The Virgin Mary – How Do You Photograph Her Impact? | Exposure

I wrestled with the idea of why was I

I wrestled with the idea of why was I picked for this of course I believe in

picked for this of course I believe in

picked for this of course I believe in God and I but I’d never grew up with

God and I but I’d never grew up with

God and I but I’d never grew up with Mary I never grew up worshipping or

Mary I never grew up worshipping or

Mary I never grew up worshipping or having a strong devotion towards the

having a strong devotion towards the

having a strong devotion towards the Virgin Mary so for me I was wondering

Virgin Mary so for me I was wondering

Virgin Mary so for me I was wondering why did I get this assignment

you know I don’t want to feel like a

you know I don’t want to feel like a fraud I want to feel like I own the

fraud I want to feel like I own the

fraud I want to feel like I own the story and I can’t photograph it unless I

story and I can’t photograph it unless I

story and I can’t photograph it unless I feel it and that takes a while from you

feel it and that takes a while from you

feel it and that takes a while from you magic Oriya in Bosnia was my first trip

magic Oriya in Bosnia was my first trip

magic Oriya in Bosnia was my first trip and again not knowing really how to

and again not knowing really how to

and again not knowing really how to visualize this you know I wasn’t making

visualize this you know I wasn’t making

visualize this you know I wasn’t making the images that I wanted to be making it

the images that I wanted to be making it

the images that I wanted to be making it all felt it all off the last few days I

all felt it all off the last few days I

all felt it all off the last few days I decided I had met a nun and I had asked

decided I had met a nun and I had asked

decided I had met a nun and I had asked her if I could live with her

her if I could live with her

her if I could live with her and she opened me up in a way I never

and she opened me up in a way I never

and she opened me up in a way I never expected

expected

expected she allowed me to feel Mary and she

she allowed me to feel Mary and she

she allowed me to feel Mary and she allowed me to feel the story and that

allowed me to feel the story and that

allowed me to feel the story and that image of the halo came about after those

image of the halo came about after those

image of the halo came about after those few days of being with her and I don’t

few days of being with her and I don’t

few days of being with her and I don’t think that’s just a coincidence

you know a lot of the places that we’ve

you know a lot of the places that we’ve gone to they there have been crowds and

gone to they there have been crowds and

gone to they there have been crowds and it’s been more of a spectacle and more

it’s been more of a spectacle and more

it’s been more of a spectacle and more of a show and I’m not used to that I go

of a show and I’m not used to that I go

of a show and I’m not used to that I go to locations where no other

to locations where no other

to locations where no other photographers are and where there are a

photographers are and where there are a

photographers are and where there are a few people and Here I am thrown into

few people and Here I am thrown into

few people and Here I am thrown into these beautiful traditional conservative

these beautiful traditional conservative

these beautiful traditional conservative moments and trying to find my way

Mary bridges people bridges cultures

Mary bridges people bridges cultures bridges religions that has been the

bridges religions that has been the

bridges religions that has been the biggest takeaway where this person acts

biggest takeaway where this person acts

biggest takeaway where this person acts as a mediator to all different cultures

as a mediator to all different cultures

as a mediator to all different cultures and that’s why I like being a

and that’s why I like being a

and that’s why I like being a photographer because I feel that I can

photographer because I feel that I can

photographer because I feel that I can relate to everybody and to know that

relate to everybody and to know that

relate to everybody and to know that this particular subject enables people

this particular subject enables people

this particular subject enables people to be closer is something so beautiful