Photos Fieldwork in Albania: People, Plants & Landscapes

Fieldwork in Albania: People, Plants & Landscapes

Here is a collection of photos from the Gora mountains (Kukes District) in NE Albania, taken during fieldwork with Albanian and Gorani communities in May 2012. All Photos: Copyright © Cassandra L. Quave.

Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7250110178/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Traditional agriculture - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266210166/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Homemade clothing in Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258049060/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

In the Gorani village of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255778698/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Views of Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258537656/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Learning about traditional agricultural practices - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266161240/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Views from Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254565966/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Kollovoz - Explaining the use of a medicinal Hypericum spp. • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254460126/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Traditional agriculture - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266154654/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255247154/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Views of Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258135594/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Medicinal plant for colds - Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254990666/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266316452/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Children of Borje had a wonderful interest in the local flora • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255480402/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Views from Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7256946546/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Potatoes in Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258073990/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

In the Gorani village of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7256722518/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Views of life in Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255717508/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Traditional agriculture - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266132560/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255011098/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Landscapes near Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254321464/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Kollovoz - desrcibing the uses of medicinal plants in the area • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254443748/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

In the field • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254121940/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Beautiful meadows and streams near Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7250039676/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255406238/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Terrestrial orchids - Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254758712/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Tradiitonal clothing - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266261394/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Views of Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7257987628/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Potatoes in Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254401186/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Views of Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258703554/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Views from the mountain roads • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254901106/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Landscapes • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7257846388/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Tradiitonal clothing - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266237886/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7250066004/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Interviews in Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258423808/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Traditional hand-made clothing - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7231426698/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Views from Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7256965830/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Plants used as a broom in Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255230928/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Views of Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258153200/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Traditional agriculture - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266139918/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

In Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258491258/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Bringing potatoes to market - Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258625172/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

IMG_2060 • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255682398/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Traditional cooking techniques - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266284774/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Horses in Shishtavec • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7250179264/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Borje - children sharing traditional knowledge of plant foods and medicines • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255494176/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Interviews in Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266323784/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

In Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255813604/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Discussing agricultural practices - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266301868/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Working in Borje, near the Kosovar border • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255798322/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Views of Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7257170246/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7250079880/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255281278/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Views of Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254705318/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

In Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266202670/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Ethnobotanical interview in Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254433170/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255643336/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Views of Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7257960688/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Traditional practices in Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266279800/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Home-made yogurt • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7250134632/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7256737484/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Discussing the use of wild plants in Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254860172/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Horse with a protective amulet against Evil Eye - Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255156294/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Landscape near Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7250025664/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

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