Photography
These posts are “photo essays” or principally about photography. The main subjects for photography are travel, spirit images and food. Paul’s food posts are on his “Breakfast Oracle” Instagram.
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Midnight at the Oasis in Morocco – A Photo Essay
A first shared journey overseas, from Casablanca to Marrakech: a Morocco photo essay of desert light, ancient places and intricate…
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The beauty of Assisi – A photo essay
Assisi’s beauty unfolds in stone streets, olive groves, and the quiet presence of Francis and Clare. This reflective photo-essay traces…
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Some of my favourite Islamic sites – A photo essay
A photo essay of visits to some of my favourite Islamic sites in Palestine, Iran, Uzbekistan, Morocco, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan,…
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The exquisite beauty of Iran – A photo essay
From intricate tiles to expansive gardens, Iran’s beauty defies easy description. In this post I offer a glimpse of landscapes,…
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My favourite food in Assisi – A photo essay
There is the peace that surpasses understanding and then there is the peace of carbohydrates. Italian food is unsurpassed and…
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35,000 words… not
A picture is worth a thousand words — and these are worth thirty-five thousand. A photo essay from forty years…
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The Path That Led to iluminar
Paul McCarthy’s life changed direction when he visited Brasil to acquire a crystal light healing apparatus in 2008. He learned…
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Photographing the unseen
For more than twenty years, Paul McCarthy has been photographing materialisations of spirit at sacred sites across the world —…
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Leaving on Uzbek Airlines
Departing Uzbekistan from Tashkent — the Usman Quran stained with the blood of the third caliph, the Soviet metro as…
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Jordan – A photo essay
Despite a turbulent region, Jordan emerges here as a place of welcome and wonder: Christmas Day in Petra, star-filled nights…
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Peru & Bolivia in 2012 – A photo essay
Marking the 21.12.12 solstice on Lake Titicaca, this sacred journey traces two weeks through Peru and Bolivia: Lima, the Sacred…
