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How do you express yourself or your spirituality? Do you journal and write how you are feeling at the moment, or do you draw to show your thoughts or dreams? Catch a glimpse of how one amazing Beliefnet member is using her gift of spiritual photography<\/a> to show the world her faith. Check out her photos – from an altar in Spain to a simple cross. Let this deaf artist inspire you to take your own pictures of spirituality.
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