“People sunbathing on sandy beach by the sea at Rimini, Emilia-Romagna region, Italy 1969”
We can imagine the photographer reacting, as others are, to the sound of the passing plane trailing an advert for all to see.
Two women are fixing a girl’s hair, another child is swinging over the waves on the Campari frame. A literal snapshot of a moment in these lives on a summer day in 1969.
The photographer is John Sweet.
Here is another of his images on the beach at Rimini.
And my gallery of 190 of his images – an extremely varied collection
The top photo was licensed via Alamy recently by a newspaper in Italy:
Country: Italy
Usage: Editorial
Media: Newspaper – national
Print run: up to 25,000
Placement: Inside
Image Size: 1 page
Start: 01 January 2026
End: 02 January 2026
Italy, Newspaper – national
How exciting that the casual snapshot has been published and viewed by thousands of people.
The total of vintage film copies to have been licensed is now over 300.
They are in a gallery here should you like to browse through them.