Laura El-Tantawy

Photographer

FERVENT SPIRITS

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Worshippers take part in Eid-ul...he Indian capital of New Delhi.

Worshippers take part in Eid-ul-Fitr prayers in Jama Masjid in the Indian capital of New Delhi.

Inside the Church of the Holy S... in the Holy Land of Jerusalem.

Inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem, a man takes a moment of silent prayer in the Holy Land of Jerusalem.

An Orthodox Jew walks among a c... in the Holy Land of Jerusalem.

An Orthodox Jew walks among a crowd of people around the area surrounding the Wailing Wall in the Holy Land of Jerusalem.

A priest inside the Church of t...t of the Old City of Jerusalem.

A priest inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, one of the main religious icons in the heart of the Old City of Jerusalem.

A religious figure inside a chu... in the Holy Land of Jerusalem.

A religious figure inside a church in the Old City in the Holy Land of Jerusalem.

A priest inside the Church of t...e in the Old City in Jerusalem.

A priest inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City in Jerusalem.

An artistic rendition of Jesus ... in the Holy Land of Jerusalem.

An artistic rendition of Jesus Christ on the crucifix seen on a souvenir on sale in the market in the Old City in the Holy Land of Jerusalem.

A woman prays inside the Church...t of the Old City of Jerusalem.

A woman prays inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, one of the main religious icons in the heart of the Old City of Jerusalem.

A child prays inside the Church...t of the Old City of Jerusalem.

A child prays inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, one of the main religious icons in the heart of the Old City of Jerusalem.

A priest cradles the cross insi... in the Holy Land of Jerusalem.

A priest cradles the cross inside a church in the Old City in the Holy Land of Jerusalem.

People are reflected in a glass..., in Jerusalem's Old City.

People are reflected in a glass framing a rendition of Holy Mary, mother of Jesus, in Jerusalem's Old City.

An elderly man prays inside a c... in the Holy Land of Jerusalem.

An elderly man prays inside a church in the Old City in the Holy Land of Jerusalem.

A Jewish man wearing a kippah, ... in the Holy Land of Jerusalem.

A Jewish man wearing a kippah, head dress, walks by a construction area around the Western Wall or Wailing Wall in the Old City in the Holy Land of Jerusalem.

Verses from Islam's Holy Q... in the Holy Land of Jerusalem.

Verses from Islam's Holy Qur'an written in traditional Arabic script on sale in the souvenir market in the Old City in the Holy Land of Jerusalem.

A catholic nun on the streets of the Old City in Jerusalem.

An Orthodox Jew walks among a crowd of people around the area surrounding the Wailing Wall in the Holy Land of Jerusalem.

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FERVENT SPIRITS

Updated Jul 2010

Topics Art, Christian, Christianity, Documentary, Faith, Holy Land, Islam, Jerusalem, Jewish, Judiasm, Muslim, Prayer, Religion

FERVENT SPIRITS is a conceptual exploration of faith. It is not intended as a literal series exploring the relationship between people and their respective beliefs, but as an examination of the feelings associated with religion and believing in what is ultimately an invisible power. I have long been amazed by how this power captivates people’s sole and plays a dominant role in shaping their lives and their decision-making.

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