I entered into the over-a-millenium-old tradition of making a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain. Starting on the French/Spanish border in the village of St-Jean-Pied-de-Port, I crossed the country on foot, journeying to the cathedral in Santiago and continuing to the Galician coast. I was alone, but surrounded by thousands of fellow pilgrims all on our respective journeys.
It was an experience wrought with challenges physically (I injured my ankle on the first day), mentally (sometimes you just want to stop altogether) and emotionally (many past difficulties reared their heads in particularly lonely moments). I am a different person for having made the pilgrimage.
Though I did capture some moments connected to my own experience on the way, I spent most of my photography time making landscapes while walking. Photography, though always present in my life, was not my priority during the trek. But exploring new inner-space territory was matched by exploring new territory photographically. Here is a selection of images from parts of the over-five-hundred-mile trek.
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