Featured Source for September 2025: Godong
1 September 2025
akg-images is proud to represent Godong, the photo agency of people and religions.
Based in Paris, Godong was founded in 2003 by photographers Pascal Deloche and Philippe Lissac. Renowned for its specialised coverage of world religions and NGO work in developing countries, Godong's archive features striking images that capture ceremonies, places of worship, sacred art, pilgrimages, and daily life across many faiths. Godong's work with humanitarian organisations allows them to document stories that highlight health, education, and social development efforts across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
akg-images holds almost 60,000 images from Godong. Enjoy these curated selections, and view the albums by clicking the orange header for each category. You can see more of the collection on the akg-images website.
People
Sadhu or holy man at Hindu pilgrimage site Pashupatinath. AKG10420498 © Pascal Deloche / Godong / akg-images
Mattia Villardita, wearing a Spider-Man costume, hands a mask to Pope Francis as they meet at the end of the weekly general audience at San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican AKG10420291 © Antoine Mekary / Godong / akg-images
Paris, Chinese New Year. AKG6373450 © Sebastien Desarmaux / Godong / akg-images
Boy on the day he is circumcised, Istanbul, Turkey. AKG6383009 © Pascal Deloche / Godong / akg-images
Rehabilitation center for street children, Nepal. AKG10420773 © Pascal Deloche / Godong / akg-images
Palestinian old man resting in East Jerusalem. Jerusalem, Israel. AKG6382490 © Philippe Lissac / Godong / akg-images
Bakery workers in Bukavu, DRC, 2023 AKG11631554 © Philippe Lissac / Godong / akg-images
Architecture
The sultan qaboos grand mosque. Mihrab. Muscat, United Arab Emirates. AKG6382743 © Pascal Deloche / Godong / akg-images
Kun Iam Temple. Macau, China.. AKG6371041 © Pascal Deloche / Godong / akg-images
The cloisters of New York : Cuxa cloister capitals (12th century). New York, United States of America. AKG6380857 © P Deliss / Godong / akg-images
Prague, Spanish Synagogue. Photo 2012. AKG6371120 © Fred de Noyelle / Godong / akg-images
Borobudur, 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple. UNESCO World Heritage. Stone Buddha statue. Java. Indonesia. AKG11632182 © Pascal Deloche / Godong / akg-images
Beyazit mosque. Istanbul , Turkey. AKG6383015 © Pascal Deloche / Godong / akg-images
Fourvière basilica. Lyon, France. AKG6381597 © Pascal Deloche / Godong / akg-images
Mahdia mosque Minaret. Mahdia, Tunisia. AKG6382983 © Philippe Lissac / Godong / akg-images
Ceremonies
Akodessewa fetish market in Lomé, voodoo ritual. Lomé, Togo. AKG6379832 © Pascal Deloche / Godong / akg-images
Easter vigil. Paris, France. AKG6373472 © Sébastien Désarmaux / Godong / akg-images
Sri Vadapathira Kaliamman hindu temple. Hindu Brahmin priest. Puja ceremony. Singapore. AKG6545029 © Pascal Deloche / Godong / akg-images
Brazzaville. St Anne's Basilica. Catholic mass. Liturgy of the catholic mass. Brazzaville, Congo. AKG6370755 © Pascal Deloche / Godong / akg-images
Art
Strasbourg Cathedral. The Last Supper. The final meal that Jesus shared with his Apostles in Jerusalem before his crucifixion. Strasbourg. France. AKG10417731 © Pascal Deloche / Godong / akg-images
Inner surface of the Florence Duomo (Santa Maria del Fiore) with the great fresco of the last judgment by Giorgio Vasari. Painted between 1572 and 1578. Florence, Italy. AKG6371365 © Robert Mulder / Godong / akg-images
Elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh . Kathmandu, Nepal. AKG6379470 © Pascal Deloche / Godong / akg-images
Holy Virgin and Saint John Kamé coptic monastery icon: The holy family. , Egypt. AKG6381516 © Pascal Deloche / Godong / akg-images
Islamic calligraphy : thanks to Allah. Bakou, Azerbaidjan. AKG6370254 © Philippe Lissac / Godong / akg-images
Fresco in Keur Moussa benedictine abbey church designed and painted in 1963 by monk Dom Georges Saget. Keur Moussa, Senegal. The life of Jesus Christ. AKG10416050 © Philippe Lissac / Godong / akg-images
Marian sanctuary our Lady of the lake Togo. The Holy Spirit descending on the Virgin Mary and the Apostles. Painting. Togo. AKG6545250 © Pascal Deloche / Godong / akg-images
Ganjuran Church. The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Holy spirit sculpture. Javanese-Christian style. Yogyakarta. Java. Indonesia. AKG11632468 © Pascal Deloche / Godong / akg-images
Details
Acupuncture . Beijing, China. AKG6381354 © Pascal Deloche / Godong / akg-images
Hand of a Nepali man ringing a sacred bell in a Kathmandu temple. AKG10420597 © Pascal Deloche / Godong / akg-images
Detail of a statue in Capilla del Agua. Malaga, Spain. AKG6371821 © Philippe Lissac / Godong / akg-images
Christian symbols. Klosterneuburg, Austria. AKG6369951 © Pascal Deloche / Godong / akg-images
Xu Mieu Pagoda. Interior of the temple. Buddha figurine. An Giang Province. Mekong Delta, Vietnam. AKG11632681 © Pascal Deloche / Godong / akg-images
Torah reading in a synagogue in Paris. AKG6373788 © Pascal Deloche / Godong / akg-images
Saint Peter Enthroned statue. Arnolfo di Cambio. St. Peter's Basilica. Rome, Italy.AKG6378267 © Catherine Leblanc / Godong / akg-images
Vishnu lying on naga snakes at Buddha Nilkantha temple. Kathmandu, Nepal. AKG6379463 © Pascal Deloche / Godong / akg-images
Asian Civlisations Museum. Old Quran in arabic. Maly Peninsula. 19th century. Paper ink, coloured and gold pigments. Singapore. AKG10418280 © Pascal Deloche / Godong / akg-images
Prayer flags. Beijing, China. AKG6381411 © Pascal Deloche / Godong / akg-images
Our Lady of la Salette. Shrine of Our Lady of la Salette. AKG9917274 © akg-images / Godong.jpg)
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