Throughout my travels, I have noticed one special trait shared by cultures all over the world. People seem to have a need for and attraction to a special place of worship and meditation. It might be a church, a mountain, a river, or simply a rock stuck in the ground.
It seems to me that these special places are venues of one of the most positive activities of man the veneration and celebration of life. A common feature of these locations is the ambiance radiating from them, the reverence of its worshipers being passed on to new visitors.
My aim here is to capture this feeling of gratitude and adoration for life on earth, and to share it with those who see these photographs.
Text was written by Alexander Henriksen.
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Masai Mara Kenya
Masai man in Masai Mara, Kenya
Myanmar Bagan
Stupas near Bagan, Myanmar
Jaipur India
Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, India
Corcovado Brasil
Christ the Redeemer on Corcovado, Brasil
Tzada Guge Kingdom Tibet
Tsaparang Gompa near Tzada, Guge Kingdom, Tibet PR China
Meknes Morocco
A guard at the mousoleum of Moulai Ismail in Meknes, Morocco
Gobi Desert Mongolia
Gobi Desert, Mongolia
Paryang Tibet
Wild ass running free near Paryang, Tibet PR China
Uch Sharif Pakistan
Mausoleum of Bibi Jawindi, Uch Sharif, Pakistan
Tigrey Ethiopia
Priest in front of his church, Tigrey, Ethiopia
Varanasi India
A Brahman man praying on the Gath in Varanasi, India
Lake Turkana Kenya
Dasanech men near Lake Turkana, Kenya
Moron Mongolia
"Bridge to nowhere", Moron Mongolia
Jelovica Slovenia
Jelovica forest, Slovenia
Xiahe China
Monks at Labrang Gompa, Xiahe, PR China
Quetta Pakistan
Brick factory, Quetta Pakistan
Lake Manasarovar Tibet
Small temple near Lake Manasarovar, Tibet PR China
Sidi Ifni Morocco
Arch near Sidi Ifni, Morocco
Deathvlei Sossusvlei Namibia
Dead tree in Deathvlei, Sossusvlei, Namibia
Choka Zambil Iran
Zigurat at Choka Zambil, Iran
Lake Zbilje Slovenia
Swans on Lake Zbilje, Slovenia
Salar de Uyuni Bolivia
Giant cacti in Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Lake Pangong Tso India
Lake Pangong Tso, North India
Nemrut Turkey
Nemrut mountain, Turkey
Radensko Polje Slovenia
Frozen Radensko Polje, Slovenia
Pingyao China
Pingyao, China
Easter Island Chile
Moai on Easter Island, Chile
Diafarabe Mali
Washing before evening prayer, Diafarabe, Mali
Paryang Tibet
Jet stream over Paryang, Tibet PR China
Tzada Guge Kingdom Tibet
Tsaparang Gompa in Guge Kingdom, Tzada, Tibet, PR China
Salar de Uyuni Bolivia
Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Derge Tibet
Derge, Tibet PR China
Gatse Tibet
Stupa near Gatse, Tibet PR China
Lake Manasarovar, Gurla Mandata and Mt. Kailash Tibet
Lake Manasarovar, Gurla Mandata and Mt. Kailash, Tibet PR China