PHOTOGRAPHY OF ALBANIA
I went to Alban Domit's studio. On the road to Durrës.
How is the Nikon camera I gave you, he asked me
Your Leica is better, I told her
Have you photographed a lot these days?
Many, I told him, from priests in Laç, tourists in Vlora, dogs in Elbasan, covered girls in Shkodra, Afghans in Shengjin,
An Afghan woman came to my shop yesterday, Albani said
How was it, I asked
She was a model with 200,000 followers on instagram
Is it a photographer?
He asked me for money, said Albani
The Afghans I photographed in Shengjin have never asked me for money,
Well, they come to Tirana and go crazy, said Albani
You will take a picture of me, I love it for facebook, I said
No photos on facebook?
I have some old ones, without a beard, with collars, I look very old-fashioned.
What does this look like, Albani said
I look a little aggressive here, I told him
That's how you are, said Albani
I'm trying to calm down, I said
Look at this other one, said Albani
I love this pose looking down, I like this, I said
"Your eyes do not look here," said Albani
I do not want to look people in the face who swear on Facebook that I will embarrass them, I said
You know, said Albani, but do not quarrel with people on Facebook
I do not want to fight on Facebook, in parliament or on the streets, I said
I will take you to a place where you fight easily, said Albani
Where is this place, I asked
In a meeting of photographers, Albani said
Well there I will come and maybe fight, I said
Taken from the personal "facebook" page of writer Ben Blushi