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Abir Sultan

Local Testimony 2010

Gallery

2010

  • Galia Gur Zeev, Curator
    Ami Steinitz, Curator
    David Silverman, Photojournalist
    Osnat Krasnanski, Photographer
    Asma Agbarieh Zahalka, Member of the National Committee of WAC (Workers Advice Center)
    Boaz Tal, Artist
    David Silverman, Photojournalist
    Eran Tiefenbrunn, Vice Editor, ynet
    Kineret Palti, Curator in charge, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel aviv
    Merav Michaeli
    Noam YuranDR., Department of Film and Television, Tel Aviv University
    Osnat Krasnanski, Photographer
    Vardi Kahana, Photographer


Photo of the year

Daniel Bar-On

Haaretz

A demonstration following the Gaza Flotilla events in front of the Turkish Embassy on Hayarkon Street, Tel Aviv.

June 3, 2010

News

Emily Henochowicz, a US citizen, lost her eye after being shot with a tear gas canister at the Qalandia Checkpoint, while participating in a demonstration protesting the IDF raid of the Gaza Flotilla.

1st prize

Single

News

Daniel Bar-On

Haaretz

Emily Henochowicz, a US citizen, lost her eye after being shot with a tear gas canister at the Qalandia Checkpoint, while participating in a demonstration protesting the IDF raid of the Gaza Flotilla.

Following a Supreme Court order on the issue of discrimination against the Sephardic girl students in Immanuel, which sentenced the Hassidic parents of the girls at the “Beit Yaakov” School to jail; the parents headed a mass demonstration at the police station in the Russian Compound in Jerusalem.

2nd prize

Single

News

Flash 90

Abir Sultan

Following a Supreme Court order on the issue of discrimination against the Sephardic girl students in Immanuel, which sentenced the Hassidic parents of the girls at the “Beit Yaakov” School to jail; the parents headed a mass demonstration at the police station in the Russian Compound in Jerusalem.

Shirin Mohammed Hassan, one of the 20 Palestinian female prisoners released in exchange for a tape in which the Israeli captive soldier Gilad Shalit is seen. Beitunia checkpoint, near Ramallah.

3rd prize

Single

News

Jini Photowire

Tess Scheflan

Shirin Mohammed Hassan, one of the 20 Palestinian female prisoners released in exchange for a tape in which the Israeli captive soldier Gilad Shalit is seen. Beitunia checkpoint, near Ramallah.

The Gaza Flotilla and the events that followed.
On May 31st six boats sailed from Turkey on their way to the Gaza Strip in order to break the Israeli blockade on the strip and transfer equipment to its residents. After they refused Israel’s request to transfer the equipment via the Israeli ports, a military attempt was made to take over the ship, and a violent conflict ensued between the IDF soldiers and the passengers aboard the Mavi Marmara. As a result, nine passengers were killed. Following the operation and its consequences a media storm evolved in Israel and throughout the world and brought about an easing of the blockade on Gaza.

1st prize

Series

News

Getty Images

Uriel Sinai

The Gaza Flotilla and the events that followed.
On May 31st six boats sailed from Turkey on their way to the Gaza Strip in order to break the Israeli blockade on the strip and transfer equipment to its residents. After they refused Israel’s request to transfer the equipment via the Israeli ports, a military attempt was made to take over the ship, and a violent conflict ensued between the IDF soldiers and the passengers aboard the Mavi Marmara. As a result, nine passengers were killed. Following the operation and its consequences a media storm evolved in Israel and throughout the world and brought about an easing of the blockade on Gaza.

Demonstrators in the Old City of Jerusalem, from Sheikh Jarrah to Silwan, after Friday prayers.

2nd prize

Series

News

Reuters

Gil Cohen-Magen

Demonstrators in the Old City of Jerusalem, from Sheikh Jarrah to Silwan, after Friday prayers.

Palestinian women and children, traveling to pray in the Al-Aqsa Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan, suffer frustration and humiliation as they cross the Qalandia checkpoint. This year, conditions improved at the checkpoint as a result of cooperation between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

3rd prize

Series

News

Independent

Laura Weisman

Palestinian women and children, traveling to pray in the Al-Aqsa Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan, suffer frustration and humiliation as they cross the Qalandia checkpoint. This year, conditions improved at the checkpoint as a result of cooperation between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

Daily Life

Frishman Beach, Tel Aviv.

1st prize

Single

Daily life

Amit Sha’al

Independent

Frishman Beach, Tel Aviv.

A couple on the Ashdod beach.

2nd prize

Single

Daily life

Amir Cohen

Reuters

A couple on the Ashdod beach.

Thousands of Palestinian children flying kites at a UN summer camp on the Gaza beach.

3rd prize

Single

Daily life

Eman Mohammed

Independent

Thousands of Palestinian children flying kites at a UN summer camp on the Gaza beach.

Sixteen years ago and only eight months after her marriage fell apart, Keren was diagnosed with breast cancer. Instead of wallowing in despair she decided to embark on a journey for survival, healing, awareness and self-realization. “I was blessed with breast cancer,” she says, “and as a result I appreciate and love life as I never loved it before.”

1st prize

Series

Daily life

Inbal Rose

Independent

Sixteen years ago and only eight months after her marriage fell apart, Keren was diagnosed with breast cancer. Instead of wallowing in despair she decided to embark on a journey for survival, healing, awareness and self-realization. “I was blessed with breast cancer,” she says, “and as a result I appreciate and love life as I never loved it before.”

In the alleys of a refugee camp in the West Bank, Palestinian children find innovative ways of playing games, due to the absence of any structured playgrounds.

2nd prize

Series

Daily life

Muhammed Muheisen

A.P.

In the alleys of a refugee camp in the West Bank, Palestinian children find innovative ways of playing games, due to the absence of any structured playgrounds.

Palestinian children in East Jerusalem - between play and reality
Over 300 Palestinian children under the age of 12, who come from different neighborhoods in East Jerusalem, were detained over the last year, accused of throwing stones and participating in demonstrations. After the storm subsides and peace and quiet are restored, the children return to their games and reconstruct the distressing events they have experienced. The series comprises photographs of children’s games vs. the real life events.

3rd prize

Series

Daily life

Atta Awisat

Yedioth Ahronoth

Palestinian children in East Jerusalem - between play and reality
Over 300 Palestinian children under the age of 12, who come from different neighborhoods in East Jerusalem, were detained over the last year, accused of throwing stones and participating in demonstrations. After the storm subsides and peace and quiet are restored, the children return to their games and reconstruct the distressing events they have experienced. The series comprises photographs of children’s games vs. the real life events.

Potrtaits

Children at “Hahurva” synagogue in the Old City, Jerusalem.

1st prize

Single

Portraits

Daniel Bar-On

Haaretz

Children at “Hahurva” synagogue in the Old City, Jerusalem.

A child at home, the moshav of Ezuz, Western Negev.

2nd prize

Single

Portraits

Daniel Tchetchik

Haaretz

A child at home, the moshav of Ezuz, Western Negev.

Anna and her brother Anatoly, Jaffa D.

3rd prize

Single

Portraits

Moti Milrod

Haaretz

Anna and her brother Anatoly, Jaffa D.

Numbered
The photography workshop is part of a joint project with Dr. Danna Doron.

1st prize

Series

Portraits

Getty Images

Uriel Sinai

Numbered
The photography workshop is part of a joint project with Dr. Danna Doron.

Priests from the Orthodox Ethiopian Church
The Ethiopian Church is one of the most ancient churches in the world. Its members believe that they are the descendents of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. The Church’s center is divided between Jerusalem and Ethiopia, and believers travel on a pilgrimage to Israel to celebrate their holydays.

2nd prize

Series

Portraits

Independent

Matanya Tausig

Priests from the Orthodox Ethiopian Church
The Ethiopian Church is one of the most ancient churches in the world. Its members believe that they are the descendents of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. The Church’s center is divided between Jerusalem and Ethiopia, and believers travel on a pilgrimage to Israel to celebrate their holydays.

In the framework of the Umm el-Fahem Art Gallery, the elderly of Wadi Ara and the vicinity are documented, in an attempt to tell their private and collective history beginning with the days before the establishment of the State of Israel until the present.

3rd prize

Series

Portraits

Independent

Ammar Younis

In the framework of the Umm el-Fahem Art Gallery, the elderly of Wadi Ara and the vicinity are documented, in an attempt to tell their private and collective history beginning with the days before the establishment of the State of Israel until the present.

Culture and Art

Actor and director Assi Dayan, behind the scenes with his mother, Ruth Dayan, before receiving a lifetime achievement award at the Ophir Awards ceremony, Haifa.

1st prize

Single

Culture and art

Independent

Tomer Neuberg

Actor and director Assi Dayan, behind the scenes with his mother, Ruth Dayan, before receiving a lifetime achievement award at the Ophir Awards ceremony, Haifa.

Author, A.B. Yehoshua, and editor Menachem Peri preparing for the new edition of the book "A Late Divorce".

2nd prize

Single

Culture and art

Independent

Gabriel Baharlia

Author, A.B. Yehoshua, and editor Menachem Peri preparing for the new edition of the book "A Late Divorce".

Assaf Amdursky looking at a photograph of himself with his father, Benny Amdursky, taken by Vardi Kahana. Spira’s photograph was taken during the shooting of a TV series in which artists were confronted with the memory of their famous fathers.

3rd prize

Single

Culture and art

Ilan Spira

Yedioth Ahronoth

Assaf Amdursky looking at a photograph of himself with his father, Benny Amdursky, taken by Vardi Kahana. Spira’s photograph was taken during the shooting of a TV series in which artists were confronted with the memory of their famous fathers.

The evening of Holocaust Memorial Day, behind the scenes, Ghetto, the Cameri Theatre, Tel Aviv.

1st prize

Series

Culture and art

Independent

Oren Izre’el

The evening of Holocaust Memorial Day, behind the scenes, Ghetto, the Cameri Theatre, Tel Aviv.

The Palestinian circus was founded in Ramallah in 2006 with the objective of providing the children and youth with circus skills. In the series: school children training; behind stage; a joint performance with the “Clowns without Borders” from Ireland; a circus performance based on the life of Palestinians living behind the Separation Fence.

2nd prize

Series

Culture and art

Independent

Michal Fattal

The Palestinian circus was founded in Ramallah in 2006 with the objective of providing the children and youth with circus skills. In the series: school children training; behind stage; a joint performance with the “Clowns without Borders” from Ireland; a circus performance based on the life of Palestinians living behind the Separation Fence.

Mesugnanim (Stylized).
Figures from the world of culture and design photographed in their homes. The series raises issues relating to Israeli style.

3rd prize

Series

Culture and art

Nikita Pavlov

Nikita Pavlov

Maariv

Mesugnanim (Stylized).
Figures from the world of culture and design photographed in their homes. The series raises issues relating to Israeli style.

The Kiryat Yovel neighborhood, Jerusalem.

1st prize

Single

Urbanism and culture

Daniel Bar-On

Haaretz

The Kiryat Yovel neighborhood, Jerusalem.

The Azrieli Towers, a view from a conference room.

2nd prize

Single

Urbanism and culture

Flash 90

Kobi Gideon

The Azrieli Towers, a view from a conference room.

Northern Tel Aviv.

3rd prize

Single

Urbanism and culture

Independent

Doron Nissim

Northern Tel Aviv.

Documentation of the construction of highrise buildings in Tel Aviv, and the foreign workers who build them.

1st prize

Series

Urbanism and culture

Independent

Tomer Ifrah

Documentation of the construction of highrise buildings in Tel Aviv, and the foreign workers who build them.

Urbanism and the human factor

2nd prize

Series

Urbanism and culture

Independent

Yuval Tebol

Urbanism and the human factor

Palestinian graffiti has become popular since the early days of the first Intifada in 1987. It was used primarily for updating the residents on demonstrations and strikes. The graffiti artists were perceived as heroes pursued by the occupying forces. Today artists use graffiti in order to glorify or ridicule political and military figures, Israelis and Palestinians alike, and to describe political struggles. In addition, graffiti is used to congratulate newly-weds and welcome pilgrims on their return home.

3rd prize

Series

Urbanism and culture

A.P.

Maya Hitij

Palestinian graffiti has become popular since the early days of the first Intifada in 1987. It was used primarily for updating the residents on demonstrations and strikes. The graffiti artists were perceived as heroes pursued by the occupying forces. Today artists use graffiti in order to glorify or ridicule political and military figures, Israelis and Palestinians alike, and to describe political struggles. In addition, graffiti is used to congratulate newly-weds and welcome pilgrims on their return home.

Nature and Environment

Young surfers at the Poleg Beach, Netanya, on a stormy day.

1st prize

Single

Nature and environment

Independent

Omer Messinger

Young surfers at the Poleg Beach, Netanya, on a stormy day.

Horses in a snow-covered vineyard, the Golan Heights.

2nd prize

Single

Nature and environment

Independent

Doron Talmi

Horses in a snow-covered vineyard, the Golan Heights.

Bush fire along the oil pipe route, the Golan Heights.

3rd prize

Single

Nature and environment

Independent

Gilad Peli

Bush fire along the oil pipe route, the Golan Heights.

The drying up of the Dead Sea, a documentary journey

1st prize

Series

Nature and environment

Independent

Doron Nissim

The drying up of the Dead Sea, a documentary journey

A fire in the fields of Kibbutz Ga’ash on the western side of the Coastal Road.

2nd prize

Series

Nature and environment

Independent

Shlomi Nissim

A fire in the fields of Kibbutz Ga’ash on the western side of the Coastal Road.

The workers’ camp at the Potash Company, today the Dead Sea Works, was set up in 1934 in Sodom and was running until 1950. The camp served as the living quarters for the workers and their families. Recently preservation work has begun in preparation for the camp’s opening to visitors.

3rd prize

Series

Nature and environment

Independent

Yuval Tebol

The workers’ camp at the Potash Company, today the Dead Sea Works, was set up in 1934 in Sodom and was running until 1950. The camp served as the living quarters for the workers and their families. Recently preservation work has begun in preparation for the camp’s opening to visitors.

Sport

Aviv Vaknin, a professional windsurfer who fell from a 35 meter cliff, after two years of rehabilitation. This is the fifth consecutive year in which he is Israel’s champion windsurfer.

1st prize

Single

sport

Independent

Shlomi Nissim

Aviv Vaknin, a professional windsurfer who fell from a 35 meter cliff, after two years of rehabilitation. This is the fifth consecutive year in which he is Israel’s champion windsurfer.

Hapo’el Tel Aviv fans watching their team train at the Yaakov Hodorov training field.

1st prize

Single

sport

Ruvan Shwartz

Yedioth Ahronoth

Hapo’el Tel Aviv fans watching their team train at the Yaakov Hodorov training field.

The “Golden Ring” cycling road race along a 120 kilometer route. The cyclists are seen climbing the road from Hamat Gader to the southern part of the Golan Heights.

2nd prize

Single

sport

Independent

Ronen Topelberg

The “Golden Ring” cycling road race along a 120 kilometer route. The cyclists are seen climbing the road from Hamat Gader to the southern part of the Golan Heights.

A parkourist jumping off a pole on the Tel Aviv beach.

3rd prize

Single

sport

Polaris

Ziv Koren

A parkourist jumping off a pole on the Tel Aviv beach.

Muhammed Shuhada, a 70 year old Palestinian from Jenin, former professional boxer, today works as a trainer and operates the first gym in the Palestinian Authority.

1st prize

Series

sport

A.P.

Muhammed Muheisen

Muhammed Shuhada, a 70 year old Palestinian from Jenin, former professional boxer, today works as a trainer and operates the first gym in the Palestinian Authority.

Documentation of the Triathlon competition that combines three types of sports: swimming, cycling and running.

2nd prize

Series

sport

Independent

Gilad Kavalerchik

Documentation of the Triathlon competition that combines three types of sports: swimming, cycling and running.

Hagar Feiner, women’s world boxing champion, won the title after long years of disappointment and losses in crucial fights. The series was photographed during the period prior to the fight in defense of her title at the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv.

3rd prize

Series

sport

Independent

Tomer Ifrah

Hagar Feiner, women’s world boxing champion, won the title after long years of disappointment and losses in crucial fights. The series was photographed during the period prior to the fight in defense of her title at the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv.

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