John Stanmeyer

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John Stanmeyer is an American photojournalist based in Otis, Massachusetts. His career began in Tampa, Florida at the Tampa Tribune where he began working on international assignments traveling to various African and European countries and India.

 

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  • Haiti, 2009 At Haiti’s Saut d’Eau waterfall, pilgrims bathe and converse in the icy waters during the festival of the Virgin of Miracles, a celebration that honors a reported apparition of the Virgin Mary on top of a palm tree.
    Photo by: John Stanmeyer
  • Haiti, 2009 Vodou and Christianity meld at the Saut d’Eau waterfall in Ville Bonheur, Haiti, where believers pray to the Virgin Mary and welcome spirits said to inhabit the falls.
    Photo by: John Stanmeyer
  • Japan, 2009 Located near Tokyo, the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel attracts tourists with its temple-like design, but its purpose is to prevent major waterways and rivers from overflowing during heavy rains and typhoons.
    Photo by: John Stanmeyer
  • Laos, 2009 A woman launches an offering on the Mekong River, known to Laotians as the “mother of waters.” The occasion is Boun Pi Mai Lao, the New Year’s celebration, in April.
    Photo by: John Stanmeyer
  • Japan, 2009 In Japan’s Mie Prefecture, the sacred cascade at the Tsubaki Grand Shrine washes away impurities. The Shinto ritual called misogi shuho celebrates the communion among worshipper, waterfall and the creative life force of the universe.
    Photo by: John Stanmeyer
  • Turkey, 2009 Muslims perform wudu, the ritual washing before prayers, at Istanbul’s Beyazit Mosque. “Cleanliness is half of faith,” Muhammad told followers.
    Photo by: John Stanmeyer
  • Maine, USA, 2009 A cross hewn in the ice of Maine’s Kennebec River by parishioners of St. Alexander Nevsky Russian Orthodox Church commemorates the baptism of Christ. Water from the Epiphany carving will be used to bless the church.
    Photo by: John Stanmeyer
  • Turkey, 2009 According to the Greek Orthodox Church, seven-month-old Stellios Theodore Gikas will be dipped three times during a baptism ceremony at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, Turkey.
    Photo by: John Stanmeyer
  • Ukraine, 2009 A Hasidic Jew in Ukraine immerses himself before Rosh Hashanah in a quarry pool that serves as a mikvah, a body of water used for spiritual cleansing.
    Photo by: John Stanmeyer
  • India, 2009 Shiva lords over Suraj Water Park near Mumbai, where locals enjoy the universal pleasure of swimming and splashing on a hot day. Recreation commands a growing share of the world’s water use.
    Photo by: John Stanmeyer
  • Japan, 2009 Tending body and soul, Taizo Noda bathes in the mineral-rich waters of an onsen, or hot spring, near Osaka, Japan. Hours spent soaking, says the 72-year-old, are “the secret of long life.”
    Photo by: John Stanmeyer
  • India, 2009 India’s holiest river, the Ganges, is scribbled with light from floating oil lamps during the Ganga Dussehra festival in Haridwar. Hindus near death often bathe in the river; some are later cremated beside it and have their ashes scattered in its depths.
    Photo by: John Stanmeyer
  • Mexico, 2009 The Maya believed natural wells, such as the Xkeken cenote in Mexico’s Yucatán, led to the underworld. Water flows through human existence, scribing a line between life and death.
    Photo by: John Stanmeyer
  • Laos, 2009 The new year in Laos is celebrated with a splash—so much so that in parts of Louangphrabang, a city along the Mekong River, water pressure drops to a trickle during the Boun Pi Mai Lao festival.
    Photo by: John Stanmeyer

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