17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
The Not-So-Straight and Narrow Path to Church
An Ethiopian Orthodox priest walks a safe distance from the edge of the cliff on his way to one of the rock-hewn churches that dot the mountains of Tigray. The wires are for two things, lights that help guide the faithful who climb in the dark to pre-dawn services at the active churches, and loudspeakers above the church doors to call from the mountaintops to believers below.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 05.2018 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2019 |
Photo Location: | Hawzen, Ethiopia |
Camera: | ILCE-7M2 |
Copyright: | © John Dwyer |