Where Stone Still Prays

Photographer

Gabi Steiner

Category

Editorial Photography - Feature Story

Company

Submission Group

Amateur

Year

2026

Country / Region:

Austria

It explores the spiritual world of Lalibela, Ethiopia, where faith is not confined to ritual, but embedded in everyday life and carved into ancient rock. Within the centuries-old rock-hewn churches, pilgrims, priests, and worshippers move through darkness and light in quiet devotion. The series reflects a timeless atmosphere in which sacred architecture and human presence become inseparable — a place where spirituality is lived with profound stillness, and prayer continues to echo through the stone itself.