Faces of the faithful

Faces of the faithful: Radiant smile illuminates devout ascetic as he disembarks from ship at Saudi Arabia’s port of Jeddah on his way to Mecca to fulfill a lifetime’s ambition. All are dressed in the Ihram, two pieces of seamless cloth, which represent a state of purity, wealthy and poor, mingling alike as brothers obeying the divine command not to cut nails or hair, hunt, argue, fight or engage in sex. Kenya's renowned photojournalist Mohamed Amin portrays these crowning moments in the life of men, rich and poor, from places as far apart as Malaysia and Mali, Nigeria and Japan, Indonesia and Iraq.
He was among the first to be given permission to photograph sections of the Sacred Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina.