Serpent in the Wilderness

Serpent in the Wilderness is a visual exploration of yoga that emerged from photographer Andy Richter’s personal practice and experience. After studying yoga for years, he decided to use his medium – photography – to search for the essence of the practice. For more than half a decade, he traveled to places that are historically relevant to yoga’s past, as well as to places that embody its living present, documenting a variety of yoga traditions with many of the world’s great saints and yogis.The book reveals hidden layers and rarely seen dimensions of a profoundly spiritual path and way of life, from ashrams and caves throughout India to living rooms across America.

Andy Richter is a photographer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA). Andy’s work has been exhibited internationally and he is represented by Verbatim and Novus Select/Aurora Photos. He has received numerous awards and been recognized by American Photography, Photolucida, the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, and the International Photography Awards. He is a recipient of the Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant for 2017. Serpent in the Wilderness is his first book.