Taylor Kurtz, Ladies of Lungomare (DOCUMENTARY & STREET 2025)

Translation; 'Ladies of the Seafront'. It is a truth generally acknowledged that one does not usually go to Naples to sunbathe — most travellers prefer to seek out the beach clubs of the nearby Capri or Amalfi. However, bronzed Neapolitan bodies can always be found in high summer on the shores of 'del Lungomare'. The great Vesuvio loomed in view across the Gulf. I watched the local old girls chatter and a scene unfolded as they passed around and lathered themselves with the golden liquid from a refilled plastic bottle. A bottle that one might only assume, was filled with olive oil for deepening their complexions.

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