Albania’s population is of mixed religious conviction, with Muslims, Catholics and Orthodox Christians living side by side.
Photo © Bevis Fusha All Rights Reserved
Albania: Religious Pilgrimage
"For almost 50 years, religious beliefs were forbidden in Albania. Since citizens were forbidden from observing their faith during the Communist era,. Albania was officially the first atheist country in the world. Albania’s population is of mixed religious conviction, with Muslims, Catholics and Orthodox Christians living side by side."
Those remarks by Bevis Fusha in his photo essay Albania: Religious Pilgrimage now appearing on Gaia Photos, explain the past in order to give meaning to today's Albanian religious pilgrimage of all faiths to the fabled shrine of St. Anthony of Padua in Lac, northern Albania, that takes place each June 12th.
Gaia Photos is a new international photography source comprised of 41 photojournalists from around the world whose mission is to promote quality and diversity in documentary photography.
Born into a family of photographers 1976, Bevis Fusha earned a degree in Philosophy-Sociology from the University of Tirana, Albania.
Dedicated to photography, Bevis has been teaching photojournalism at the University of Tirana while contributing to several photo festivals, exhibitions and book projects, including the 2008 World Press Photo Book, "New Stories".
Bevis Fusha lives in Tirana Albania and is represented by the Anzenberger agency in Vienna, Austria. He is also a member of Metrocollective, a photographic collective in Washington DC, USA and is available for assignments.
Please Visit Us and view more of Bevis Fusha's photography.
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Photo © Bevis Fusha All Rights Reserved
Albania: Religious Pilgrimage
"For almost 50 years, religious beliefs were forbidden in Albania. Since citizens were forbidden from observing their faith during the Communist era,. Albania was officially the first atheist country in the world. Albania’s population is of mixed religious conviction, with Muslims, Catholics and Orthodox Christians living side by side."
Those remarks by Bevis Fusha in his photo essay Albania: Religious Pilgrimage now appearing on Gaia Photos, explain the past in order to give meaning to today's Albanian religious pilgrimage of all faiths to the fabled shrine of St. Anthony of Padua in Lac, northern Albania, that takes place each June 12th.
Gaia Photos is a new international photography source comprised of 41 photojournalists from around the world whose mission is to promote quality and diversity in documentary photography.
Born into a family of photographers 1976, Bevis Fusha earned a degree in Philosophy-Sociology from the University of Tirana, Albania.
Dedicated to photography, Bevis has been teaching photojournalism at the University of Tirana while contributing to several photo festivals, exhibitions and book projects, including the 2008 World Press Photo Book, "New Stories".
Bevis Fusha lives in Tirana Albania and is represented by the Anzenberger agency in Vienna, Austria. He is also a member of Metrocollective, a photographic collective in Washington DC, USA and is available for assignments.
Please Visit Us and view more of Bevis Fusha's photography.
You can also search for assignment photographers at Gaia Photos, a place to explore and discover the issues facing the diverse population and locations of our world, both near and far.
Please subscribe to our new features page to keep track of new stories too!
John Brown Photojournalist On LIGHTSTALKERS
My Mondo Library Photography
My Photoshelter Photography Archive Homepage
GAIA Photography and Photojournalism
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