As we celebrate the Nativity of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ, here are some images of stillness, purity and beauty... "Peace on earth, good will towards men!" ~Luke 2:14 "Beauty will save the world" ~ Fyodor Dostoevsky Explore more of these images from my book, Pursuing the Light - Forty Years of Photography... …
New Gallery: Holy Myrrhbearers Monastery, in the Catskills, New York State
A new gallery of over forty photographs taken at Holy Myrrhbearers Monastery is up and available for viewing and sharing. Proceed to the Holy Myrrhbearers Gallery... I am very pleased with the overall selection of images, and several in particular are early contenders for the North American Thebaid book, scheduled for publication in late 2018. Please consider supporting the …
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New Photographs from Transfiguration
Here is a new photograph I made in late October at a return visit to the Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration in Ellwood City PA. You can view the full gallery here.
New Gallery: Hermitage of the Holy Cross in Wayne WV
After several weeks of travel, and Thanksgiving week, I am getting caught up on editing and posting more images from recent monastery visits. First up, several photographs from Hermitage of the Holy Cross (ROCOR). My thanks to Fr. Abbott Seraphim and guest master Fr. Hilarion, and the several monks I was able to speak with during …
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OCA Monastic Synaxis invites presentation on North American Thebaid Project
I was deeply honored to be invited to speak about the North American Thebaid Project at the OCA's recent Monastic Synaxis. The superiors, led by His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, and Archbishop Nathaniel, had numerous excellent questions and insights, all of which further improve the Thebaid Project, and help it support monastic life even more than …
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The North American Thebaid 