See those hairpin turns on the left? That's the old road from the Albanian capital Tirana to Kosovo. A drive on this road takes a really long time. So long that everyone just takes the modern highway towards Prishtina. Still, you miss a lot, because those who take the old road see the most amazing views.
It had been on the to do list for years. And finally, in October 2022 it came! It was a tremendously drizzly day, but that didn't spoil the fun. For hours we drove through hairpin turns, over mountain passes, past fast-flowing streams and clear water springs. By the time we approached the northern city of Shkodër or Shkodra, it cleared up and we saw this amazing view: in the foreground the old Balkan highway, in the middle the suburbs and lakes of Shkodra and in the background the border mountains with neighboring Montenegro. Just zoom in and you can see what the houses look like and how the gardens are laid out. Take a look?
Welcome to my webshop! Here you will find images I have taken on the road. Travel and street photography often with a specific light, sometimes with a "moment décisif" or decisive moment.
In 2021 I graduated as a photographer from CVO Brussels, since then I have been working as..
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