A Look Inside the Maria Lionza Gathering in the Venzuelan Jungle – Feature Shoot

In the jungle heart of northern Venezuela, an annual pilgrimage takes place in which gatherers converge to honour their Queen, Maria Lionza. Pilgrims come from all over to seek spiritual guidance and wisdom in the ethereal backdrop of the jungle. Drawn in by this ritual from the moment he discovered it, Oregon-based photographer Troi Anderson attended various gatherings over the years to uncover a practice that has long been regarded as a cult, but is becoming moderately more mainstream. We talk to the photographer to find out more about his series, Espiritismo: Theater and Trance.