What a pleasing photo from Smithsonian magazine:
Photo of the Day: A monk and seagulls on Inle Lake, Myanmar.
Photo by: SauKhiang Chau (Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaysia); Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar
~Trent Gilliss, senior editor
Which Image Would You Choose?
This week’s show features two Christian communities who are now minorities in Turkey’s religious makeup. While they are on the spiritual boundaries of the secular state of Turkey, they are finding new-found freedoms under a government headed by an Muslim prime minister.
For our companion website and our email newsletter, we need to choose a lead image. Which one would you pick?
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world’s 300 million Eastern Orthodox Christians, conducts a service at the Sumela Monastery in Trabzon, northeastern Turkey on August 15, 2010. Orthodox Christians held a rare Mass at an ancient monastery in Turkey after the government allowed worship there once a year in a gradual loosening of restrictions on religious expression. (Photo by Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images)
Orthodox priests get ready for the Virgin Mary service at the ancient Sumela Monastery in the Black Sea coastal province of Trabzon, northeastern Turkey, on August 15, 2010. Thousands of Orthodox pilgrims from Greece, Russia, and Georgia attended the Mass, which was led by Ecumenical Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I , the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians, at Sumela Monastery for the first time since 1923. (Photo by Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images)
~Trent Gilliss, senior editor
An incredible series of photographs by Kenro Izu of Cambodia’s undiscovered ancient temples. The one above, Prasat Neang Khmau, was built in the tenth century and “is also known as the Temple of the Black Lady—its name perhaps alludes to Kali, the dark goddess of destruction.”
(via condenasttraveler)
~Trent Gilliss, senior editor
“I picked up a camera in journalism class, and it was truly spiritual.”
— Ann Marsden
May she rest in peace.
Adore that kameelahwrites is still packing analog:
Bag of film for upstate. Sleep, reading, and lots of creating….soon come (Taken with Instagram)
~reblogged by Trent Gilliss, senior editor
Jane Goodall at the Halki Summit
Over the course of three days on the island of Heybeliada across from Istanbul, our host Krista Tippett moderated a plethora of panels at the Halki Summit on Global Responsibility & Environmental Sustainability. One of the keynote speakers we found so endearing was primatologist Jane Goodall, whom may give Justin Bieber or Bono a run for his money in the world of superstar fandom. It seems that there was no one present who wasn’t captivated by her presence.
We recorded her keynote address and will try to make the audio available later this week.
Photo by Trent Gilliss
‘Viagra Falls, Ringaskiddy’ showing currently at the RHA Gallery. My first gallery showing of the work……
Congratulations! We’re great admirers of Tristan’s work, and encourage of you who might be in Dublin to see his show.
~Trent Gilliss, senior editor
What Would You Be Willing to Sacrifice?
by Trent Gilliss, senior editor
“This project isn’t about making images. It’s not about creating the world’s largest camera. It’s about doing what you love. If you had been searching your whole life for something you love, what would you be willing to sacrifice?” ~Ian Ruhter, from Silver & Light
I can’t remember watching something so heartbreakingly gorgeous, unswerving in its emotional sway, inspirational to the point of forcing me to wonder about my current station in life. What am I doing here?
(h/t Chris Heagle)
“Entering the forest without moving the grass;
Entering the water without raising a ripple.”
—Alan Watts, from Tao: The Watercourse Way
Photo by Frank Wuestefeld
(h/t to Elsan Zimmerly)
It’s spring! The magnolias are in bloom on the Capitol grounds.
Photo by the Architect of the Capitol
~reblogged by Trent Gilliss, senior editor
