Autumn in Denmark

The autumn in Denmark is very lovely.This country is full with colors which during autumn enhance even more.
I love how it rains here , mild and slowly; it`s so peaceful.
I love the flavour of fresh cut grass and the fresh air.



In this post i`m sharing with you some of my photos taken in different zones of Denmark such as :Blubjerg,Vraa,Rold Forest etc.
Enjoy;)









note: all images © Eni Turkeshi Photography

Half photo marathon in Prague

The last assignment during our study trip in Prague was a half photo marathon.I say half photo marathon since the true one is supposed to last 24 hours , but ours was only 12 hours since it was our first time ;)
We had to take only one photo for a different subject every hour.
The subjects were decided by our teachers and i can say that some of them looked strange in my eyes first , but i liked them a lot after.
Especially the `download me` theme amused me a lot , even though i found it quite different in the begining;)
We could take the photos in digital or analogue , i took 11 photos in analogue and 1 in digital.Actually my aim was to get all of them in analogue, because that would be more challenging to me , a newbie in analogue and in fact i did, but i disliked the analogue version so i used the digital one instead .
It was a tiring day full of surprises.It started at 10.00 am and was over at 10.00 pm.
I took my last photo from the Charles Bridge (a so so photo in my opinion) and then rushed back to our appointment place.
Below you may find the whole themes and their respective photos i took in 12 hours ;)
Enjoy
ps: i`m really curious to hear your intepretations on photos;)


the city awakes


mama`s boy (the only digital photo)


illusion


criminal intent


streetlife deluxe



download me


obama look a like


extreme


at the movies


genius or a fool


the finest hour

note: all photos © Eni Turkeshi Photography

Poetic Prague

The photos on this slideshow are part of another photographic assignment named : Poetic (introvert Prague).
The photography students had to take analogue photos of poetic,introvert Prague,while the photojournalism students had to take digital photos of extrovert Prague.

Using an old Kodak Retina camera, which is a very lovely one but at times hard to focus , is very nice and challenging.
Enjoy!

One hour ,50 photos at Cafe Slavia-Prague

The photos you can see in this slideshow , are part of a photographic assignment , that me and the other photographer students had to carry out during our stay in Prague.

The assignment was shortly: Each of us had to pick a place (not more than 5 metre square) in the city , stay there for at least one hour and take at least 50 digital photos or a whole film (consisting of 36,24 photos for 35 mm cameras and 12 or less for medium format cameras and just one for large format cameras).

I choosed to work on digital this time , since i`m still a beginer in analogue photography and since i wanted to get some colorful photos this time (on analogue we work only b&w ).
But soon i`ll post here photos from another assignment : this one in analogue;)

Anyways , i decided to realize this assignment at Cafe Slavia , one very famous historic Czech cafe .
The reason i choosed this cafe , was because i liked it atmosphere , but also because of it`s very cool location in one of the most popular Prague streets.Surrounded by the National theatre, Charles bridge and the Prague Castle , this cafe has a lot to offer visually;)
And not only;)

The fact that it has been one of the favourite cafes of Kundera and Kafka made the cafe a `must` location;)

Of course i couldn`t get all of the above written locations in my photos, but i could profit of the busy street images and the lovely corner i had in front of me;)

It was a compelling assignment i must say ;) Sometimes i felt like bored and sometimes like stucked in but did not give up anyway;)

To spice up my senses i decided to order an absinth coffe , the speciality of the restaurant;)
It was a nice one;)

One hour passed away faster than i thought;)
I must say it was a fun time for me documenting one hour of my experience in a cafe of a city i was not familiar to;)

It was challenging too,because it forced me to take photos of objects that i don`t always notice.
So in a way was a disciplining assignment for me;)
It`s good to discipline your ideas and photographic eye i think , since everyone tends to ignore things that aren`t part of their interest, but of course this doesn`t mean that them are less important;)


ps: none of the photos is edited.
Enjoy;)

for more info on this cafe : www.cafeslavia.cz

Still got the blues

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For all of you that like this song;)Here you go;)
I was inspired by it to create this photo;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx3yXUunEq8

Light magic

all images :© Eni Turkeshi Photography

A friend of mine asked me to post something new so here i am.
I`m very short of words nowadays, so my easiest and best escape is to express myself with photos.
The story of this post is again regarded to the magic of light.
A month ago when i took this photos , i was mesmerized by light in some of Tirana`s old streets.
And thought to share this with you since i miss Tirana ;) hope you enjoy;)

Paris essentials;)

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Welcoming autumn;)

For me the best season has started ;)
So i thought to celebrate it with some fresh autumn photos;)

Having a coffee at Amelie`s place;)

all photos :© Eni Turkeshi Photography



Yes i was so happy to see Amelies cafe (les deux moulins) in Paris, Montmartre.

I loved the movie and for me visiting this place was very special.

I won`t say more but let you in the company of photos;)Photos are a bit tourist stuff , not my very best, but i wasn`t caring much for that that day;)

Hope you will enjoy;)

Reality bites

Yes babe! Until you learn to distinguish what`s fake and what`s real , you`re gonna be shocked way too much!

Of reflections and truths

photo :© Eni Turkeshi Photography

No matter how cleverly you sneak up on a mirror, your reflection always looks you straight in the eye.

I have heard this quote in a movie i like very much and when i first heard it , i was stuck repeating it all day ;) It was really one of the truest words ever said.

Mirrors are some of the rare places (our interior reasoning shelters are an exception of course:) , where we never success to cajole ourselves.
Of course it`s easier to do that with others , but yourself, can you really cheat?

It might look like an unimportant thing , but it`s not.
Even under our most pretentious, mighty, supreme look , you can sense the granules of senility, fear & uncertainty floating through your eyes.

And it`s in this moment that you understand how in vain all of this is.

So maybe the healthiest and wisest thing might be to relax and look at yourself the way you really feel.
Talking to yourself can be another alternative as well.It might make you feel relieved after all;)

What? Have you never talked to yourself while looking at a mirror?
Nonsense..i wouldn`t believe this crap.
And even if it`s so , i think this is just a form of self escape or a form of self prevail.
But that would not be a relieve , but merely a disguise or a temporary postponing of fears you are still escaping from.

For that reason i think the best and the first thing to deal with this would be , learning how to look bravely and sincerely to yourself.
Later on ,this might be a leading light to your dark soul interiors.

The moon landed in my window

all photos : © Eni Turkeshi Photography
none can be used without my explicit permission!

I`m a light collector

all photos : © Eni Turkeshi Photography
none can be used without my explicit permission!

Air-Earth-Fire-Water

all photos : © Eni Turkeshi Photography




Protect them!

Confessions of a volatile state

I don`t talk , cause i know nothing..
I don`t walk , cause i don`t have any way
I have the way , I don`t see
I see, there`s no light
when i want , i don`t feel like,
It`s like that!
Verses by N.N

Amaneti i Nazim Hikmet

Kete poezi doja ta sillja ketu ne fakt me date 3 Qershor 2009 , qe eshte dhe data e vdekjes se Nazim Hikmet , por ja qe ngeli per sot per mungese te kohes.
Kete poezi poeti e ka shkruar ne nje kohe qe ka qene i semure jashte atdheut te tij.
Sic shume prej jush mund ta dini , ketij poeti te madh i qe hequr kombesia e shtetit te vet dhe ai vdiq me kete pikellim.Kombesia ju rikthye vitin e kaluar , tashme shume vone , por sidoqofte ju kthye me ne fund.
Nuk ka nevoje per shume komente kur jane vargjet e tij, ndaj po ju le ta shijoni.
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AMANETI

Shokë nëse nuk e kam për risk ta shoh atë ditë,

Nëse vdes përpara çlirimit,

Më merrni dhe më varrosni

Në një varrezë në fshatrat e Anadollit

Nga një anë e imja le të prehet argati Osman

Që e vrau Hasan beu

dhe në anën tjetër

dëshmorja Aishe që vdiq

pa mbushur të dyzetat

Le të kalojnë poshtë dheut të varrit , meloditë permes traktorëve ,

era e freskët e gjindjes , era e benzinës së djegur në buzë të agut ,

në tokat ; pronë e të gjithëve , me ujë nëpër kanale ,

pa frikë thatësire apo xhandarme .

Ne patjetër që nuk do ti dëgjojmë këto melodi ,

do të dergjemi poshtë dheut tejembanë ,

të vdekurit kalben porsi degë të zeza ,

nën dhe , ashtu të shurdhër , të verbër ,memecë.

Por unë i pata kënduar këto melodi

para se ato të krijoheshin ,

e pata ndjerë erën e djegur të benzinës

para se të vizatohej traktori vetë .

Sa i përket komshinjve të mij të heshtur ,

dëshmorja Aishe dhe argati Osman

mbase dhe pa e vënë re

hoqën shumë nga mungesa e tyre

për sa kohë ishin në atë botë

Shokë, pra nëse vdes para asaj dite,
- që në fakt ashtu duket-
Më varrosni në një varrezë fshati në Anadoll
dhe po qe e mundur ,
t’më vini një pemë panje mbi varrin tim
nuk më bie ndërmend as për gurin e varrit...

27 Prill 1953
Senatoriumi i Barvihasë

Perkthimi nga turqishtja : Eni Turkeshi

Paskem qene, paskam pasur, qenkam zgjedhur !!!

Une paskam fituar mes 5 fotove me te mira konkursin e kartolinave te 14 shkurtit te organizuar nga Mania Card (www.maniacard.com).
Madje dhe kartolina me foton time qenkesh shtypur nga kjo faqe.
Per cilen? Per kete foto timen.
Por prisni , prisni mos me uroni para kohe.
Vertet kane ndodhur te tera keto , por fotoja ime nuk eshte e njejta , e kane prere, stolisur jo keshtu minimalisht por sakatuar ama ...Botoks the?
Edhe Cher nuk ka pesuar aq shume ndryshime shperfytyruese sa foto ime.
Ndryshimi me i madh cili qe do thoni?
Po ja prapa kartolines shkruan me germa te medha dhe pa i bere fare syri terr:

© Elton Koja 2009

Besoj se e shihni operacionin e kryer mbi foton time apo jo?
Sa e lehte eshte ne Shqiperi te vihet shenja e te drejtes se autorit?Sa e lehte eshte te perfitohet mbi punen e dikujt tjeter , duke e perdhosur , ndryshuar, mos respektuar , mos treguar ate aq me teper duke vene te drejte autori mbi punen e dikujt tjeter?



Ja pra kaq elehte qenka.
Une vetem nje gje nuk kuptoj.
Ky Elton Koja kaq te lehte e kishte ta vinte kete te drejten e autorit siper fotos sime?Se jo per gje por nje foto qe dihet anembane se eshte e imja dikur do ti dilnin lakrat ne shesh apo jo?Dhe ja qe me ne fund doli ne shesh.
Nje ankese i eshte parashtruar firmes qe ka nxjerre kartolinat , ndersa Elton Koja le te gezoje oret e fundit te te drejtes se autorit mbi foton time dhe ore te pafundme turpi per vjedhjen e shemtuar!
Dhe shtoj se nuk do ta le me kaq!!!

The caucasian chalk circle

all photos : © Eni Turkeshi Photography

Yesterday i had the chance to watch Bertold Brecht`s drama `The caucasian chalk circle` performed by the students of Academy of Fine Arts of Albania, acting branch.
My cousin , the lovely girl on the picture above was performing too;)
It was their diploma performing and everyone was a little stressed but they managed perfectly to transmit the emotions and powerful sense of this beautiful piece of Brecht.
I don`t think i`m exaggerating when i say all of them looked so pro in my eyes!
It was one of the best performances i`ve seen lately;)
To read more on the drama please check the link below.













http://www.gradesaver.com/the-caucasian-chalk-circle/study-guide/short-summary/

On photography

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to me photography is like a special braille alphabet that helps us humans , see and/or touch the perceptions,feelings,colors,moods and moments , that we sometimes , are just blind to see.

Some possibly tough questions

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can you control suspension?
can you heal obsession?
can you fake tranquility?
can you make the air lighter?
can you restrain a demanding soul?
can you sober a rebel heart?
can you stop thoughts suffocation?
and please , oh please :can you comb my nerves?