Documentary Photographer Valeria Luongo is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘ A Sisterhood’. To see Valeria ’s body of work, click on any image.
In 2015 I started a long-term photographic project about the everyday life of a group of nuns living in a Convent in Rome. As a photographer and anthropologist I have always been interested in stories of people who live “radical” lives, those who decide to exist outside standard modes of living and make choices that influence their entire way of being. I wanted to see which kind of activities marked the daily life of a nun outside the prayer. The community who I documented for years is called Ravasco and takes this name from its founder. Once in the community, these women must learn how to live together, trying to understand and adapt to each other. Sometimes the age and cultural gap can be considerable; some are in their 80s and have spent the majority of their life in the community, others are really young and have just joined the Convent. It took me many years to create a relationship based on trust and to become familiar with the intricate details of their lives.
All images and text 2015-2018 © Valeria Luongo
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Great documentation. I love that they look like the real people they are. Nun’s orders are as diverse as fingerprints. I had two great-aunts who were Franciscan nuns. They didn’t wear habits, and they occasionally swore and drank beer.
Very nice photos. B&W makes these photos show emotion.