The Cut on Instagram: "In today's edition of Instagram Accounts I Wish I Thought Of, a conversation with Tiana Kai of @notmynonni, who documents the lovely streets of Italy with nonni as the focus. On why Italian Nonni (grandparents) are special: Nonni are always so charming and put so much work into their appearance, so why not celebrate it. But all older grandparents are special, in Italy or anywhere else. On creating an Instagram account dedicated to Nonni: I lived in Italy for three years and during that time my grandfather passed away. He was a New Yorker whose parents were from Sicily, so he was in love with everything Italian. I started to photograph nonni around his passing and it became a dedicate photo project that was featured by Instagram and the national paper. On her photography background: I studied photography when I was younger and have always loved it, but these nonni did inspire me to shoot more. Reactions from subjects: No one ever asked, if they saw me they woul...
2,986 likes, 37 comments - thecut on September 6, 2016: "In today's edition of Instagram Accounts I Wish I Thought Of, a conversation with Tiana Kai of @notmynonni, who documents the lovely streets of Italy with nonni as the focus. On why Italian Nonni (grandparents) are special: Nonni are always so charming and put so much work into their appearance, so why not celebrate it. But all older grandparents are special, in Italy or anywhere else. On creating an Instagram account dedicated to Nonni: I lived in Italy for three years and during that time my grandfather passed away. He was a New Yorker whose parents were from Sicily, so he was in love with everything Italian. I started to photograph nonni around his passing and it became a dedicate photo project that was featured by Instagram and the national paper. On her photography background: I studied photography when I was younger and have always loved it, but these nonni did inspire me to shoot more. Reactions from subjects: No one ever asked, if they saw me they would smile and I would say 'ciao' and help them up a step or with whatever they were doing. Nothing but love from the nonni. #cutconvo".