Churchgoers, 2023

Photographed with a Contax T2 in Ciudad Delgado, El Salvador in 2023.

I was wandering around Ciudad Delgado one night when I came across a group of churchgoers gathering indoors. The older women would jump up and down with their eyes closed, reaching out blindly until they touched someone, who would then begin the same ritual themselves. My camera had failed, and I had to make a difficult decision: keep the roll of film already inside the camera, or risk losing it to photograph what was happening in front of me. With film, that's not a decision you take lightly. I decided to take the chance.

What's included with this print

• Printed from a high-resolution scan of the original 35mm film negative
• Hand-signed by Tj Belfiore
• Certificate of Authenticity included
• A story card with details about the photograph and the moment it was captured

Shipping & delivery

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• Rolled in a protective tube or framed if selected
• Framed prints use shatterproof acrylic, not glass
• Tracking and insurance included

Please note: the image shown is a low-resolution web scan and doesn't fully represent your final print. Your physical photo will be cropped slightly to accommodate the print's border, may show more detail in areas like eyes or hair, and will be printed at a much higher resolution with richer contrast and tonality.