The Land:
These photographs were made in Israel and the West Bank in March 2014 as part of a reporting trip for coveringreligion.org, where these photos first appeared.
Three young men in the Jalazone refugee camp north of Ramallah, capital of the Palestinian Authority, hours after three Palestinians were killed during an IDF raid in Jenin. The posters in the window commemorate young men killed in IDF raids during the recent peace talks.
A young boy looks up from sweeping in the Jalazone refugee camp north of Ramallah, capital of the Palestinian Authority. Jalazone was established by the United Nations in 1949.
Pilgrims pose with IDF soldiers at Qasar el Yahud, a site on the Jordan River where many Christians believe Jesus was baptized. As the river marks the once-contentious border between Israel and Jordan, armed soldiers stand at the pilgrimage sites on both sides. The road to the Israeli side from Jericho cuts through a field of land mines.
Three men walking past the wall of the Old City of Jerusalem after Shabbat.
A man peddles fruit in the town of Akko.
A worshiper lights a candle at the Church of St. Gabriel. The church is built atop the spring where the Greek Orthodox faith holds that the Angel Gabriel informed the Virgin Mary that she would give birth to Jesus Christ.
A Nun looks back towards her sisters on the roof of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. A Christian holy site administered by six competing denominations, the roof is currently disputed between the Coptic and Ethiopian Orthodox faiths.
A worshiper kneels to pray at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, as others wait in line to kneel at the spot where they believe Jesus Christ was crucified.
Pilgrims kneel at the Stone of Unction inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. The stone is where Christians believe Jesus was anointed after his crucifixion.
A worshiper inside the Aedicule at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, believed to be the site of the tomb of Jesus Christ.
Graffiti on the street in the Old City of Jerusalem.