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A black and white photograph taken by Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert in Albania about 1990. 'Three villagers cleaning their boots of dust, in a field near Tirana'.

Three villagers cleaning their boots of dust, in a field near Tirana

circa 1990

A black and white photograph taken by Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert in Albania about 1990. 'In a Tirana bread shop, men push and shove to buy limited supplies of bread. Enver Hoxha quote, 'Even if we have to go without bread, we Albanians do not violate principles, we do not betray Marxism-Leninism'.'

In a Tirana bread shop…

circa 1990

A black and white photograph taken by Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert in Albania about 1990. 'In the Lepracka region of Tirana, a gypsy girl amuses herself with a wire basket'.

In the Lepracka region of Tirana, a gypsy girl amuses herself with a wire basket

circa 1990

A black and white photograph taken by Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert in Albania about 1990. 'In the market street in Tirana a man carries home a turkey bought for the equivalent price of a month's wages'.

In the market street in Tirana a man carries home a turkey…

circa 1990

A black and white photograph taken by Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert in Albania about 1990. 'In a Tirana alley, children play with a simply found or made toy'.

In a Tirana alley, children play with a simply found or made toy

circa 1990

A black and white photograph taken by Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert in Albania about 1990. 'The kitchen facilities for a family of three in a Tirana household'.

The kitchen facilities for a family of three in a Tirana household

circa 1990

A black and white photograph taken by Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert in Albania about 1990. 'Ramia Alia, hand picked by Enver Hoxha to continue the path of Marxist-Leninist Communism in Albania took up the post of First Secretary of the Party on Hoxha's death, and in March 1992 after bringing the country out of its self imposed isolation, he resigned 2 days after the parliamentary elections which had swept the Democartic Party to power. Photographed in his daughter's apartment in Tirana where, "he's not exactly in hiding, but he doesn't go out very often," according to one of his bodyguards.'

Ramia Alia

circa 1990

A black and white photograph taken by Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert in Albania about 1990. 'In the market in Tirana, a woman haggles over the price of fish, which is not readily available in the capital'.

In the market in Tirana…

circa 1990

A black and white photograph taken by Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert in Albania about 1990. 'A beggar child sleeps outside the Ministry of Interior building in Tirana'.

A beggar child sleeps outside the Ministry of Interior building in Tirana

circa 1990

A black and white photograph taken by Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert in Albania about 1990. 'Born in Southern Albania in 1908 Enver Hoxha became the First Secretary of the Albanian Communist Party in November 1941 and the President of the People's Republic of Albania in 1946, positions he was to hold until his death in 1985. Now as Albania rejects Marxist-Leninist Communism in favour of democracy and capitalism, his statues and other memorials have beeen removed from public display and abandoned - such as the one photographed here in an iron foundry in a rundown area of Tirana.'

Statue of Enver Hoxha

circa 1990

A black and white photograph taken by Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert in Albania about 1990. 'After a thunderstorm a man descends some steps into Skanderberg Square, Tirana'.

After a thunderstorm a man descends some steps into Skanderberg Square, Tirana

circa 1990

A black and white photograph taken by Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert in Albania about 1990. 'Street scene in the Bracka area of Tirana. Writing on the wall reads (top) 'The defence of the motherland is a duty above all other duties.' (bottom) 'The democratic front, led by the party is the great power for uniting, organising and educating the people.' - Enver Hoxha. (writing in the background) 'Long live the Labour Party of Albania''.

Street scene in the Bracka area of Tirana

circa 1990