Caponigro, Paul. Stone Churches of Ireland by Paul Caponigro.

Number 9 in the Lodima Book Portfolio series. Lodima Press, 2007. Softcover edition of 1,000. 17 previously unpublished photographs reproduced with Lodima's impeccable standards in 600-line screen quadtone. As new, softbound,  Summary:

Published in 2007 by Lodima Press as Volume 9 of its Portfolio Book series, Stone Churches of Ireland by Paul Caponigro is a 24-page softcover monograph featuring a collection of 14 quadtone reproductions. Serving as an extension of his celebrated work on prehistoric megaliths and monoliths, the volume presents Caponigro’s quiet, contemplative photographs of early Christian structures dating back to the sixth and seventh centuries. Printed in 600-line screen quadtone, the black-and-white plates capture the weathered textures, rustic geometry, and raw organic presence of these ancient stone sanctuaries. Caponigro approaches these sacred sites not merely as architectural history, but as spiritual extensions of the landscape itself—showing how the primitive stonework echoes the pagan past, harmonizes with the earth, and evokes a deep sense of timeless mystery.

Paul Caponigro (1932–2024) was an American landscape and still-life photographer renowned for capturing the spiritual and mystical qualities of natural forms, ancient architecture, and sacred landscapes. Born in Boston, he initially studied piano at the Boston University College of Music before turning his focus to photography. He studied under Minor White and drew deep inspiration from West Coast masters like Ansel Adams and Edward Weston. Over a career spanning seven decades, Caponigro became celebrated for his master prints and contemplative studies of stone monuments—including Celtic megaliths in Ireland and England, temples in Japan, and the woodlands of New England. A recipient of two Guggenheim Fellowships and three National Endowment for the Arts grants, his work has been widely published, exhibited internationally, and collected by major institutions including the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.