09/27-30/16 || Location: Tirana, Albania || Shot with: Marco (NYC), Mo (Lebanon), and several Albanian men on a bench ||
![Dajti Mountain outside Tirana, Albania.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53746216e4b0d45559637494/1475420992939-Y0FPTGXTV35XXINPMW3N/Albania+Edits+-+Mike+Schwarz_-8.jpg)
Dajti Mountain outside Tirana, Albania.
![Two Albanian men sitting on a bench in Tirana.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53746216e4b0d45559637494/1475420444583-FSHD2JH22ZD0N4JF5NOS/Albania+Edits+-+Mike+Schwarz_-5.jpg)
Two Albanian men sitting on a bench in Tirana.
![Marco sitting atop the Pyramid of Tirana.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53746216e4b0d45559637494/1475419999047-BVGI485F3V5SRXSQIR1H/Albania+Edits+-+Mike+Schwarz_-2.jpg)
Marco sitting atop the Pyramid of Tirana.
![Grafiti atop the Pyramid of Tirana. ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53746216e4b0d45559637494/1475420042626-27NMCGZ6M2H6WRLHLT8E/Albania+Edits+-+Mike+Schwarz_-3.jpg)
Grafiti atop the Pyramid of Tirana.
![Marco and Mo smoking hand-rolled cigarettes atop Dajti Mountain. ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53746216e4b0d45559637494/1475422050755-3CZLCIYXXC1QR1M3J15X/Albania+Edits+-+Mike+Schwarz_-11.jpg)
Marco and Mo smoking hand-rolled cigarettes atop Dajti Mountain.
![The lift down from Dajti Mountain.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53746216e4b0d45559637494/1475422115464-U3AVUFB2ZIUS6WKDRMW2/Albania+Edits+-+Mike+Schwarz_-12.jpg)
The lift down from Dajti Mountain.
![An abandoned government building atop Dajti Mountain. ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53746216e4b0d45559637494/1475421566407-Q5YSKZ5X78FWGYYT3YVR/Albania+Edits+-+Mike+Schwarz_-9.jpg)
An abandoned government building atop Dajti Mountain.
![The lift down from Dajti Mountain.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53746216e4b0d45559637494/1475422262590-2T4X0ZBXD7QBLUYR6PT5/Albania+Edits+-+Mike+Schwarz_-13.jpg)
The lift down from Dajti Mountain.
![An abandoned government building atop Dajti Mountain. ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53746216e4b0d45559637494/1475421421990-175XY882YR478444YCZ9/Albania+Edits+-+Mike+Schwarz_-10.jpg)
An abandoned government building atop Dajti Mountain.
![An Albanian Government building sits at the end of a guarded drive as the sun sets.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53746216e4b0d45559637494/1475420319926-GNGXOLDVHWE1R5S7EV8K/Albania+Edits+-+Mike+Schwarz_-4.jpg)
An Albanian Government building sits at the end of a guarded drive as the sun sets.
![The inside of an Albanian bunker capable of withstanding a nuclear explosion. There are over 168,000 bunks throughout Albania. ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53746216e4b0d45559637494/1475420648391-2S8BSMNYZHP0V5D0BF8P/Albania+Edits+-+Mike+Schwarz_-6.jpg)
The inside of an Albanian bunker capable of withstanding a nuclear explosion. There are over 168,000 bunks throughout Albania.
![The officers meeting room inside an Albanian bunker capable of withstanding a nuclear explosion. There are over 168,000 bunks throughout Albania. ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53746216e4b0d45559637494/1475420995444-TS9CLWZ8WIK29FF3ATPJ/Albania+Edits+-+Mike+Schwarz_-7.jpg)
The officers meeting room inside an Albanian bunker capable of withstanding a nuclear explosion. There are over 168,000 bunks throughout Albania.
![An Albanian boy climbs the Pyramid of Tirana. The city does not discourage climbers from hanging out on or atop the abandoned monument.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53746216e4b0d45559637494/1475422379087-YE9ZTIQJYYI83EI1BF4O/Albania+Edits+-+Mike+Schwarz_.jpg)
![Dajti Mountain outside Tirana, Albania.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53746216e4b0d45559637494/1475420992939-Y0FPTGXTV35XXINPMW3N/Albania+Edits+-+Mike+Schwarz_-8.jpg)
![Two Albanian men sitting on a bench in Tirana.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53746216e4b0d45559637494/1475420444583-FSHD2JH22ZD0N4JF5NOS/Albania+Edits+-+Mike+Schwarz_-5.jpg)
![Marco sitting atop the Pyramid of Tirana.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53746216e4b0d45559637494/1475419999047-BVGI485F3V5SRXSQIR1H/Albania+Edits+-+Mike+Schwarz_-2.jpg)
![Grafiti atop the Pyramid of Tirana. ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53746216e4b0d45559637494/1475420042626-27NMCGZ6M2H6WRLHLT8E/Albania+Edits+-+Mike+Schwarz_-3.jpg)
![Marco and Mo smoking hand-rolled cigarettes atop Dajti Mountain. ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53746216e4b0d45559637494/1475422050755-3CZLCIYXXC1QR1M3J15X/Albania+Edits+-+Mike+Schwarz_-11.jpg)
![The lift down from Dajti Mountain.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53746216e4b0d45559637494/1475422115464-U3AVUFB2ZIUS6WKDRMW2/Albania+Edits+-+Mike+Schwarz_-12.jpg)
![An abandoned government building atop Dajti Mountain. ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53746216e4b0d45559637494/1475421566407-Q5YSKZ5X78FWGYYT3YVR/Albania+Edits+-+Mike+Schwarz_-9.jpg)
![The lift down from Dajti Mountain.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53746216e4b0d45559637494/1475422262590-2T4X0ZBXD7QBLUYR6PT5/Albania+Edits+-+Mike+Schwarz_-13.jpg)
![An abandoned government building atop Dajti Mountain. ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53746216e4b0d45559637494/1475421421990-175XY882YR478444YCZ9/Albania+Edits+-+Mike+Schwarz_-10.jpg)
![An Albanian Government building sits at the end of a guarded drive as the sun sets.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53746216e4b0d45559637494/1475420319926-GNGXOLDVHWE1R5S7EV8K/Albania+Edits+-+Mike+Schwarz_-4.jpg)
![The inside of an Albanian bunker capable of withstanding a nuclear explosion. There are over 168,000 bunks throughout Albania. ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53746216e4b0d45559637494/1475420648391-2S8BSMNYZHP0V5D0BF8P/Albania+Edits+-+Mike+Schwarz_-6.jpg)
![The officers meeting room inside an Albanian bunker capable of withstanding a nuclear explosion. There are over 168,000 bunks throughout Albania. ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53746216e4b0d45559637494/1475420995444-TS9CLWZ8WIK29FF3ATPJ/Albania+Edits+-+Mike+Schwarz_-7.jpg)
![An Albanian boy climbs the Pyramid of Tirana. The city does not discourage climbers from hanging out on or atop the abandoned monument.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53746216e4b0d45559637494/1475422379087-YE9ZTIQJYYI83EI1BF4O/Albania+Edits+-+Mike+Schwarz_.jpg)