miss summer and sun so much. I love the photo with all the colourful umbrellas! :)

    Jenna || Jennafifi.co.uk

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  15. me too, have you seen his latest images for one kings lane of antarctica? they are unbelievable!

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  16. you're too sweet veronika, i love reading your blog and also appreciate your comments very, very much :) hope you're having a lovely week!!

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  17. i often question that, especially when i come home form 70 degree north carolina to single digit tempts and snow lol :)

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  18. it is truly unbelievable kate, one of my all-time favorite places. hoping to go back sooner rather than later :) thanks for the sweet comment, hope you're having a lovely week so far!

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  19. i couldn't agree more, especially looking out the window right now and seeing fresh snow and single digit temperatures :)

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  20. i couldn't agree more quyen!
    hope you're having a lovely week :)

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  21. absolutely! other than the bathing suit styles, the italian riveria basically looks just like it did in the 1950's :) and yes, can you even imagine having a job like that? his latest work was shot in antarctica...a total dream job!

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  22. lol i couldn't agree more!
    hope you had a lovely weekend erika :)

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  23. so glad you like them sam!
    hope you're having a lovely week so far :)

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  24. thanks so much margaret. you're so right, the italian riveria {and all of europe for that matter} is truly magical.

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  25. i completely agree with you anna! i was visiting my BFF in north carolina this weekend and was spoiled by 70 degree weather...now i am back in the midwest and woke up to more snow and single digit temps, yuck!

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  26. thank you so much valerie! it is such a magical place, i couldn't recommend it highly enough!

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  27. i know, i am so much looking forward to the summer sun :)
    thanks for the sweet comment jenna, hope you're having a lovely week!

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  28. Cinque Terre is so dreamy. Amazing pictures. I'm going back there for their summer - can't wait
    x

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  29. i am so envious rebecca, that will be simply wonderful!
    can't wait to see your photos :)

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