1980s italy

The 80s are a time of fun, excess, luxury and optimism. The 1980s top the seemingly unlimited economical growth of Italy and mark the appare...

Throughout the 1980s, American photographer Charles H. Traub was a frequent visitor to Italy – on his travels all over the country, he was able to capture moments of intimacy and humor in everyday Italian life. The vintage photos are now collected together for the first time in a book called “La Dolce Via” - via means street in Italian, to underline the photographer's search for real life in the streets of Italy. "La Dolce Via" is available here. In the meantime, check some of the photos in…

In his latest collection, Dolce Via , photographer Charles H. Traub brings an American aesthetic to the delights of the streets and byways o...

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Charles H Traub from his book La Dolce Vita: Vibrant Colorful images from 80's Italy

The paninari were the beginning of a new era. All dressed the same, the sons of the Milanese bourgeoisie sought new identities...

For over fifty years photographer Charles H. Traub has been capturing expressive moments around him, but his most impressive works have to be the ones from the 80s, when he first traveled to Italy and witnessed the iconic street life Italians call 'La Dolce Vita.'