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

I wrestled with the idea of why was I
picked for this of course I believe in
God and I but I’d never grew up with
Mary I never grew up worshipping or
having a strong devotion towards the
Virgin Mary so for me I was wondering
why did I get this assignment
you know I don’t want to feel like a
fraud I want to feel like I own the
story and I can’t photograph it unless I
feel it and that takes a while from you
magic Oriya in Bosnia was my first trip
and again not knowing really how to
visualize this you know I wasn’t making
the images that I wanted to be making it
all felt it all off the last few days I
decided I had met a nun and I had asked
her if I could live with her
and she opened me up in a way I never
expected
she allowed me to feel Mary and she
allowed me to feel the story and that
image of the halo came about after those
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
gone to they there have been crowds and
it’s been more of a spectacle and more
of a show and I’m not used to that I go
to locations where no other
photographers are and where there are a
few people and Here I am thrown into
these beautiful traditional conservative
moments and trying to find my way
Mary bridges people bridges cultures
bridges religions that has been the
biggest takeaway where this person acts
as a mediator to all different cultures
and that’s why I like being a
photographer because I feel that I can
relate to everybody and to know that
this particular subject enables people
to be closer is something so beautiful