I’ve started doing photo walks in cities that I go to. It helps me practice my photography - often with some restrictions in place - but it also gives me content to film a video. The best part of doing the photo walks, however, is how it helps me explore and connect to a place.
This time, I was in the seaside town of Sarandë in southern Albania. Because it’s a beach town, I really wanted to capture the vibe that the town gives off. I made a conscious effort to snap photos that give the same relaxed, warm, summery feel that Sarandë has in early June.
As with every photo walk I’ve done until now, I gave myself some parameters. First, was the same as the last photo walk I did in Tirana: I could only press the shutter five times. Five photos, that’s it. No burst mode, no snapping to my hearts content until I got the angle I liked. Secondly, I chose to shoot all of these photos on my phone, which currently is the iPhone 13 Pro. Having three lenses really helps with this restriction, but it still presented it’s own challenges.
In any case, below are the five photos that I took, two of which I’m not very enthusiastic about, and two of which I really like. I’ll let you guess which one is in between those two feelings…
If you want to watch me struggle to figure out what to take photos of… the video is here: