by Mary Jordan
First published 2021
Mary Jordan moves through America with her camera, seeking moments that reveal the country's hidden stories. She finds herself at the nation's oldest shrine, a mission founded on September 8, 1565, where centuries of prayer have worn smooth the stone steps. The light falls differently here, and Jordan must decide whether her lens can capture what pilgrims have sought for over four hundred years. Her journey takes her to Coral Castle, where Edward Leedskalnin carved his mysterious monument from stone. Jordan faces the challenge every photographer knows: how to freeze time without losing the life within it. As she frames each shot, she discovers that the camera reveals as much about the person behind it as the subjects before it.
Genres: art, travel, 21st-century, photography
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, slice-of-life
Setting: America, Coral Castle, Mission
Period: September 8, 1565
114 pages · Hardcover · Independently published