"Every face becomes a narrative, shaped by life, memory, and context, and photography becomes a form of exchange between two human trajectories."
- Roberto Pazzi
Across Sri Lanka, faith is lived through ritual, discipline, gesture, and place. This series moves from young Buddhist novice monks in Galle to candlelit temple rituals near Kataragama and a natural cave used as a monastery.
"Expressions of devotion have always drawn me in. I grew up in a secular Jewish home, yet from a young age, I was fascinated by acts of devotion. Today, I continue to be drawn to moments of faith and spirituality."
London-based artist Catherine Wingfield presents thirty-one photographic works that celebrate the Danish author Karen Blixen (Out of Africa). For the project, Wingfield shot in locations across Kenya, Tanzania and Denmark, drawing on several years of research and photographic journeys to the places Blixen so vividly described in her book.
The Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela show the deep history and spiritual life of Ethiopia. There are eleven churches, each carved from volcanic rock, in the western Ethiopian Highlands near Lalibela. King Gebre Meskel Lalibela of the Zagwe dynasty had them built to recreate Jerusalem in his own land. Today, the Ethiopian Orthodox Christian Church still uses these churches, and they remain important pilgrimage sites. In 1978, UNESCO added the site to its World Heritage List to recognize its cultural and historical value.
The Pauline Monastery in Częstochowa, Poland, was founded in 1382. It is the most important shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Poland and one of the most significant Marian pilgrimage sites in the world. For centuries, it has attracted pilgrims seeking spiritual guidance, prayer, and inspiration. Today, nearly 4 million pilgrims and visitors from 74 countries travel to the monastery every year.
Faith is the unwavering belief and deep trust in something beyond concrete evidence. It is a guiding principle that provides purpose, shapes human values, and acts as an anchor during times of uncertainty, whether directed toward a higher power, humanity, or one's own inner resilience.
"I am not interested in documenting religion as an external phenomenon or describing different doctrines. What moves me is the shared human longing for transcendence; the desire to approach the Ineffable, to stand for a moment before something greater than oneself."