Light - the primary source of energy for the universe - is the central image of many religions and the photographer's chief resource. The word "photography" derives from the Greek and means, literally, “light writing.”
Chrsitianity uses light as a metaphor for a vairety of things. It can be seen as representing Chirst (" I am the light of the world..") or as a symbol for knowledge and wisdom combatting the darkness of ignorance. Also as a symbol of purity and selflessness as opposed to the opacity of selfishness.
Many cathedrals in history have been designed with a mutitude of windows to assist in drawing the eye toward heaven. As a result of the large population of church goers cathedrals can often be daunting as they are large cavernous buildings, where footsteps echo and eery choirs sing
With this is mind, I wish to communicate that idea of cavernous spaces and of the "battle" between darkness and light; knowledges and ignorance in the christian context.
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