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Albania

Part 3 : Vlorë

To properly end the series and cover another city, I took back some images of Vlorë (See: « the last paradise before the end of the world »), but with a different processing to match the color palette of the previous photos.

The 3 last pictures of the series.

That’s all folks !

#albania
#vlore
#colorphotography
#streets_storytelling
#timeless_streets
#streetphotography
#urbanphotography
#travel
#travelphotography
#hasselblad

« #Italy on Fri transferred 40 #migrants denied right to remain in the country to Italian-managed detention centres in #Albania — seemingly the 1st time an #EU member state relocated rejected #asylum seekers to a 3rd place that is neither their country of origin nor a transit one
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However, since their launch in October, legal challenges have restricted full use of the centres, with some migrants returned to Italy after courts refused to uphold their detention abroad»

euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04

euronews · Italy sends 40 rejected asylum seekers to Albania detention centresLegal experts and rights groups have raised alarm over the move, questioning its legality and accusing Italy of undermining asylum rights. #EuropeNews

Albanian politician Sali Berisha is under US and UK travel sanctions due to allegations of corruption. His presidential campaign is getting a boost from Trump allies - including Trump 2024 campaign co-manager Chris LaCivita, Paul Manafort, Tony Fabrizio, Phil Griffin

#Albania #Trump #Manafort #SaliBerisha

huffpost.com/entry/albania-ele

HuffPost · This Albanian Politician Can’t Enter The U.S. Due To Alleged Corruption. Trump’s Team Is Helping Him Anyway.By Amanda Moore

“Afternoon Shower, Albanian Alps” — An afternoon shower in the Albanian Alps of the Valbona Valley.

My experience in Albania is extremely limited — a single day driving from Kosovo up into the Valbona Valley, to what I believe was the end of the road. We started in Kosovo lowlands, gradually ascended, and passed through small towns. Eventually the land became more rural, somewhere we crossed the border, and we saw signs of past military conflicts in the valley. At the end of the road there is a big lodge where we stopped to eat and admire the stunning panorama of alpine peaks looming above us…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2025/04/12/af