Moving to the Costa del Sol
#1
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Moving to the Costa del Sol
Hi, I am new to this forum and I saw that my thread is quite common.
We are leaving the UK and moving down to the Costa del Sol at the end of the summer. We are not new of the area as we already have an apartment and I am Italian, so I find the Spanish lifestyle very similar to my country.
We are very excited about the move but of course my only concern is my work. I am a photographer(mainly doing weddings)and currently working between England and Italy. Does anybody know how difficult will be to carry on with my photography in Spain?
Thanks, any advice is appreciated.
We are leaving the UK and moving down to the Costa del Sol at the end of the summer. We are not new of the area as we already have an apartment and I am Italian, so I find the Spanish lifestyle very similar to my country.
We are very excited about the move but of course my only concern is my work. I am a photographer(mainly doing weddings)and currently working between England and Italy. Does anybody know how difficult will be to carry on with my photography in Spain?
Thanks, any advice is appreciated.
#2
squeaky clean
Joined: Mar 2010
Location: Spain 4th feb 08 - October 11, now flits batck and forth from sunny Worthing
Posts: 1,576
Re: Moving to the Costa del Sol
Spain has a 20% unemployment rate at the moment and things dont look set to improve in the forseeable future, however, photography??? I dont know, but I doubt it'll be easy, but nothing seems to be in Spain
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#3
Re: Moving to the Costa del Sol
A quick search on Google reveals a plethora of Costa del Sol wedding photographers so you'd be up for some stiff competition. A lot of the good photographers seem to be used everywhere and do anything from houses to horses via jamon
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Re: Moving to the Costa del Sol
Thanks guys, yeah I know the competition is crazy and I am very worried about it. Photography is competitive everywhere nowadays and a lot of people end up selling themselves very cheap to make a living! Let's hope my husband will find something to do!!
#5
Re: Moving to the Costa del Sol
Record number of economically inactive people in the UK
It's widely held that unemployment is worse in the south of Spain. Good luck to the thread-starter, but I suspect they may have to use a lot of imagination.
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Re: Moving to the Costa del Sol
Having said that (see previous post) the pound is re-gaining value against the Euro. Maybe you could run photography holidays for Brits? (ok, probably a non-starter, just trying to think of options)