Sorry if my editing caused any confusion. I would rather propagate a little confusion than fan the beginning of a series of flames.
Dalethorn is correct. Yaakov Sinclair did mention religion in a post on another thread of the LL forums, which I had not seen. In his post, which can be viewed
HERE Rabbi Sinclair provided a bit of personal history, and explained how his book came to be published. In addition to discussing some interesting technical aspects of his photos, he also told the story of how his project changed from a written work with religious themes illustrated with a few photographs, to a photographic work with religious themes that still contained a little writing.
I think Yaakov's rather long post was a heartfelt and lucid description of the journey taken by one artist to publish a book of his photographs. I don't think it qualifies as a rant, and I don't think Yaakov is pushing his religious beliefs on these forums. I don't see anything wrong with explaining how one's religious beliefs influence his art. Apparently, dalethorn sees things differently. We will just have to agree to disagree.
The matters of faith that are most critical to me this weekend and next are those concerning the basketball gods.
Go Tar Heels!John