I lived in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina at the turn of the century for two and a half years. It was truly a fascinating time to be there when that country, and in fact the whole of the Balkans, seemed to come to life again. During the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia, Sarajevo was besieged by the Yugoslav People’s Army and the Army of Republika Sprska from positions on the several hills surrounding the city.
The Zmaja od Bosne (Dragon of Bosnia) is a long wide avenue that leads into Sarajevo. There are many tall buildings along this avenue which Bosnian-Serb/Serb snipers used for cover during the siege, including in order to shoot civilians. This gave the avenue its infamous nickname, Sniper Alley. It begins around where this building stands, the Executive Council building of the parliament, which was shelled in 1992 by artillery fire from the Bosnian-Serb/Serb positions. For this photo I used my trusty Canon EOS 1N, the 35-70mm kit zoom and Agfa APX 400.
Zmaja od Bosne (Dragon of Bosnia) aka Sniper Alley | Flickr