Jeppe Bøje Nielsen’s Photos of the Gatherings at Lourdes

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A Photographic Vision in Lourdes

To secular sorts, the spectacle of pilgrims flocking to Lourdes in France can be puzzling. For Jeppe Boje Nielsen, photographing it was challenging — and humbling.

via Lens Blog: https://archive.nytimes.com/lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/17/a-photographic-vision-at-lourdes/

To secular sorts, it’s a hard thing to grasp. For Jeppe Bøje Nielsen, a Danish photographer, it was a challenge. He spent a month last summer amid the throngs who packed the Masses and processions at the French town, intent on avoiding the straightforward documentary approach that other photographers had relied on.