With today's tecnological advances and accessibility, the need to purchase tangible books, based on my personal experiece, are in decline. We are resorting more and more to online outlets to quench our reading needs. There are so many present changes responsible for this decline and for the lost of interest within the younger generation.

I do love and enjoy a hard-cover book, but if I'm frank, is not for the purpose of reading. Every room in my house - except the bathrooms - have a noticeable stack of coffee-table-sized books as to convey a very specific aesthetics. I love looking at them, opening them up and going through their pictures once in a while - they make me happy!

As many of you know by my Instagram Stories, I went to work and explore my motherland, The Dominican Republic for an entire month. This is when, while scouting for locations we came across this little corner magazine stand we really liked. We do the usual: Ask for permission, fix my clothes, and start shooting. In between the very fast picture snapping moments and the motion of getting that "right shot," the sweet owner comes up to us and asks if we wanted to go inside. At this very moment, my photographer and I exchanged a very confused and random look, because we didn't know what he meant by "inside."

We followed him, and just around the corner there was a door. This is when our looks drastically shifted from confused to suspicious and panic. But yes, you guessed it, we still went inside. When he opened the door, BOOM! There was this magical place furnished with handmade overstocked shelves and an insane variety of vintage books, magazines, and Spanish comics. He said books were no longer selling as much, but since he didn't want to get rid of them he kept them I a small storage right behind his magazine stand.

His very official bookstore - according to my visit and experience - is known among a small group of people who still appreciate and enjoy vintage books and absolutely mind-blowing findings. We had such great quick conversation before he left and allowed us to stay and explore on our own. We took some pictures, grabbed a few things, and left in total amazed and happiness for having found such cool place.

Sometimes the unexpected and different can allow us to experience some pretty remarkable head shaking moments. I thought It would be cool to share such pleasant experience and encourage you to open up that bookstore behind your corner magazine stand 🙂 Remember to always be kind, and yes, follow me on Instagram @Poloshyyt.