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Photo I shot of a seminarian in prayer for a diocesan Catholic newspaper. I had a fairly poorly-lit chapel, and everything was an earthy-brown tone, so bouncing was out of the question. I did like, however, the contrast of the stained glass windows with the dark interior, so I wanted to use that light.
I had him kneel while holding his breviary (prayer book) in a pew, and I lit him with a bare SB-24 about 3 ft. behind and 1 ft. above him (using a human light stand)—this light was used for the rim effect on his back—as well as an SB-24 bouncing off a brolly in the front for a soft key light on his face. Everything was triggered using poverty wizards.
I like the plaque (ema) with the boy in his underwear. You circle the parts of the body you want god to cure. The one in the bottom row has every part of his body circled. Ouch!
Buddhist prayer flags are omnipresent in the eastern Himalayas.You can see them in clusters of 3-4 or see masses of them fluttering somewhere on the mountainside.There is nothing as peaceful as sitting amidst them in the deep silence listening only to the sound of the wind blowing through them gently.
“What would you think if there were a river running by the door of the house of anyone of you, and he bathed in it 5 times a day, everyday, would any trace of dirt be left on him?” The people said: “No, there would be no trace of dirt on him.” The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: “This is like the 5 daily prayers, through which Allah cleanses you and washes away your past sins”
Bukhari & Muslim
It's hard to tell but the large squares are tiny paper prayer flags... experimenting with different glues and it didn't try as I had hoped, blurring the image. Also made of glass tile, tempered glass, and origami paper.
I was going for a Rajasthani quilt look.
Work in progress for the Prayer for Japan event at BOOKS KUBRICK gallery in Fukuoka, Japan using Monotype Arabesques cast by Stan at Gloucester Typesetting...
You buy a prayer, and the monk folds it up and ties it to the clothesline, thusly. Every night, the monks burn all the prayers. They like burning stuff.
أسعد الله صباحكم / مسائكم بكل خير
حياكم الله يالغالين وكل عام وأنتم بخير وتقبل الله منا ومنكم صالح الأعمال والطاعات
أقدم لكم صور بسيطة لتصوير مصلى العيد وبالتحديد مصلى مدينة بريدة الجنوبي ،،
أخوكم عبدالله الغفيص
These prayer tablets are bought at new years time and on it are inscribed wishes and promises of love. They are left at the temple and prayed over all year. These ones are from a temple/ shrine in Kyoto
The estab shot. This giant golden prayer wheel (together with a temple next to it) is one of two landmarks of Shangrila, which is more steeped in Tibetan culture than in Chinese. Once again we have the services of a local to show us around...
[ Post Script : This is the largest Buddhist prayer wheel in the world! Standing at 24m or 80ft high and weighing in at 15 tonnes, it requires at least 6 persons to make it begin to move. Our family of 4 nearly burst our blood vessels trying to move it.. until two kind local teenagers came to our rescue. And they kept shouting - "must go three rounds, then it is lucky!" If I did not know better, I think they were indeed trying to make us stay in town longer, probably in their hospital!
Though it was built recently for the sake of tourism, it has become an authentic item because local Buddhists now climb the hill to spin it to submit their prayers. You can twirl it, too, but do it only clockwise, as religious tradition dictates. ]
Took a walk along the beach in the morning. Saw this guy sitting completely still.
I decided to set up my tripod to take this candid shot. This is a long exposure (almost 8 seconds) and is a true testament to how still this man was sitting.
Deep in morning prayer.
Prayer wheels leading up to Enchey Monastery.
Enchey is an important seat of Nyingma order, another one of the four schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
To be honest, I have no idea how the schools differ, but the piece of information given above might mean something to some reader...I might read the wikipedia articles on them tomorrow.
Gangtok, Sikkim, 30 April 2007