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We are grateful to all the communities who welcomed us into their hidden lives and entrusted us with photographing them at work, at worship and simply within their daily rhythm.

Faces & Figures

We are grateful to all the communities who welcomed us into their hidden lives and entrusted us with photographing them at work, at worship and simply within their daily rhythm.

Faces & Figures

We are grateful to all the communities who welcomed us into their hidden lives and entrusted us with photographing them at work, at worship and simply within their daily rhythm.

Carthusian monk in a blue hooded work habit bends to tend a bright spring flowerbed in his cell garden.
Carthusian monk reading an open book at his cell desk by a tall window, bookshelves lining the wall.
Benedictine monks in black habits gathered for a chant rehearsal, music books in hand.
Benedictine nun walking through a field of tall golden grass, woodland behind her.
Brother Daniel, sacristan of Buckfast Abbey, in white gloves laying out an embroidered gold vestment.
Cardinal Francis Arinze in his black cassock before the gilded high altar of Buckfast Abbey.
Benedictine monks seated in a circle for choir practice, the master of music at the grand piano.
Two Benedictine sisters in blue work habits working a vegetable plot, one on a rotavator, the other digging with a shovel.
Benedictine nuns in full habits playing a lively game of netball on the convent lawn, ball in mid-air.
Dom Alex Echeandía Loro painting the face of Christ on an icon board at a Buckfast Abbey iconography workshop.
A group of Carthusian monks in white habits and sun hats on a community walk along a wooded track.
Carthusian monk in a white habit stokes a glowing wood stove in his cell, kettle on top.
Benedictine abbot in his habit walking two black-and-white dogs along a tree-lined path.
Smiling Benedictine sister in a blue work habit and striped apron rolling out pastry on a floured worktop.
Artist Mother Joanna Jamieson beside her large paintings of the building of Buckfast Abbey, brush in hand.
Bishops and clergy in red vestments and mitres outside Buckfast Abbey after the Millennium celebration Mass.
Benedictine sister in a grey work habit and apron watering a leafy vegetable bed from a green can.
Benedictine nuns of St Cecilia's Abbey sitting and talking in a sunlit summer meadow of tall grass.
Abbots and abbesses of the English Benedictine Congregation in a group portrait outside Buckfast Abbey.
Bishop Nicholas Hudson smiling in the nave of Plymouth Cathedral on the day of his appointment.
Carthusian monk cycling away down the sunlit arched cloister at St Hugh's Charterhouse.
Elderly Carthusian monk on a vintage red tractor hauling a trailer of apples through the monastery orchard.
Smiling Benedictine monk holding a large, branching spray of pink flowers picked from the garden.
Benedictine nuns of Stanbrook Abbey with their abbess, Andrea Savage, seated centre for a smiling group portrait.
Elderly Benedictine monk annotating a page of sheet music with a red pencil, bent close in focus.
Two Benedictine monks laughing together on a garden bench in dappled summer sunlight.
Young Benedictine nun burning a design into a small wooden plaque with a pyrography pen.
Three Benedictine nuns playing a flute and recorders at music stands during a rehearsal.
Knights and dames of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre in red-cross capes before the altar at Buckfast Abbey.
Priests of the Diocese of Plymouth in red mozzettas with Bishop Nicholas Hudson at a chapel altar in the cathedral.
Carthusian monk in a blue hooded work habit bends to tend a bright spring flowerbed in his cell garden.
Carthusian monk cycling away down the sunlit arched cloister at St Hugh's Charterhouse.
Carthusian monk in a white habit stokes a glowing wood stove in his cell, kettle on top.
Benedictine monks in black habits gathered for a chant rehearsal, music books in hand.
Smiling Benedictine monk holding a large, branching spray of pink flowers picked from the garden.
Smiling Benedictine sister in a blue work habit and striped apron rolling out pastry on a floured worktop.
Brother Daniel, sacristan of Buckfast Abbey, in white gloves laying out an embroidered gold vestment.
Elderly Benedictine monk annotating a page of sheet music with a red pencil, bent close in focus.
Bishops and clergy in red vestments and mitres outside Buckfast Abbey after the Millennium celebration Mass.
Benedictine monks seated in a circle for choir practice, the master of music at the grand piano.
Young Benedictine nun burning a design into a small wooden plaque with a pyrography pen.
Benedictine nuns of St Cecilia's Abbey sitting and talking in a sunlit summer meadow of tall grass.
Benedictine nuns in full habits playing a lively game of netball on the convent lawn, ball in mid-air.
Knights and dames of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre in red-cross capes before the altar at Buckfast Abbey.
Bishop Nicholas Hudson smiling in the nave of Plymouth Cathedral on the day of his appointment.
A group of Carthusian monks in white habits and sun hats on a community walk along a wooded track.
Carthusian monk reading an open book at his cell desk by a tall window, bookshelves lining the wall.
Elderly Carthusian monk on a vintage red tractor hauling a trailer of apples through the monastery orchard.
Benedictine abbot in his habit walking two black-and-white dogs along a tree-lined path.
Benedictine nun walking through a field of tall golden grass, woodland behind her.
Benedictine nuns of Stanbrook Abbey with their abbess, Andrea Savage, seated centre for a smiling group portrait.
Artist Mother Joanna Jamieson beside her large paintings of the building of Buckfast Abbey, brush in hand.
Cardinal Francis Arinze in his black cassock before the gilded high altar of Buckfast Abbey.
Two Benedictine monks laughing together on a garden bench in dappled summer sunlight.
Benedictine sister in a grey work habit and apron watering a leafy vegetable bed from a green can.
Two Benedictine sisters in blue work habits working a vegetable plot, one on a rotavator, the other digging with a shovel.
Three Benedictine nuns playing a flute and recorders at music stands during a rehearsal.
Abbots and abbesses of the English Benedictine Congregation in a group portrait outside Buckfast Abbey.
Dom Alex Echeandía Loro painting the face of Christ on an icon board at a Buckfast Abbey iconography workshop.
Priests of the Diocese of Plymouth in red mozzettas with Bishop Nicholas Hudson at a chapel altar in the cathedral.
Carthusian monk in a blue hooded work habit bends to tend a bright spring flowerbed in his cell garden.
Carthusian monk cycling away down the sunlit arched cloister at St Hugh's Charterhouse.
Carthusian monk in a white habit stokes a glowing wood stove in his cell, kettle on top.
Benedictine monks in black habits gathered for a chant rehearsal, music books in hand.
Smiling Benedictine monk holding a large, branching spray of pink flowers picked from the garden.
Smiling Benedictine sister in a blue work habit and striped apron rolling out pastry on a floured worktop.
Brother Daniel, sacristan of Buckfast Abbey, in white gloves laying out an embroidered gold vestment.
Elderly Benedictine monk annotating a page of sheet music with a red pencil, bent close in focus.
Bishops and clergy in red vestments and mitres outside Buckfast Abbey after the Millennium celebration Mass.
Benedictine monks seated in a circle for choir practice, the master of music at the grand piano.
Young Benedictine nun burning a design into a small wooden plaque with a pyrography pen.
Benedictine nuns of St Cecilia's Abbey sitting and talking in a sunlit summer meadow of tall grass.
Benedictine nuns in full habits playing a lively game of netball on the convent lawn, ball in mid-air.
Knights and dames of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre in red-cross capes before the altar at Buckfast Abbey.
Bishop Nicholas Hudson smiling in the nave of Plymouth Cathedral on the day of his appointment.
A group of Carthusian monks in white habits and sun hats on a community walk along a wooded track.
Carthusian monk reading an open book at his cell desk by a tall window, bookshelves lining the wall.
Elderly Carthusian monk on a vintage red tractor hauling a trailer of apples through the monastery orchard.
Benedictine abbot in his habit walking two black-and-white dogs along a tree-lined path.
Benedictine nun walking through a field of tall golden grass, woodland behind her.
Benedictine nuns of Stanbrook Abbey with their abbess, Andrea Savage, seated centre for a smiling group portrait.
Artist Mother Joanna Jamieson beside her large paintings of the building of Buckfast Abbey, brush in hand.
Cardinal Francis Arinze in his black cassock before the gilded high altar of Buckfast Abbey.
Two Benedictine monks laughing together on a garden bench in dappled summer sunlight.
Benedictine sister in a grey work habit and apron watering a leafy vegetable bed from a green can.
Two Benedictine sisters in blue work habits working a vegetable plot, one on a rotavator, the other digging with a shovel.
Three Benedictine nuns playing a flute and recorders at music stands during a rehearsal.
Abbots and abbesses of the English Benedictine Congregation in a group portrait outside Buckfast Abbey.
Dom Alex Echeandía Loro painting the face of Christ on an icon board at a Buckfast Abbey iconography workshop.
Priests of the Diocese of Plymouth in red mozzettas with Bishop Nicholas Hudson at a chapel altar in the cathedral.

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Our work is trusted by the Vatican, the English Benedictine Congregation and monasteries worldwide.

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