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Every friday morning, the past several months, Palestinian residents of the village Ni’ilin protest together with Israeli and international activists against the seperation fence which is being errected west of the village.
The fence, a source of heated discussion which I’d preffer not to get into at the moment, attracts a lot of media attention and [...]
That’s it.
In the span of 48 hours I have posted enough journal entries to cover the general body of work I’ve amassed over the last year or so.
If any of you wish to get the general gist of what my first year in photography has been like - just go to the first entry in [...]
Andrea & Stephanie’s course was about building an intimate photo essay.
Out job was to choose a subject, find the people who fit into that subject and get close to them in order to build a personal and intimate project.
I chose, for some unexplainable reason, to focus on the Emo youth around the city.
Together with one [...]
Several days later, the workshop began.
The evening before the first official day of the workshop, an opening night party was held at the AAVI.
At the party Yuda and I had our first encounter with photography students from around the world, and we both came away with the feeling that the photojournalism community is not one [...]
The next day after the Death metal concert & riot, Yuda and I decided to go back to the the aftermath of the rioting.
There was none.
I guess the Mexicans are used to this kind of violent rioting, because everything seemed back to normal.
Walking around the Zocolo’s area we came across a group of Mexicans dressed [...]
In my last post I explained to you guys about the Foundry Photojournalism workshop and about arriving in Mexico.
Now I want to show you the first set of images I made while there.
On out forth day in Mexico, Yuda and I made our way to the Zocolo. Mexico city’s main square where social activity is [...]
Being the internetoholic that I am, one of the first things I did once photojournalism sparked my interest was find my self an online community.
Back in 2000 when I began working as a freelance designer I discovered how powerful and helpful online communities and forums are. And I figured if there ever were a profession [...]
Hebron is a monster project.
This city, one of the oldest in the highly disputed land which spans between the Jordan river and the Mediterrainian, is currently populated by Israeli settlers, Palestinians and IDF soldiers.
The Palestinian population has been the majority in the city for the last several decades, and has had roots in the city [...]
Wing of Love is a small volunteer organisation operating in the Israeli town of Gadera.
The organisation run a unique program helping rehabilitate problematic young men, still underage, who have a history of drugs or violence in their home.
Restrained by court order from going to home to their parents, these kids have little options as of [...]
A month after the Catholics, Protestants and the rest of the gang made their way down the Via Dolorosa, the Greek Orthodox church & the Armenian church show up.
Celebrating the Easter much later, thanks to a slightly different calendar, these pilgrims seem more solemn & heavy hearted than their cousins.
Concentrating less on the Via Dolorosa [...]
If it is devout Christian monks you are expecting, you will find yourself surprised.
On Good Friday, two days before Easter, hundreds of pilgrims flock to the Via Dolorosa & the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Making their way down Jesus’ last path, these believers carry heavy wooden crosses down a narrow Jerusalem road.
These crosses, ironically rented [...]
There are two kinds of places.
Those you go to and those you pass through.
Attarim Square is the latter.
Once the social center of Tel Aviv nightlife, it has sadly become a rundown chunk of concrete. Falling apart and filled with rubbish, there is nothing left of the night life once seen there.
All that is left is [...]
Following in the footsteps of Jesus, thousands of Christian pilgrims flock to the Yardenit, on the Jordan river, where he is said to have walked on water.
Some arrive to fulfil a lifelong wish, some to feel closer to their religion & some out of simple curiosity.
No matter the reason, the vast majority take this opportunity [...]
Hatikva means, quite literally, The hope.
What began almost a hundred years ago as a small farmer’s field is now one of Tel Aviv’s most recognizable and culturally significant neighborhoods.
I was stuck by the the family ties shown in the neighborhood- a place where son lives next door to father and grandfather and where that very [...]
Between walls of graffiti & decaying buildings, the Ajmi neighbourhood in the old city of Jaffa, there exists a daily life similar to that of any other city in Israel.
Though the bad reputation may fool you, in fact it is mostly the backdrop which is different, the rest is the same.
Most Israelis connect the Ajmi [...]
Every year the Jewish Etheopeans who live in Israel make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, gathering at a public park called The Governer’s castle.
The park, over looking the entire old city of Jerusalem, is a common ground for social gatherings and events.
Once a year, on the 29th day of the second month of the Jewish year [...]
One of my favorite classes during my first year was The language of photography.
Instructed by a wonderful artist and photographer called Yoram Vidal, this class focused on learning the techniques you must understand in order to get to the end result of what we consider “a good photograph”.
The first technique we discussed was how to [...]
In the beginning of 2008 I went, together with the rest of the first-years from my college, to the Baba Salli revelry.
The revelry, held annually in memory of the Baba Salli, a Jewish religious leader very highly thought of by the Moroccan Jews living in Israel.
The revelry’s crowd, made up of members of many different [...]
I’ve decided to begin from the point in which I began my studies.
I’ve enroled at a College called The College of Geographic photography in Tel Aviv.
It is run by a photographer called Giroa Shalmi, who work for several decades as a news photographer here in Israel and once he retired from active work as a [...]
Ok, so in part 1 I explained who I am and how I found photojournalism (in a nutshell).
So now I will comence with my plans for this journal and the coordination of expectations I promised.
This journal is meant as a means for both me to follow my own development in a more eye pleasing format [...]
The latest trend seems to be that people launch their blogs with a “oh no, no another blog” post.
Well, as usual, I’m not going to follow the crowd and I’ll call out with joy-
Yay! I have a blog! All come and explore- here are my thoughts on a platter!
Anyway, I’ll star by introducing myself, explaining [...]