a photographic pilgrimage to Orthodox Christian monasteries across the continent
In talking and sharing about the North American Thebaid Project, I feel compelled to try to describe both what it is, and what it is not. Much of this description revolves around the type of photography I seek to apply to the project. Often I find it much easier to say "what it is not." My "apophatic" …
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Plus New, Improved Thebaid Video With many thanks to our growing community of supporters, we're extending the crowdfunding campaign through September 11. As a reminder, supporters earn valuable perks, including signed books, fine-art prints and more, for contributing to the Thebaid Project. Did you know that we offer discounts for multiple copies if you pre-order the …
The inspiration for the North American Thebaid Photographic Pilgrimage Project springs primarily from the example of seminarian Gleb Podmoshensky, whose 1961 pilgrimage to monastic sketes and settlements across the United States, Canada and Alaska, and his photographic slide show from these visits, had an inspiring and pivotal impact on a certain young man: Eugene Rose. Gleb …
The wonderful Tech Support folks at Indiegogo helped me find a workaround for my tech issue on the Thebaid Crowdfunding Site, so I've turned off all the klaxons and alarms here at the command center. You should not experience any problems when viewing the site or using its various functions (including donations, etc.). I still have …
Many thanks to all our Thebaid Project supporters so far, who have propelled the crowdfunding total to $2,700 — almost 20% of our goal! Even more impressive is our overall fundraising total from all methods (crowdfunding, PayPal, check/cash), which is above $6000 from nearly two dozen supporters/families. This is a great blessing and encouragement, for which we are …
The North American Thebaid 