About Lawrence OP  

Welcome! This is a collection of my own photos, mainly of church architecture and art, particularly stained glass, but also of scenes from life in Oxford and in our Dominican priory, and the peregrinations of an itinerant friar!



No... that's not taken in our priory but in the Lady chapel of Ely Cathedral!

With almost 6000 photos now uploaded, viewing the collection may be a bit confusing! Just click here. This should take you to a marginally more manageable page of my photos kind-of-organized into Sets, which you can then view according to place, category etc.

Several years ago, I began uploading photos to Flickr to support my first blog, Fruit of Contemplation. Mixed in with those were a few images from the internet and Flickr was a useful tool when the Blogger photo uploading was playing up.

Now, I mainly post my own photos here for the enjoyment of my family and friends and because I enjoying sharing my shots with other Flickr users and groups! According to Flickr, there have since been over 1 million views of my collection!

This article tells the story behind my passion for photography and this Flickr gallery.

Thanks to Flickr, I'm always on the lookout for more and better shots, and with the gift of my first DSLR camera (a Canon 450D) and a set of lenses in the summer of 2008, I enjoy photography as an art. Above all, I use photography as a way to relax, to view the world with deeper attention, and to seek beauty in God's creation.

Occasionally some of my photos have come to the attention of publishers and my work has been used in various international newspapers and magazines, iPhone applications, blogs and websites, book covers and as book illustrations. When used for commercial purposes, I simply ask for a donation to be sent to me for the English Dominicans.

If you like my Flickr photos and wish to show your appreciation in some way, you may wish to make a donation anyway. Please click here to go to our Blackfriars Oxford donation site to make a secure online donation.

The following are some of my photos that have been on Flickr's Explore:




I'm currently living and studying at Blackfriars, Oxford where indeed, I myself am a 'Blackfriar'.



You may also be interested to take a look at our Dominican students' blog: Godzdogz!
Or visit the English Dominican Province website which I designed and built in 2008 using photos from my collection.

I'm Male and Taken.

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