St Cynhaearn, Ynyscynhaearn Gwynedd, Wales
I drove past the entry to the causeway that leads to St. Cynhaearn about three times.
It's tiny and very narrow. Edging the van through the gate and then along the thin causeway felt like an act of pilgrimage. The landscape enforces a reverential pace towards a church that is only revealed at the last stages of the journey. To think that this church was originally surrounded by water, a sanctuary that is tucked away from the coast and prying Viking eyes.
This place has a feeling of sanctuary and it lead me into a creative process that was a sanctuary in itself.
I'm only sharing a couple of the 'pro' images I took on the day. That's something that Friends of Friendless Churches is doing over on their Twitter profile. The rest are images taken of my process and with my iPhone.
With express permission from Friends of Friendless Churches and the landowner, I stayed overnight in readiness for first light outside and in.
The light was sweet first thing in the morning and I drank it in.
St Cynhaearn's, Ynyscynhaearn, Gwynedd - Friends of Friendless Churches
At the end of an ancient causeway, you'll find St Cynhaearn's. A church that was built on an island in the now-drained lake of Llyn Ystumllyn
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