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According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, photographers can expect a 13% employment growth between 2010 and 2020, which is about as fast as the average when compared to…
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, photographers can expect a 13% employment growth between 2010 and 2020, which is about as fast as the average when compared to…
On my way to Cairo I developed a plan to photograph and document the zekr; a form of ritual performed by Sufis, a sect of Islam frequently considered as too liberal and too progressive by the more orthodox theological authorities in Egypt and the Islamic world. It was a tall order since I was after the authentic zekr, not some version diluted or prettified for the tourists and tour groups. It was therefore by pure luck that I discovered someone with strong connections to one of the Sufi tariqahs or sub-sects, and who promised me full access to a number of these rituals. The devotions of many Sufis center on the zekr, a ceremony at which music, body movements, and chants induce a state of ecstatic trance in the disciples. (more…)