Steven St John

Photographer

Keeping the Faith

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Burning weeds

A village under water

Lighting candles

Smoke from the stove as the church sits in the shadow of the dam

Light on the altar

Kneeling in prayer

Prepairing for service

Warmth by the stove

Ring the bell

Packed withÂ parishionersÂ

Lighting the farolitosÂ

Leading the march

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Public Project

Keeping the Faith

Date of Work Dec 2016 - Dec 2017

Updated Dec 2017

Location navajo lake, nm

Topics Celebrations, Christianity, Documentary, Faith, Photography, Photojournalism, Spirituality, Water

A New Mexico village displaced by a lake. A church spared just beyond the dam. Now more than sixty years later, the community and it's scattered decendants gather just once annually.

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