"Walking in The Light" is John Cohen's photographic journey towards
and through gospel music. From 1954 to 1964 he photographed in the
black churches of East New York, on the streets of New Haven, in
the home of blind Reverend Gary Davis, as well as in the darkness
of a boxing gym and the blackness of coal shovelers at an
industrial site. Of all these images, those of worshippers at a
small church in Harlem form the emotional centerpiece of Cohen's
journey, where music leads to spiritual release in trances and
dances. The last destination of this odyssey is Johns Island, South
Carolina, where Gullah children connect to African ancestors
through games and play. Cohen's photographs of musical performances
in religious settings reflect the inner sound expressed on the face
of a singer, a soulful expression, the quality of light that
illuminates the face of a child, or the intensity of a prayer.
Sound, song and religious feeling are permanently rendered in black
and white.
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