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Long Beach Antique Market

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 in hat sitting while thinking at Long Beach Antique Swap Meet

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.

Native MAerican Man at Long Beach Antique Swap Meet  Man with Phonograph at Long Beach Antique Swap Meet Man sitting in van at Long Beach Antique Swap Meet

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.

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