Muhammed Muheisen caught a demonstrator dressed as Santa Claus hurling stones at Israeli police in 2008.
Santa did not forget to put on his kaffiyeh.
For a small country, Israel, alas, generates a lot of news. A consequence is that Israelis are news junkies dependent on all media, including print. And great photojournalists such as Micha Bar-Am and David Rubinger are as well known to them as Robert Capa and W. Eugene Smith were to Americans 60 years ago. For the past seven years the country has celebrated its photojournalists with "Local Testimony," a monthlong exhibition in Tel Aviv of the best photographs and photo essays taken during the preceding year and submitted to the juried competition. This year roughly 7,600 pictures taken by 300 photographers were submitted. The eighth iteration of "Local Testimony" is at the Eretz Israel Museum, a more appropriate venue than its former sites.
This year 300 pictures are up, divided into 10 categories: News, Politics, Portraits, Daily Life, Society and Community, Religion and Faith, Life Style, Nature and Environment, Culture and Arts, and Sports. Three prizes are awarded in each category for both the best single pictures and the best series. Additionally, there is a heterogeneous division called Curator's Choice. There is a long tradition of photography in Israel, with schools in several cities, the Open Museum of Photography in Tel-Hai, as well as two schools of photography now on the West Bank, so it is not surprising the pictures are technically sophisticated. The turmoil and vitality of the country ensure there is interesting content.
For a small country, Israel, alas, generates a lot of news. A consequence is that Israelis are news junkies dependent on all media, including print. And great photojournalists such as Micha Bar-Am and David Rubinger are as well known to them as Robert Capa and W. Eugene Smith were to Americans 60 years ago. For the past seven years the country has celebrated its photojournalists with "Local Testimony," a monthlong exhibition in Tel Aviv of the best photographs and photo essays taken during the preceding year and submitted to the juried competition. This year roughly 7,600 pictures taken by 300 photographers were submitted. The eighth iteration of "Local Testimony" is at the Eretz Israel Museum, a more appropriate venue than its former sites.
This year 300 pictures are up, divided into 10 categories: News, Politics, Portraits, Daily Life, Society and Community, Religion and Faith, Life Style, Nature and Environment, Culture and Arts, and Sports. Three prizes are awarded in each category for both the best single pictures and the best series. Additionally, there is a heterogeneous division called Curator's Choice. There is a long tradition of photography in Israel, with schools in several cities, the Open Museum of Photography in Tel-Hai, as well as two schools of photography now on the West Bank, so it is not surprising the pictures are technically sophisticated. The turmoil and vitality of the country ensure there is interesting content.
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