Since the first Sunday Photo post, I’ve been saving this one for now…
The lanterns at Bongeunsa are simple red plastic lotus lanterns, but in 2008, when I shot this one, there was an interesting variety.
The lanterns create a very warm atmosphere around the halls, especially just after evening ceremony, lit against in twilight’s electric blue, and the people leaving the Dharma Hall are glowing like lanterns themselves.
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My name is Joseph Bengivenni but I usually go by the moniker Ox Herder online.
I’m a Canadian artist, photographer, and writer who has been living in Korea since 2005. During that time, I developed a deep appreciation for Korea’s mountains and the ‘Sansa’, Mountain Temples, found within them.
In recent years, I’ve focused my efforts on documenting Korea’s official list of traditional temples and hermitages. Of the 991 on the list, I’ve currently visited 560 of them. I consider it my life-long pilgrimage. Follow me here or @oxherder.photography on Instagram as I continue this ongoing journey.
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Lit a warmness in everyone’s heart.