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צילום: אבי רוקח

Photography: Avi Rokach

Local Testimony 2019

Gallery

2019

  • Uri Gershuni, photographer, artist, and lecturer
    Tomer Heymann, documentary author and director
    Ilan Itzhayek, editor-in-chief of Yedioth Ahronoth’s Xnet website
    Vardi Kahana, photographer, curator and member of the Local Testimony editorial board
    Uriel Sinai, photographer and documentary film director
    Rina Castelnuovo, photo-journalist and director
    Guy Raz, photographer and photography curator of Muza - Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv
    Etty Schwartz, photographer, curator and lecturer


Photo of the year

Ofer Vaknin

Haaretz

Avigdor Lieberman, leader of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, at the presentation of his party’s list of candidates for the second election campaign of 2019. In the first elections of the year Yisrael Beiteinu held the balance of power.

Expo Tel Aviv

30 July 2019

News

A young man of Ethiopian background during the blocking of the southern entrance to Ashdod as part of the Ethiopian community’s protest.

1st prize

Single

News

Avi Roccah

Yedioth Ahronoth

A young man of Ethiopian background during the blocking of the southern entrance to Ashdod as part of the Ethiopian community’s protest.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu making an impromptu announcement to the media after arriving for a consolation visit to the family of the late Dvir Sorek.

2nd prize

Single

News

Ohad Zwigenberg

for Yedioth Ahronoth

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu making an impromptu announcement to the media after arriving for a consolation visit to the family of the late Dvir Sorek.

Demolition of a partly-built Palestinian house.
This was part of a series of demolitions of houses which the Israeli government claimed were illegal constructions.

3rd prize

Single

News

AFP

Ahmed Gharabli

Demolition of a partly-built Palestinian house.
This was part of a series of demolitions of houses which the Israeli government claimed were illegal constructions.

Classmates of Mika (12) and Maureen (10), who were targeted for deportation, take a tearful farewell from them as they and their family are driven past them in a prisoner transport on their way to the Givon prison.

3rd prize

Single

News

Meged Gozani

Haaretz

Classmates of Mika (12) and Maureen (10), who were targeted for deportation, take a tearful farewell from them as they and their family are driven past them in a prisoner transport on their way to the Givon prison.

On June 30 Solomon Tekah, a youth of Ethiopian background, was killed when a policeman fired a shot. The circumstances of the shooting are still unclear. The next day saw the beginning of a series of protests by the Ethiopian community, which included blockings of main roads in the Krayot, and later spread all over
Israel. Later on the protests became violent, leading to severe clashes with security forces and hundreds of arrests.

1st prize

Series

News

Rami Shlush

Haaretz

On June 30 Solomon Tekah, a youth of Ethiopian background, was killed when a policeman fired a shot. The circumstances of the shooting are still unclear. The next day saw the beginning of a series of protests by the Ethiopian community, which included blockings of main roads in the Krayot, and later spread all over
Israel. Later on the protests became violent, leading to severe clashes with security forces and hundreds of arrests.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. During 2019 there were two election campaigns in Israel. This series covers them both and focuses on the personality cult surrounding the leader and his skill in influencing people.

2nd prize

Series

News

Getty Images

Amir Levy

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. During 2019 there were two election campaigns in Israel. This series covers them both and focuses on the personality cult surrounding the leader and his skill in influencing people.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Transport Minister Israel Katz on the first test run of the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv fast train.

Single

News

Reuters

Ronen Zvulun

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Transport Minister Israel Katz on the first test run of the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv fast train.

A few months before she died, Nechama Rivlin, wife of Israeli president Reuven Rivlin, holding her husband's hand at a memorial service for the late Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon.

Single

News

Tsafrir Abayov

A few months before she died, Nechama Rivlin, wife of Israeli president Reuven Rivlin, holding her husband's hand at a memorial service for the late Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon.

Police clashing with Palestinians at the end of the funeral of Muhammed Obeid, a youth killed during clashes with security forces.

Single

News

Activestills

Oren Ziv

Local Call

Police clashing with Palestinians at the end of the funeral of Muhammed Obeid, a youth killed during clashes with security forces.

The Iron Dome system intercepting rockets fired from Gaza.

Single

News

Reuters

Amir Cohen

The Iron Dome system intercepting rockets fired from Gaza.

A demonstrator wearing a mask to hide his identity at one of the demonstrations by the Ethiopian community in protest after the youth Solomon Tekah was shot to death by a policeman.

Single

News

Avishag Shaar-Yashuv

Haaretz

A demonstrator wearing a mask to hide his identity at one of the demonstrations by the Ethiopian community in protest after the youth Solomon Tekah was shot to death by a policeman.

The murder scene of Mahmoud Hajaj and Rima Abu Gheit, an engaged couple in their twenties. The double murder shocked the public and led to severe criticism of the Israeli Police for their long-standing failure to deal with illegal weapons, especially in the Arab sector.

Single

News

David Bachar

Haaretz

The murder scene of Mahmoud Hajaj and Rima Abu Gheit, an engaged couple in their twenties. The double murder shocked the public and led to severe criticism of the Israeli Police for their long-standing failure to deal with illegal weapons, especially in the Arab sector.

Ex-prime minister Ehud Olmert, at a demonstration against the promotion of legislation to grant prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu immunity from criminal prosecution.

Single

News

DPA

Ilia Yefimovich

Ex-prime minister Ehud Olmert, at a demonstration against the promotion of legislation to grant prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu immunity from criminal prosecution.

Daily Life

Potrtaits

Culture and Art

Noa and Nina (Ninette) in their apartment.

1st prize

Single

Urbanism and culture

Yinon Fuchs

Noa and Nina (Ninette) in their apartment.

The IAF flyover on Israel’s 71st Independence Day.

2nd prize

Single

Urbanism and culture

Ilan Burla

The IAF flyover on Israel’s 71st Independence Day.

Slacklining is a combination of sport and leisure activity. Its benefits include improvement of posture and precision of movement.

3rd prize

Single

Urbanism and culture

Guy Aloni

Slacklining is a combination of sport and leisure activity. Its benefits include improvement of posture and precision of movement.

The new central bus station was opened in 1993 with the hope of improving the condition of one of the most problematic sections of the city. But instead of the modern shopping center that was supposed to take shape there, the stores’ shutters remained closed for years and the maze of passages became an eclectic mixture of neglect, trade and underground culture.

1st prize

Series

Urbanism and culture

Reuters

Corinna Kern

The new central bus station was opened in 1993 with the hope of improving the condition of one of the most problematic sections of the city. But instead of the modern shopping center that was supposed to take shape there, the stores’ shutters remained closed for years and the maze of passages became an eclectic mixture of neglect, trade and underground culture.

The photographer’s sister, Ruthie, is an extravagant attraction because of her unusual demeanor and her different and carefully maintained appearance.

2nd prize

Series

Urbanism and culture

Nathan Caspi

The photographer’s sister, Ruthie, is an extravagant attraction because of her unusual demeanor and her different and carefully maintained appearance.

The complex relationship between the army and civilian society and its influence on the urban landscape.

3rd prize

Series

Urbanism and culture

David Leshem

The complex relationship between the army and civilian society and its influence on the urban landscape.

Esti Zakheim in a photo for an article on her part in the play Revolutionaries’ Wives.

Single

Urbanism and culture

Avishag Shaar-Yashuv

Esti Zakheim in a photo for an article on her part in the play Revolutionaries’ Wives.

Kate Miller-Heidke and her backing singers performing Australia’s entry in the first semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Single

Urbanism and culture

EPA

Abir Sultan

Kate Miller-Heidke and her backing singers performing Australia’s entry in the first semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Neta Barzilai on her way to the stage to award the prize in the Eurovision Song Contest final.

Single

Urbanism and culture

Eran Levi

Neta Barzilai on her way to the stage to award the prize in the Eurovision Song Contest final.

Playing with combinations of light and shade together with sports and street games in a playing yard across from the beach.

Single

Urbanism and culture

Aviram Bar-Akiva

Playing with combinations of light and shade together with sports and street games in a playing yard across from the beach.

In a lull in the rocket attacks against the communities around Gaza, artists paint pictures of peace on shelters.

Single

Urbanism and culture

Alex Kolomoisky

Yedioth Ahronoth

In a lull in the rocket attacks against the communities around Gaza, artists paint pictures of peace on shelters.

Nily Zuckerman, the wife of the author Amos Oz, playing the flute over his freshly-dug grave, surrounded by family and friends.

Single

Urbanism and culture

Flash 90

הדס פרוש

Nily Zuckerman, the wife of the author Amos Oz, playing the flute over his freshly-dug grave, surrounded by family and friends.

Nathan Goshen

Single

Urbanism and culture

Eric Sultan

Makor Rishon

Nathan Goshen

The Zombie Walk, an annual event held in Tel Aviv with hundreds of participants.

Single

Urbanism and culture

Ben Itzhaki

The Zombie Walk, an annual event held in Tel Aviv with hundreds of participants.

Nature and Environment

Horse lying on the ground. Drone photo.

1st prize

Single

Nature and environment

Lior Patel

Horse lying on the ground. Drone photo.

Towering clouds of sand following an explosion in a subterranean tunnel during an extensive IDF exercise simulating a raid on a Lebanese village controlled by Hezbollah.

2nd prize

Single

Nature and environment

EPA

Abir Sultan

Towering clouds of sand following an explosion in a subterranean tunnel during an extensive IDF exercise simulating a raid on a Lebanese village controlled by Hezbollah.

Man diving with his dog.

3rd prize

Single

Nature and environment

EPA

Abir Sultan

Man diving with his dog.

Primordial landscape incorporating human-security involvement.

1st prize

Series

Nature and environment

Independent

Doron Nissim

Primordial landscape incorporating human-security involvement.

An artistic view of nature. Once a month the photographer gathers a variety of plants growing in the forest next to her neighborhood in Kiryat Tivon, arranges them in a bowl of water and photographs them.
The series documents the variety of plants in the forest and the transformations they undergo during the course of the year.

2nd prize

Series

Nature and environment

Yasmin Lahav

An artistic view of nature. Once a month the photographer gathers a variety of plants growing in the forest next to her neighborhood in Kiryat Tivon, arranges them in a bowl of water and photographs them.
The series documents the variety of plants in the forest and the transformations they undergo during the course of the year.

The tight bond connecting us to the Dead Sea, in the face of the ecological catastrophe threatening the future of this unique natural treasure.

3rd prize

Series

Nature and environment

Alexander Bronfer

The tight bond connecting us to the Dead Sea, in the face of the ecological catastrophe threatening the future of this unique natural treasure.

An encounter between human artifacts and the splendor of primordial landscapes, between death and creation.

Single

Nature and environment

Mira Nachman

An encounter between human artifacts and the splendor of primordial landscapes, between death and creation.

An apocalyptic vision following one of the many fires that broke out in Israel this summer. In a period of increasing environmental awareness fires take on extra significance as irreversible ecological damage.

Single

Nature and environment

Yaakov Israel

An apocalyptic vision following one of the many fires that broke out in Israel this summer. In a period of increasing environmental awareness fires take on extra significance as irreversible ecological damage.

Plastic, in its various forms, constitutes a significant portion of our life, but it degrades very slowly and causes severe damage to the environment. Recently, the way we perceive it has changed: no longer an easy-to-use material, but a public enemy. This photo is part of a project in which families were portrayed surrounded by the domestic plastic waste they created in the course of one week.

Single

Nature and environment

Bea Bar Kallos

Plastic, in its various forms, constitutes a significant portion of our life, but it degrades very slowly and causes severe damage to the environment. Recently, the way we perceive it has changed: no longer an easy-to-use material, but a public enemy. This photo is part of a project in which families were portrayed surrounded by the domestic plastic waste they created in the course of one week.

Mountain gazelle in a grove of almond trees.

Single

Nature and environment

Shahar Cohen

Mountain gazelle in a grove of almond trees.

Winter storm on the coastline.

Single

Nature and environment

Reuters

Amir Cohen

Winter storm on the coastline.

Sport

Beitar Jerusalem F.C. player Ali Mohamed hugging and taking selfies with the team’s fans after some fans shouted abuse at him in the first training session of the season.

1st prize

Single

sport

Flash 90

Yonatan Sindel

Beitar Jerusalem F.C. player Ali Mohamed hugging and taking selfies with the team’s fans after some fans shouted abuse at him in the first training session of the season.

Tomer Yatzkan, captain of the Ilan Ramat Gan Wheelchair Basketball team, after the team won the national championship.

2nd prize

Single

sport

Ronen Hasson

Tomer Yatzkan, captain of the Ilan Ramat Gan Wheelchair Basketball team, after the team won the national championship.

Ben Paz training at Futevôlei, a sport similar to beach volleyball and soccer, in which the players only use their feet and head.

3rd prize

Single

sport

Ilan Spira

or Menta Magazine

Ben Paz training at Futevôlei, a sport similar to beach volleyball and soccer, in which the players only use their feet and head.

Open water world youth championship, 10km swimming and navigation competition.

1st prize

Series

sport

Gilad Kavalerchik

Open water world youth championship, 10km swimming and navigation competition.

The surfing experience from different angles, from the air and from the water.

2nd prize

Series

sport

Uri Magnus Dotan

The surfing experience from different angles, from the air and from the water.

Beitar Jerusalem F.C.’s first training session of the season, with the team’s new owner Moshe Hogeg.

Single

sport

Yedioth Ahronoth

Ohad Zwigenberg

Beitar Jerusalem F.C.’s first training session of the season, with the team’s new owner Moshe Hogeg.

Assaf Yasur, who lost both hands after an electrocution accident a few days before his Bar Mitzva, was rehabilitated and became a successful Taekwondo athlete. Assaf has won several competitions and is now in training for the Tokyo Olympics.

Single

sport

Yedioth Ahronoth

Oz Moalem

Assaf Yasur, who lost both hands after an electrocution accident a few days before his Bar Mitzva, was rehabilitated and became a successful Taekwondo athlete. Assaf has won several competitions and is now in training for the Tokyo Olympics.

Israeli athlete Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko at the height of the final of the Israeli triple jump championship, in which she won first prize.

Single

sport

Asaf Hofman

Israel Sport

Israeli athlete Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko at the height of the final of the Israeli triple jump championship, in which she won first prize.

Ross Eliyahu during a breakdance performance.

Single

sport

Ilan Spira

Menta Magazine

Ross Eliyahu during a breakdance performance.

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