Rewaant LLC

Case study

Photography as Prayer

  • Photography as Prayer
  • Software
  • React Native · Expo · REST API · Firebase

A cross-platform photo-meditation app for photographer Rona Talcott, with guided practices, a camera, field guides, and tools for saving and sharing photographs on iOS and Android.

View on the App Store
Photography as Prayer listing on the App Store, with the app screens below.
  • 01

    The challenge

    The project called for a mobile experience that brought photography and guided reflection together. It needed to support the practices themselves, and the features around capturing, organizing, and sharing photographs.

    Photography as Prayer on the App Store.
  • 02

    The starting point

    The product concept was a guided photo-meditation app. The intended experience combined photography prompts and field guides with camera functionality and supporting content.

    Photography as Prayer on the App Store.
  • 03

    The approach

    Rewaant collaborated with Chicago-based photographer Rona Talcott and led most of the mobile application and backend development, turning the product concept into the application experience.

    Photography as Prayer on Google Play.
  • 04

    What we built

    Key parts of the mobile application and backend, including custom camera functionality, CMS architecture, notifications, and platform integrations.

    Photography as Prayer on the App Store.
  • 05

    The technical work

    Mobile application development with React Native and Expo, backend functionality, REST API integration, Firebase, custom camera capabilities, content management, and notifications.

    Photography as Prayer on Google Play.
  • 06

    The result

    A mobile app that lets people follow guided photography practices and work with photographs inside the app. It is published for iPhone on the App Store and on Google Play.

    Photography as Prayer on the App Store.
  • 07

    The technology

    React Native, Expo, a REST API, and Firebase.

    Photography as Prayer on Google Play.
  • 08

    What happened next

    The app was published on the App Store and Google Play. The listings describe guided photo-meditations, a built-in camera, field guides, and ways to save and share photographs.

    Photography as Prayer on the App Store.

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