by Geoffrey | Oct 23, 2023 | Art, Bristol, Documentary, Skateboarding, UK, United Kingdom, Urban
These photographs depict the urban landscape between the River Frome and the B4058, and beneath the M32, in Bristol, UK. Share...
by Geoffrey | Sep 27, 2023 | Bristol, Skateboarding, Spirituality, Street art, UK, United Kingdom, Urban
‘Skateboarders never want to talk about religion, unless it’s to praise their favorite ‘switch god,’ show off their burning nun graphic, or ridicule an aging, born-again pro. But, as a skateboarding sociologist that focuses his research on religion, I...
by Geoffrey | Sep 21, 2023 | Ganges, India, Uttarkashi
The Ganges rushed its way through Uttarkashi, with little to no idle chit chat. As a goddess, Ganga remained young, excitable and in a rush to leave the mountains and to slow and mature on the plains far below. After heavy rains Her volume...
by Geoffrey | Sep 19, 2023 | Antyesti, Ganges, India, Shiva, Spirituality, Uttarkashi, Varanasi
It is not long before, whilst walking along the banks of the river Ganges in India, one is confronted by the spectacle of flames emanating from a large fire beside the flowing river. Upon looking more closely, one sees that the flames consume a...
by Geoffrey | Sep 19, 2023 | Art, Cornwall, Penzance, Sculpture Gardens, UK, United Kingdom, West Penwith
Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, Penzance
by Geoffrey | Sep 19, 2023 | Cornwall, Spirituality, UK, United Kingdom, West Penwith
What is a Celtic landscape? The great atlantic ocean buffets the granite cliffs of the West Penwith coastline. The high craggy moors cut through the low scudding clouds. The twisted knotty woods conceal groves where healing wells and clouties draw...
by Geoffrey | Sep 14, 2023 | Art, Ganges, India, Shiva, Spirituality, Street art, Uttarkashi
“There is no such country, and this is the first and most essential fact about India that can be learned. India is a name, which we give to to a great region including a multitude of different countries. There is no general Indian term that corresponds to it....
by Geoffrey | Aug 21, 2023 | India, Kumbh Mela, Spirituality
About a decade ago I attended a magnificent religious festival at the city then called Allahabad. Approximately 100 million people attended from all over India and from around the world, gathering in a great temporary city on a sandy flood plain where...
by Geoffrey | Aug 20, 2023 | Ganges, Gita Press, India, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Morocco, Rishikesh, Transcendental Meditation
These are photographs taken at the decaying ashram of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi situated on a slight hill on the outskirts of Rishikesh several months ago. It is a large sprawling site, partially reclaimed by nature, though the combination of decay and...
by Geoff | Jul 31, 2023 | Cemetery, Christian, Delhi, Documentary, India, Paherganj, Spirituality, Syncretism
It is hard to believe that in the teeming city of New Delhi there exists a quiet spot where the union of two nationalities and religions is celebrated. Just outside of its large walls, the busy markets of Paher Ganj and Delhi continue. I had arrived... 
