Camino Pilgrims

The Camino Way is a 500-mile pilgrimage across northern Spain that finishes in Santiago de Compostela where it is believed the town's Cathedral holds the remains of St James. The route started at the beginning of the 9th century and now around 250,000 people walk it every year. On average it takes a pilgrim four to five weeks to complete the Camino and along the journey they can stay in special Camino hostels or albergues. Though some still walk the Camino as an act of religious devotion, others use it as a time to reflect on changes in their lives, as a spiritual quest or simply as a sporting endeavour. These images were taken near Leon, the halfway point of 'The Way of St James', the Camino's most popular route that starts in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. Whilst having the portraits taken I asked the pilgrims to think of the reasons they had started their pilgrimage and to reflect on the first half of the journey they had undertaken.