Albanian Scapes
Albanian Scapes is a photographic series about the Albanian landscape, as the title suggests (Albanian + Landscapes). During the last 30 years, we have witnessed the changes that the Albanian landscape has undergone from rapid urbanization, the territory’s use for commercial purposes, and the exploitation of natural resources with no protection criteria. Photography has helped me document this transformation. For this reason, the photos serve as a moment frozen in time of a landscape that will never be the same.
Albanian Scapes can be viewed as a meditation on the current state of the Albanian landscape, constantly shifting, much like the interests of the society of which nature is a part. The album is organized like a photographic journey from north to south, traversing the natural riches of Albania and its contrasts. On one end, we see the nature of Theth and Orosh, which remains untouched by mass tourism, and on the opposite one, the artificial landscape of Tirana, which is being transformed by mass urbanization daily.
“This series is an interesting overview on the albanian urban and natural landscape, with elegant pictures and significant subjects that retrace the whole story of your country; as a photographer, you reveal a great attention to the human's signs in the environment, by connecting different situations with a pretty coherent style.”
Lens Culture Exposure Awards Review 2015
Amazon Store: ISBN Hardcover, ImageWrap: 9798881301958
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Standard Landscape, 10x8 inch, 25x20cm
100 pages, Premium Lustre Paper,
With the Foreword by Arch. Andi Papastefani and Dr. Falma Fshazi
A publication of Tatì Space Photo Books