a photographic pilgrimage to Orthodox Christian monasteries across the continent
The Ganister Foundation recognizes the North American Thebaid for its "innovative approach to advancing the mission of Orthodoxy in the United States." The Ganister Orthodox Foundation recently announced its grant recipients for 2018, which included the North American Thebaid Project, a two-year photographic pilgrimage covering over thirty Orthodox Christian monasteries across the continent from several …
Continue reading Thebaid Project awarded 2018 Ganister Foundation Grant
A special update on the North American Thebaid Project, especially coming off this recent "quiet" period during Great Lent and the Pascha/Easter season. Actually, there has been a great deal going on in the background, most of which is sketched out below, and you'll see why I didn't feel it was worth posting about at …
Continue reading Thebaid Project Update – hiatus, preparation, and getting back on the road
After our successful first season of travel and photography to several monasteries, and presentations at Orthodox parishes across five states, we're officially announcing Phase II of the North American Thebaid Photographic Pilgrimage... Phase I fundraising was a solid success. Raising 92% of our initial goal, it enabled travel and photography to begin in Summer 2016, with photographs made at …
Continue reading Phase II of the North American Thebaid has Officially Launched!
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... …
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.
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