With the title taken from a popular expression from the Douro and Trás-os-Montes region, this work reflects about the people that leave beyond the slopes of the Douro River, engrained in the land that sustains it’s hunger and the faith that points towards the skies.

Involved in a mythical image of a land with history, consecrated [...]

Since 30 disciples followed him to Israel in 1969, the community has established and grown from only 109 original leaders. Weary of ghetto life in the United States, they followed the charismatic leader to Dimona in the Negev, the desert region of southern Israel, establishing a community and forging a new identity. All photos by [...]

 
In a pilgrimage that is believed to bring healing, people from all religious backgrounds come to the shrine of St. Anthony of Padua in Lac, northern Albania, named after a Catholic saint from the 13th century. Albania’s population is of mixed religious conviction, with Muslims, Catholics and Orthodox Christians living side by side. For almost [...]

 
Annually on January 19th, orthodox Christians celebrate Epiphany. Epiphany is an important Christian holiday. On Epiphany Day, Russians dive into ice holes, washing off their sins and feeling younger. The water that is blessed on this day is known as “Theophany Water” and is taken home by the faithful, and used with prayer as a [...]

A third of Polish people living in Britain may leave the UK in 2009, driven out by the recession. Since 2004 when Poland joined the European Union, poles have flocked to Britain drawn by higher wages and better job prospects. Now the tide is turning and as the economy strengthens in their own country, the [...]