Through my strong connection and interest in ritual I was compelled to photograph Tibetan born Lama Konchok Sonam performing hand gestures known as Mudra’s. These beautiful dance-like gestures have an ancient history within the context of Buddhist prayer and iconography. Photographing Lama Sonam represents a marriage of the symbolic, mystical, and philosophical worlds to the […]
Category Archives: Reflections
Michele McNally, the New York Times photo editor, at the nytimes.com had a wonderful response to the question of what makes a photograph great. This sparked an interesting conversation on an international photographers forum that I’m a member of. I’ll add a few excerpts of what I wrote about the subject, but first here’s the […]
