Sacred: In Search of Meaning

The beauty of nature and the divine gestures of the natural landscape have inspired countless cultures to create remarkable buildings. Chris Rainier has spent forty years searching for the sacred, from the peaks of Tibet to the icebergs of Antarctica, from the vibrant mysticism of India to the mysteries of the Silk Road. His photographs capture the wonder and awe inherent in all these sites, offering spiritually driven glimpses of ancient monuments and haunting landscapes from around the world.

Format: Hardback
Length: 284 pages
Publication date: 23 November 2022
Publisher: Insight Editions

Numerous cultures have found it in the magnificence of nature and what can be called the divine gestures of the nature landscape. We looked to the majesty of snowcapped mountains, the glow of the full moon, the power of a magical waterfall, the endless sands of the Sahara Desert, the towering height of the tallest trees, and the subtle essence of a lotus flower. We created remarkable buildings to the essence of what we felt to be sacred.

What is sacred and what do cultures around the world consider sacred? What is sacred to a Muslim, a Tibetan monk, a Native American, a Christian elder, an atheist, a mountaineer, a poet, or an artist?

Chris Rainier has spent the last forty years in search of the sacred––from the peaks of Tibet to the icebergs of Antarctica, from the vibrant mysticism of India to the mysteries of the Silk Road, from the jungles of New Guinea to the druid stones of Scotland, and from the deserts of the Southwest United States to the rock art of aboriginal Australia and Africa. Rainier's photographs masterfully capture the wonder and awe inherent to all these sites.

Sacred presents photographs from this lifelong journey. The collection offers spiritually driven glimpses of ancient monuments and haunting landscapes from around the world––each echoing with the energy of timeless and sacred power places.

RENOWN PHOTOGRAPHER AND AUTHOR: Chris Rainier is a documentary photographer and National Geographic explorer who is highly respected for his documentation of endangered cultures and traditional languages around the globe.

AWARD-WINNING PHOTOGRAPHY: Rainier was Ansel Adams last photo assistant and has contributed numerous photographs for the United Nations, UNESCO, Amnesty International, Conservation International, the Smithsonian Institution, CNN, BBC, NPR, National Geogr.

Weight: 2726g
Dimension: 305 x 305 x 36 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781647224578