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Milan


On my first trip to Milan in the 1960's, when I got off the plane, what I saw was a winter wonderland: ice on all the trees, on the power lines, everywhere.

Unfortunately it was my first trip to Europe and I didn’t have much cash, but what I did have was sixteen cases–yeah I know I was young and ignorant, but now I’m old and stupid.

I had to take a bus into town or pay for two taxis. I took the bus but I did get the one ice storm picture.

As always the people were great to shoot but there were other things.

While I was walking around shooting an older man stopped me and gesturing to the cameras asked me, “Have you been to the Duomo?”
    “Yes.”
    “You have gone all the way to the top?”
    “Yes.”
    “You have gone to the Castello Sforzecca?”
    “Yes.”
    “You have seen Da Vinci’s Last Supper?”
    “Yes.”
    “You have seen Michelangelo’s Pietá?”
    “Yes.”
    “Va bene. You can go home now.”

Lineup of Sitting Kids, Milan
Lineup of Sitting Kids, Milan
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Close up of Young Kid, Milan
Close up of Young Kid, Milan
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Man Holding Baby, Milan
Man Holding Baby, Milan
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Three men, One with Hat, Milan
Three men, One with Hat, Milan
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Woman with Child on Leash, Milan
Woman with Child on Leash, Milan
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Crowd, Green and Birds, Milan
Crowd, Green and Birds, Milan
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Galleria Looking Up, Milan
Galleria Looking Up, Milan
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Duomo Facade, Low Angle with People, Milan
Duomo Facade, Low Angle with People, Milan
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Duomo Facade with Birds, Milan
Duomo Facade with Birds, Milan
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Detail of Door at Duomo, Milan
Detail of Door at Duomo, Milan
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Hands and Face in Black, Milan
Hands and Face in Black, Milan
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Two Italian Carabinieri, Milan
Two Italian Carabinieri, Milan
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Sign of Hand on Door, Milan
Sign of Hand on Door, Milan
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Guido in Galleria, Milan
Guido in Galleria, Milan
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Woman with Picture of Nude in Magazine, Milan
Woman with Picture of Nude in Magazine, Milan
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Cop Directing No Traffic, Milan
Cop Directing No Traffic, Milan
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Man with Newspaper on His Head, Milan
Man with Newspaper on His Head, Milan
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African Men, Multi-Colored in Train Station, Milan
African Men, Multi-Colored in Train Station, Milan
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Galleria with Arch, Milan
Galleria with Arch, Milan
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Man with Grey Hair in Train Window, Milan
Man with Grey Hair in Train Window, Milan
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Bald Man in Train Window, Milan
Bald Man in Train Window, Milan
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Train Station, Wires and Arch, Milan
Train Station, Wires and Arch, Milan
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Long Red Train, Milan
Long Red Train, Milan
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Two Trees, Milan
Two Trees, Milan
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Figures Silhouetted at Train Station, Milan
Figures Silhouetted at Train Station, Milan
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Train with Guy Leaning Out, Milan
Train with Guy Leaning Out, Milan
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Man's Head in Front of Train Info, Milan
Man's Head in Front of Train Info, Milan
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Paving Stones in Street, Milan
Paving Stones in Street, Milan
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Street through Wire Window, Milan
Street through Wire Window, Milan
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People at Fence in Fog, Milan
People at Fence in Fog, Milan
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People, Pigeons, Signs in Piazza del Duomo, Milan
People, Pigeons, Signs in Piazza del Duomo, Milan
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People in Line Waiting for Bus, Milan
People in Line Waiting for Bus, Milan
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People in Street Silhouetted Against Fog, Milan
People in Street Silhouetted Against Fog, Milan
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Duomo with Covering, Milan
Duomo with Covering, Milan
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Duomo, Covering with Lights in Front, Milan
Duomo, Covering with Lights in Front, Milan
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Close up of Sculpture on Duomo Roof, Milan
Close up of Sculpture on Duomo Roof, Milan
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People Walking on Duomo Roof, Milan
People Walking on Duomo Roof, Milan
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