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The Grace of Intimacy

"I have summoned you by name, you are mine." - Isaiah 43:1


Many thanks to The Daughters of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary,
who shared their holy romance with this photographer.
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Guest 07-Feb-2011 12:24
Delicate series. You can feel the rest and peace in that community. V
Dennis Barry10-Feb-2010 17:12
Excellent gallery. Vote
borisalex10-Feb-2010 08:43
Impressive work you have done! Ecxellents moments, graceful and deep! BV!
Antonio Ruggiero04-Feb-2010 18:13
Ottima Gallery....Bravo....V
Guest 27-May-2009 20:12
Very strong work, the compositions and the light are really perfect!I deeply love this gallery!Congratulations!
Colin Clarke26-May-2009 13:54
Amazing grace. *V*
flojoe24-Mar-2009 14:42
Absolutely stunning...you are inspiring me with every image i see of yours.
Guest 17-Oct-2008 22:35
lovely gallery
Denis Vincelette17-Oct-2008 02:34
Congratulations, congratulations ... What a powerful and artistic gallery ... Very high quality oh photos, compositions are truly superb and we can "feel" the mood of this gallery. Bravo !
Guest 15-Oct-2008 00:06
Subtlely expressive, quietly powerful, beautifully orginal.
A fantastic gallery indeed.

xxx
Ruth
Thomas13-Aug-2008 16:40
very original, mysterious and inspiring! perfect title!
Guest 29-Jul-2008 05:03
This is a wonderful expression of faith, in a way that respects their beliefs, and captures the essence of the life of worship that they have chosen. It does have a peaceful and quite feel to the whole gallery, almost as if you are there in the hushed tones of the chapel. You really captured a lot of emotion with these images. Voted.
Russel Ariola26-Jul-2008 03:30
very spiritual. Voted!
gsl00726-Jul-2008 01:32
Excellent series.
Guest 23-Jul-2008 15:00
I can feel the solemn ambiance through your artistic images. GMV!
12319-Jul-2008 23:43
Awesome. BV
Guest 19-Jul-2008 08:24
This is a stunningly beautiful gallery, so rich, emotive and thought inspiring. Thank you for showing us a bit of the world that most of us will never have the chance to see, and for showing it through such artistic eyes.
Mikael Larsen19-Jul-2008 08:15
I deeply love this gallery. Showing another side of you. Every shoot is a masterpiece. v
Derec Owen17-Jul-2008 17:00
You must have friends in high places.A truly fantastic collection,the Good Lord must have been giving you assisstance here.Congratulations, your gallery was well worth the visit,I shall be back from time to time. V
Zeev Parush05-Feb-2008 13:06
Great gallery - excellent work
Jeff Real30-Oct-2007 05:36
Very powerful and moving. Your ability to tell a story with your camera is fantastic and involves your soul as well.
VOTE!
Lilith13-Oct-2007 15:13
This is real intimacy. I am sure it must make you feel proud they let you in to shoot these wonderful images.
Kiss,
Lilith
Guest 29-Sep-2007 23:18
This is a gallery that makes me come back to visit you work frequently. This is unique and one of my faves in all pbase, Aloha. V
Guest 21-Sep-2007 09:28
Brilliant Aloha! So appropriately done with sensitivity and understanding. Vote!
Guest 04-Sep-2007 13:51
Strong Gallery! I love the minimalism, the simple compositions. Voted
Stephen Berger20-Aug-2007 03:49
I am deeply moved by this gallery. Each image by itself is an incredible document... a testament to the strength and depth of the faith and compassion of these women. All together, this series has a real power to it. And, of course they can't really be seperated, each image is an incredible piece of photography. V
Eric Herbelin03-Jul-2007 08:34
A superb treatment for a great subject!
arminb30-Jun-2007 21:17
fabulous, plz add my vote! :)
Guest 31-May-2007 04:50
Excellent work. AMAZING
Yves Rubin30-May-2007 17:12
Amazing gallery Aloha! You give us a glance into the secluded lives of these women. This is powerful work!
Guest 28-May-2007 05:46
the B&W really bring out the mood and the story of faith and intimate yet invisible lines that link religion and our hearts....so nicely executed!
kyoung kim photography15-May-2007 12:31
Excellent gallery! beautiful black and white..
Zeno Chen14-May-2007 04:05
This is a great b&w photo and you are certainly expert at it. GMV

zeno
Guest 12-May-2007 14:44
Lovely gallery, great use of B&W. Alot of finesse!
Beautiful!
Guest 08-May-2007 00:56
Very strong work and a very serene and you brought this world as a deep and intense story, bravo! A big vote!
Guest 07-May-2007 19:39
Beutiful monochrome gallery! Wonderful works! V
Eric Herbelin06-May-2007 13:02
grandiose
Guest 05-May-2007 00:11
Profoundly moving. Thanks!
Craig Persel04-May-2007 20:07
Magnificent. Huge vote.
Steve Viscot02-May-2007 16:11
euh...wow as all I can say -my sincere vote
Guest 01-May-2007 18:04
incredible gallery, voted!
Guest 01-May-2007 12:19
Belle...each photo is a powerful testament. The entire series is coherent in its many manifestations of the grace of intimacy.
Guest 29-Apr-2007 22:59
Powerful and expressive.
V
Martha Albuquerque28-Apr-2007 11:32
Very powerful and beautiful gallery! Thanks for sharing it! ~V~
Guest 27-Apr-2007 23:55
Procedamus in pace
In nomine Christi, Amen
Cum angelis et pueris,
fideles inveniamur
This gallery just brought to my mind the song "Sadness" by Enigma....Amazing gallery!!! So much emotion!!! V!
Latifa Messaoudi25-Apr-2007 05:36
a gallery in the sense of respect , in a sense of sacred.
Guest 24-Apr-2007 13:37
Thanks for this gallery. I like what Marcos wrote 2 days ago and I could not express it better. I wish one day I could produce such delicate work about such a theme.
Julie Aucoin23-Apr-2007 21:28
Very nice gallery. So quiet... v.
Guest 22-Apr-2007 23:00
Nowadays it seems to be very fashionable to berate religion and the souls who dedicate their lifes to it. Your amazing images, however, bear powerful witness to the underlying truths that those who senselessly insult and attack would prefer remain hidden. For that courage and vision I congratulate and thank you. Voted!
Richard Calmes20-Apr-2007 20:40
A touching series! Well done! V
Guest 19-Apr-2007 13:52
congrats. excellent gallery. it is certainly a difficult subject and you have very well captured the atmosphere of the place. V
Guest 18-Apr-2007 11:18
A wonderful creation of holy, pious and the record of the cleanse of human heart ! A Big Vote !
Guest 18-Apr-2007 00:16
I second what Manny and Phil said. They are all good but I particularly like 16. A big V of course!
Phil Douglis17-Apr-2007 17:52
This is one of the most expressive galleries I've seen on the subject of faith. You use abstraction to eloquently define the essence of this human value, Aloha. No two images say the same thing. You even add a touch of incongruity to the sequence by including an image of the subject (nuns) using photography as part of their lives. Thank you for this magnificent series -- it goes far beyond anything you've done to date in terms of photojournalism, and deonstrates your emerging versatility as a photography. Manny is right -- you continue to evolve as a visual story teller.
Manuel Libres Librodo Jr.17-Apr-2007 12:32
Very powerful. I really like 4, 13 and 16. The tones are just appropriate and the story they tell are rich. You have evolved once again. V
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