This is a great set of images - I love the altar but I'm also quite taken by the tiled flooring too. I'm with you on the admiration for church interiors - some have a simple beauty about them, others are the spectacular showcases of art. One of my favourite 'spectaculars' to visit is Carlisle Cathedral - the Angels and Stars ceiling leaves me speechless every time!
Nice set of photos. These are impressive buildings.
Like yourself, when I enter a church, cathedral or any other place of worship, I'm not there because I follow the faith. Quite the opposite. I regard myself as lucky that I didn't have religious parents. They'd regard themselves as 'Christian' but non-denominational and they never, ever imposed any religious belief upon me. Religion, in my opinion, is a business based upon mind control and subservience.
In most European countries the dominant religion was imposed by the monarch and enforced by the archbishops and bishops. The common people had no say in the matter but were collectively required to support, follow, pay for / contribute towards maintaining - and even fight and die for - the chosen religion. Even today, there are things such as 'chancel repair liability' - a practice which dates back to medieval times. Whenever I move house, I always check to ensure that I'm not considering buying a property that would require me to pay a penny towards the upkeep of a church.
i'm not saying you are right or wrong, i'm saying that i avoid (intentionally) to talk on substack about politics, religion, etc. i stick with photography and from a photographic point of view those monuments/buildings are a gem
Oh, they are literally 'awesome' and deliberately so. I spent a day in York Minster last month (somewhere I've visited quite a few times). Ely is closer to me and that's another gem. I love the history and architecture but I'm always very aware of the reasons why such places were built and their continuing influence.
Amazing! Have you read Ken Follet's Pillars of the Earth? He writes about the fictionalized construction of a spectacular cathedral through the generations of those who built it. I love how he 'visits' cathedrals. He spoke of his process in the reader's note.
no offence but i have so many photos of churches and cathedrals that i don't remember the names of all. i will go back to the folder and i will let you know
Oh, hey, I don’t mean to create work for you. I didn’t quite get that the images were from a selection of churches. I was just curious — really, no need to go back and dig the info out. 😃😇😃😇🫣
Just a little in-joke after @søren k. harbel’s post from earlier about attribution. I could imagine being an attribution maximalist, at least for others to learn more, but it gets trickier with anonymous work like a cathedral.
Beautiful, thank you for sharing! As Lin mentioned, the floors are gorgeous. I also love to visit the churches and cathedrals when I'm visiting a new place. I feel like you strategically did not mention where this particular church is, am I right in guessing that???
no offence but i have so many photos of churches and cathedrals that i don't remember the names of all. i will go back to the folder and i will let you know
Oh that’s so funny. I know the feeling! I spend more time geotagging and keywording my photos than actually taking them and often wonder why I bother and if I will ever go back and search for something this way! please don’t feel obligated to go back and look, I still enjoyed your photos without knowing!
I, too, seek out these beautiful old stone cathedrals during my travels. They’re far less common in the US, so it’s always a treat to experience them whenever I’ve had the chance to travel in Europe.
Touché! They each offer their own unique beauty - the old stone cathedrals with flying buttresses may be grand, but they don’t have the same quaint charm as the smaller wooden structures out my way.
Church are incredible and indeed admirable places to photograph. Some can be amazing examples of architecture, too. Pity that we normally look at them as a place to pray. I like to visit churches, too. It gives me peace of mind the moment I go in. I’m not a religious person but I always light a candle for my dear ones that are not here anymore.
Lovely set of photos. I also love doing the same for the same reasons. It's amazing to see how much effort went into them. You captured the right amount of light in each enough to show their highlights.
Thank you for this set of pictures. They remind me I need to visit the cathedral near where I live. Every time I go, I always find something new / beautiful / symbolic to photograph. They also remind me of the pictures of the graveyard you shared. Those where awesome too.
This is a great set of images - I love the altar but I'm also quite taken by the tiled flooring too. I'm with you on the admiration for church interiors - some have a simple beauty about them, others are the spectacular showcases of art. One of my favourite 'spectaculars' to visit is Carlisle Cathedral - the Angels and Stars ceiling leaves me speechless every time!
Nice set of photos. These are impressive buildings.
Like yourself, when I enter a church, cathedral or any other place of worship, I'm not there because I follow the faith. Quite the opposite. I regard myself as lucky that I didn't have religious parents. They'd regard themselves as 'Christian' but non-denominational and they never, ever imposed any religious belief upon me. Religion, in my opinion, is a business based upon mind control and subservience.
In most European countries the dominant religion was imposed by the monarch and enforced by the archbishops and bishops. The common people had no say in the matter but were collectively required to support, follow, pay for / contribute towards maintaining - and even fight and die for - the chosen religion. Even today, there are things such as 'chancel repair liability' - a practice which dates back to medieval times. Whenever I move house, I always check to ensure that I'm not considering buying a property that would require me to pay a penny towards the upkeep of a church.
i'm not saying you are right or wrong, i'm saying that i avoid (intentionally) to talk on substack about politics, religion, etc. i stick with photography and from a photographic point of view those monuments/buildings are a gem
Oh, they are literally 'awesome' and deliberately so. I spent a day in York Minster last month (somewhere I've visited quite a few times). Ely is closer to me and that's another gem. I love the history and architecture but I'm always very aware of the reasons why such places were built and their continuing influence.
Grand!! I really like those stained glass windows as well!
Amazing! Have you read Ken Follet's Pillars of the Earth? He writes about the fictionalized construction of a spectacular cathedral through the generations of those who built it. I love how he 'visits' cathedrals. He spoke of his process in the reader's note.
A grand cathedral! Love the windows and details. I may have missed it but may I ask what house of worship this is??
it's a catholic cathedral
no offence but i have so many photos of churches and cathedrals that i don't remember the names of all. i will go back to the folder and i will let you know
Oh, hey, I don’t mean to create work for you. I didn’t quite get that the images were from a selection of churches. I was just curious — really, no need to go back and dig the info out. 😃😇😃😇🫣
Is there a Moral Right to attribute a Cathedral to the diocese that commissioned it? ;)
i have no idea and especially no idea about the administrative part of a religion.
Just a little in-joke after @søren k. harbel’s post from earlier about attribution. I could imagine being an attribution maximalist, at least for others to learn more, but it gets trickier with anonymous work like a cathedral.
Beautiful, thank you for sharing! As Lin mentioned, the floors are gorgeous. I also love to visit the churches and cathedrals when I'm visiting a new place. I feel like you strategically did not mention where this particular church is, am I right in guessing that???
yes, you are right 😁
no offence but i have so many photos of churches and cathedrals that i don't remember the names of all. i will go back to the folder and i will let you know
Oh that’s so funny. I know the feeling! I spend more time geotagging and keywording my photos than actually taking them and often wonder why I bother and if I will ever go back and search for something this way! please don’t feel obligated to go back and look, I still enjoyed your photos without knowing!
What a beautiful space, my personal favourite UK cathedral is Coventry’s.
Thank you for sharing your experience.
I feel the same about churches and old cemeteries as well. Beautiful images.
thank you!
Couldn't agree more with why churches/cathedrals are a must everywhere I go.
I, too, seek out these beautiful old stone cathedrals during my travels. They’re far less common in the US, so it’s always a treat to experience them whenever I’ve had the chance to travel in Europe.
yes, but in the us you have lots of timber churches (some abandoned in the middle of nowhere) that can be a very interesting photographic subject
Touché! They each offer their own unique beauty - the old stone cathedrals with flying buttresses may be grand, but they don’t have the same quaint charm as the smaller wooden structures out my way.
I visit for the same reasons. Thanks for sharing this!
thank you!
Church are incredible and indeed admirable places to photograph. Some can be amazing examples of architecture, too. Pity that we normally look at them as a place to pray. I like to visit churches, too. It gives me peace of mind the moment I go in. I’m not a religious person but I always light a candle for my dear ones that are not here anymore.
Very nice images, Perfectlight!
thank you very much!
Lovely set of photos. I also love doing the same for the same reasons. It's amazing to see how much effort went into them. You captured the right amount of light in each enough to show their highlights.
thank you!
Thank you for this set of pictures. They remind me I need to visit the cathedral near where I live. Every time I go, I always find something new / beautiful / symbolic to photograph. They also remind me of the pictures of the graveyard you shared. Those where awesome too.
thank you!