Israel is an heaven for us the photographers. After every assignment in israel I find my self asking – How in such a small area there are so many ceremonies from all types? from all the religious? from different cultures? Israel is the center for the major religious and major sub stream of [...]
Israel, Negev, Bedouin village, kids game, 2011 Canon 1Ds Mark III, 16mm, 1/400, @F/5, ISO400 Usually I recommend to photograph kids while you are on your knees. People’s natural tendency is to photograph from where they stand, and one of the challenges is to try different angle, to create different view. Another aspect while photographing kids is: How to take natural picture without [...]
Israel, mount Gerizim, Samaritan passover ceremony, 2011 Canon 1Ds Mark III, 16mm, 1/50 @F/2.8, ISO800 It was after 6 hours of the ceremony which was very intense, crowded and in some scene even little bit shaky. I choose to try another and different angle and to bring into life the real advatage of having ultra wide [...]
Purim, in my opinion, is the funniest holiday in the jewish religious. People can become whatever they want and dressed like they never did. Bnei Brak in one of the ultra orthodox cities in israel and Purim there it is a unique experience. The streets are full with kids and mature “Yeshiva buher” (mature that [...]
Or – lets spend a full moon night in old cemetary. Israel, Amuka near Meron, midnight, paring for good health on the holy people tumb Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, 35mm, F/2.8, 1/20,ISO 1600 Pictures like this are very cahllenging. It is in the middle of the forest, middle of the night and only candle light. [...]
This month was the the holiday month of the Jewish religious. there was a lot of long weekends and vacation, as well as Jewish holidays, religious ceremonies and as very customs in the Jewish holidays lots of food. This year until the end of 2011, i decided to devoted most of my projects, to the society in Israel with [...]