ThebaidStore

Welcome! I am a photographer, and recently published a coffee table photo book of my multi-year pilgrimage to Orthodox Christian monasteries across North America. I've been practicing photography for fifty years, culminating in this unique, 10-year project, traveling to dozens of Orthodox Christian monasteries in the Lower 48 and Alaska to create numinous fine-art images of the monastic life, striving to convey through visual means the unseen spiritual life of monks and nuns of North America. You can learn more, see sample pages, and order the finished book — published by St Tikhon's Monastery Press in South Canaan PA — at thebaid.org. With the beautiful design elements we created for the book, I decided to launch this special Zazzle store to provide unique, high quality products for those who wish to have a keepsake or memento, or would like to give a unique gift to help spread the word about The North American Thebaid Project. Thanks for visiting my store and website, and may all your pilgrimages be blessed! ~ Ralph H. Sidway, photographer/author