Long Beach Antique Market

January 22, 2018

It’s been a while since I’ve had an outing for photography and visiting the Antique Swap Meet in Long Beach was the perfect venue to shake the cobwebs. Couple of things that I learned from today, either I’m not as sneaky as I think or my appearance is sketchy. Almost every keeper from today involves my subject staring at me. Seriously, look at the looks I’m getting from people. They must know I’m up to something. Even the kid from the 70’s wasn’t feeling my vibe. Scroll down!

Man sitting at booth at Long Beach Antique Swap Meet — I loved the way this guy was contrasting with those weird 80’s table leg statues that seemed to be everywhere.

Native American vendor with distrustful look — This guy definitely knew I was up to something. Look at that scowl.

Kid at Long Beach Antique Swap Meet who looked like a Beatle. — I had to get a photo of this kid lounging around at his mom’s vintage clothing booth. She was also dressed like this but she just looked like some old hipster weirdo lady. You can’t make this up. Look at that haircut. Those boots? What do you think his bedroom looks like? Do you think he has a lava lamp?

Vendor giving a distrustful look at Long Beach Antique Swap Meet — I had to shoot through a glass case to get this shot. From my angle above there was a huge glare, so I was hopeful that this would come out shooting from the hip. I can only guess that his viewpoint had no glare and he saw the whole thing as it was happening.

Girls dressed in colorful clothing — I don’t normally post color photos nor do I think this is a good photo but this one has to go up. We happened upon a group all dressed in a Harajuku-esque style wandering around the Swap Meet. They seemed to be in their late 20’s at least and I got to thinking, what happens if one of them decides that they are over dressing like this? Are they out of the group? Is that non-negotiable for this social circle? Not to frown on this but it must be exhausting to walk around as a human highlighter. What do they do for a living? Do they dress like this at work? Is this a weekend thing? So many questions, so few answers.

3 Nieces and a Nephew

October 30, 2017

After getting married, I inherited 3 nieces and a nephew. I really like hanging out with them and it’s been far too long. 9 months is a long time to not see kids. It’s crazy to watch how fast kids grow up.

I Was Wrong About Hawai’i

March 1, 2020

The last time I went to Hawai’i, I was maybe 17 or 18 years old. My brother and I went to visit our cousin Andrew who was studying at University of Hawai’i. I don’t really remember much about that trip except a visit to Costco for some alcohol that did not go our way. Andrew […]

A Montero Christmas

December 24, 2018

Not a lot of words to accompany this post. Just wanted to share some photos from our family Christmas get together. My brother Frank came into town to join in on all the typical Montero antics. These include things like: Kids running around Smoking Gambling Complaining about the Gift Exchange Uncle Mike being Uncle Mike […]