Interior of a Gothic cathedral, looking along a side aisle or chapel. Tall, richly coloured stained glass windows — depicting biblical scenes and figures in reds, blues, greens and golds — dominate the right-hand wall, their light casting vivid pools of amber, red and yellow onto the ancient worn stone floor slabs, many of which appear to be medieval grave markers. To the left, Gothic pointed arches recede into shadow, and a recumbent stone effigy (likely a tomb monument) is visible against the far wall. The overall atmosphere is one of age, reverence, and dramatic, jewel-like light.

3/5 Ely Cathedral

The sun shines through the stained glass to illuminate the floor in #ElyCathedral last week.

#fourthirds #Olympus7_14mmf4
#OMSystemsOM1

#stainedglass #photography #churchphotography #architecturephotography

Interior of a grand Gothic cathedral nave, reflected symmetrically along a horizontal axis to create a mirror image. The upper half shows the real view looking down the nave toward the altar: tall Norman and Gothic stone arches line both sides, with slender clustered columns rising to a richly painted wooden ceiling decorated with colourful biblical scenes, medallions, and heraldic motifs in red, gold, green, and blue. A delicate Gothic choir screen stands in the middle distance, with stained glass windows glowing beyond it. The lower half is a perfect mirror reflectiongiving the impression of a still water surface running across the centre of the frame. The symmetry emphasises the cathedral's extraordinary length, height, and architectural rhythm.

2/5 Ely Cathedral 1

#ElyCathedral helpfully provide a mirror to help view the ceiling, but it works well for snaps too. Norman #romanesque arches and a Victorian painted ceiling.

#OMsystemOM1 #Olympus12100f4

#photography #churchphotography #architecturephotography

A richly decorated octagonal ceiling of a cathedral, photographed looking up. A stunning fan-vaulted dome radiates outward from a central circular medallion depicting a haloed Christ figure surrounded by angels, with ribs of gold, cream, and green fanning out symmetrically to the eight sides. Between the ribs, painted panels in deep teal and red are adorned with angels and gold stars. Below the dome, a ring of tall stained glass windows in blue and jewel tones alternates with painted wall panels showing robed figures. The surrounding flat ceiling sections are covered in warm golden-ochre patterns of foliage and flowers with gilded borders, creating an extraordinarily ornate and colourful interior.

1/5 Ely Cathedral 1

Last week I had a short break in E Anglia starting with a visit to #ElyCathedral - best known for the octagonal lantern built in the 14th century after the original roof fell down.

#OMsystemOM1 #Olympus12100f4

#photography #churchphotography #architecturephotography

Stadium District. Tacoma, WA.
@harmanphoto Switch Azure.
#photography #blue #churchphotography #filmphotography

Aerial drone photograph of an ancient Medieval english church with distant views across hop fields and marshland

St. Mary Teynham, Kent uk. A #Medieval parish church with #Saxon roots and still surrounded on all sides by the #orchards and #agriculture that helped found it.

#landscapephotography #dronephotography #churchphotography #englishlandscape #kent #visitswale #church #architecture

An awning with the Greek text "ΑΓΙΟΣ ΓΕΡΑΣΙΜΟΣ" (Saint Gerasimos) and a cross, located above a door. The building features decorative stonework and is next to a colorful restaurant sign.

July 2017

Agios Gerasimos Greek Orthodox Church, Jamaica, Queens, NYC

#iphoneography #iphonephotography #churchphotography #agiosgerasimos #nyc #nycphotography #newyorkcity #newyorkcityphotography #queens #jamaicaqueens #jamaicany #greek #greekletters #greekalphabet #greekorthodox

St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Chapman, Kansas

#photographersofbluesky #photographersunited #b&w #blackandwhitephotography #ruralphotograhy #churchphotography #streetphotography

#photography #green #photos #photographer #canoncamera #myphotography #digital #church #churchphoto #churchphotography #europeanchurches #churches

#church #Gothic #berlin #photography #photographer #myphoto #digitalcamera #myphotography #digitalphotography #photographs #churchphotography

A black and white photograph taken inside a Gothic cathedral, looking through an ornate wrought-iron gate standing open within a pointed stone archway. Light filters through the gate's latticed metalwork, casting a striking dappled shadow pattern across the worn stone floor in the foreground. Beyond the threshold, steps lead up to the interior, where a figure in dark clothing is caught mid-movement, and another person is seated in the background. A stained glass window is visible in the distance, and a memorial plaque — bearing the name John Kemp, Archbishop of Canterbury — is mounted on the stone wall to the right.

Throwback Saturday

Looking for a snap with an #openings theme for today's #BlueSkyArtShow, I came across this 2017 pic from #CanterburyCathedral.

Taken with #OlympusEM1 and a PanasonicLeica 12-60mm f2.8 - 4.

#photography #churchphotography #architecturephotography #classicmono #blackandwhite

The dome of the Hagia Triada Greek Orthodox Church is being held up by the seraphs 🪽

#istanbul #turkey #turkiye #travelphotography #architecture #travel #exploretheworld #eastmeetswest #historicarchitecture #churchphotography #travelgram #culturalheritage #travelpics #architecturelovers

A Church in Reykjavik, Iceland. Gave this one some fun and horror-tinged color correction. #photography #churchphotography #horrorphotography #horrorart #churches #reykjavik #iceland

A church in Reykjavik, Iceland. I gave it a bit of a horror makeover for fun. #photography #churchphotography #churches #horrorphotography #horrorart #reykjavik #iceland

Catedral de Malaga. @patrickmhiggins #catedraldemalaga #domes #churchesofinstagram #spanisharchitecture #churchphotography

St. Mary Star of the Sea, a fine example of #GothicRevival #design built for the #Catholic population of #Hastings, an ancient #fishing town on the English south coast.

#EastSussex #Victorians #church #architecture #churchphotography #churchcrawling #SundayService

Vergoldetes, reich verziertes Kunstobjekt mit filigranen gotischen Architekturelementen. In der Mitte befindet sich eine kleine, farbig gefasste Figur in einer Nische, umgeben von zahlreichen feinen Ornamenten, Säulen und Bögen. Die Detailfülle und die aufwendige Verarbeitung stehen im Vordergrund.

'Glänzend' #FotoVorschlag

Es ist nicht alles Gold was glänzt aber in diesem Fall ist es alles Gold was glänzt.

#ES #Toledo #ChurchPhotography #Photo #Photography #ownwork #Nikon #LR #travelphotography
#amateurphotography #atmospheric

Reculver Towers, Kent uk. Ruins of a #Medieval church, once further inland, now perched on a cliff edge overlooking the #NorthSea.

#landscapephotography #churchphotography #englishlandscape #sunsetphotography #kent #hernebay #england #church #architecture #erosion #coastline #abandonedplaces

St. Margaret of Antioch, Halstow Creek Kent uk. A #saxon church with later additions, probably less idyllic in the days of #malaria than it is today.

#landscapephotography #churchphotography #englishlandscape #dronephotography #kent #medway #medieval #architecture #history #wetlands

A black-and-white photograph of a Gothic cathedral cloister corridor. The long, vaulted passageway features elaborate fan vaulting on the ceiling, rows of slender stone columns with pointed arches along the left side opening onto a courtyard, and a solid decorated wall with memorial plaques on the right. The stone-flagged floor leads the eye deep into the receding perspective. The architecture is richly ornamented with carved stonework throughout.

Throwback Saturday

Here's a 2017 snap from #CanterburyCathedral of the cloisters for the #stone theme of today's #BlueSkyArtShow

Taken with #OlympusEM1 and a PanasonicLeica 12-60mm f2.8 - 4.

#photography #churchphotography #architecturephotography #blackandwhite #classicmono

Rocket to Heaven--Peace United Church of Christ, Alma, Kansas

#iphonephotography #mobilephotography #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited #b&w #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography #monochorome #ruralphotography #AlmaKansas #churchphotography #architecturalphotography

Well Hill Mission Church, Kent uk.
- One of a tiny handful of remaining English wooden churches, built for agricultural labourers and opened in 1893.

#churchcrawling #churchphotography #kent #rare #church #architecture #woodenbuildings#kentdowns #hoppickers #englishlandscape #landscapephotography

St. Mary Higham, a #medieval church, once the parish church of #CharlesDickens now under care of the Churches Conservation Trust @visitchurches.bsky.social

#sunsetphotography #churchphotography #kent #church #archiitecture #churchcrawling #Victorians

Church Window, Des Peres, Missouri

#iphonephotography #mobilephotography #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited #b&w #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #streetphotography #urbanphotography #stl #stlouis #WestCounty #churchphotography

A peaceful Sunday moment captured in front of this beautiful church. ⛪️ Sometimes the quietest places bring the most reflection.

#SundayVibes #SundayReflection #ChurchPhotography #PeacefulMoments #WeekendCalm #Photography #Abgraphy44Photography

Vue intérieure de la Collégiale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Loup de Montereau-Fault-Yonne, montrant en vitrail en clair-obscur.

Vue intérieure de la Collégiale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Loup de Montereau-Fault-Yonne, montrant en vitrail en clair-obscur.

ℑ𝔰𝔬𝔩𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔢𝔱 𝔯𝔢̂𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔦𝔢.

#Église #Eglise #Church #Ecclesia #Vitrail #StainedGlass #ClairObscur #Chiaroscuro #Goth #Gothic #ArtGothique #GothicArt #GothArt #GothicChurch #MontereauFaultYonne #SeineEtMarne #ChurchPhotography #NotreDameEtSaintLoup #MoyenAge #MoyenÂge #MiddleAges #Medieval #Médiéval

St. Peter & St. Paul, Cudham London uk #historickent
-Saxon with later additions, one of the lost ancient parishes of Kent, subsumed into the London Borough of Bromley in 1965.
#london #bromley #kent #saxon #medieval #church #architecture #dronephotography #landscapephotography #churchphotography

This is a stunning upward-looking (worm's-eye view) photograph of the interior dome of St. Paul's Cathedral in London. The image captures the ornate ceiling directly above, showing the massive central dome ringed by windows that flood the space with natural light. The dome's interior is decorated with intricate gilded mosaics and painted scenes depicting religious narratives. Surrounding the central dome are elaborately coffered barrel-vaulted arches, pendentives filled with large-scale figurative paintings (scenes from the life of St. Paul, painted by Sir James Thornhill), and richly detailed gold and white plasterwork throughout. The symmetrical composition and HDR processing bring out the extraordinary depth and detail of Christopher Wren's Baroque masterpiece.

Throwback Saturday
Looking for a snap with a #round theme for the #BlueSkyArtShow I thought of this 2020 snap of the dome of St Paul's Cathedral.

#photography #churchphotography #architecturephotography #thesymmetryabove

#Laowa7_5mmf2 #OlympusEM1ii

A dramatic vertical panorama of a Gothic cathedral interior, shot looking both upward and forward simultaneously. The image creates a striking, almost kaleidoscopic effect where the vaulted stone ceiling dominates the upper two-thirds, with intricate fan vaulting and ribbed arches radiating outward symmetrically from the centre. The warm cream and grey stonework is elaborately carved, with clustered columns branching into sweeping Gothic arches. The lower third reveals the nave stretching toward a distant ornate altar and chancel screen, flanked by rows of columns and illuminated by stained glass windows at the far end. The extreme wide-angle perspective makes the ceiling appear to curve and fold over the viewer, giving the architecture an almost surreal, enveloping quality.

5/5 #SouthwarkCathedral

To finish this set here's a handheld #vertorama looking up and down the nave. Handheld is always a gamble - and there's a lot of post.

#Laowa7_5mmf2 #OMsystemOM1

#photography #churchphotography #architecturephotography

Lentern altar, St. Nicholas church Plumstead London uk. Origninally founded 12th century and significantly enlarged or renovated in every century.

#london #medieval #church #architecture #lent #stainedglass #altar #plumstead #churchphotography #architecturephotography

Three kneeling bronze funerary effigy figures in prayer poses, set within an ornate marble and gilded arch inside a Gothic cathedral. The figures, dressed in elaborate Elizabethan/Jacobean robes and ruffs, face each other in devotion. Through the arch, the cathedral's Gothic nave is visible with pointed arches and a golden angel sculpture in the background. The monument features dark green and red marble columns and panels with decorative gilded roundels along the arch.

4/5 Southwark Cathedral ...

has some well-preserved/restored momuments. This shows Alderman Richard Humble (d1616) , and his two wives Elizabeth and Isabel.
Made by Flemish refugee sculptors who lived on Bankside.

#Laowa7_5mmf2 #OMsystemOM1

#photography
#churchphotography
#southwarkcathedral