Foto Friday – Rick Blumsack tackles Jerusalem

July 22, 2011 - 2:42 PM by

Rick Blumsack finds inspiration for his photographs in simple encounters with people, wildlife and his surroundings. The former Cambridge, Massachusetts resident now makes his home in Jerusalem where he contributes to The Jerusalem Post and recently participated in his first Israeli group show, People and Places – A Photographic trip Around the World, sponsored by the AACI.

In addition, Blumsack serves on the media team of the Israel Football League… and if you didn’t know there was American-style football in Israel, then you haven’t been driving by Jerusalem’s Kraft Stadium. On any day of the week it is alive with flag football players – men, women, young boys and girls.

The stadium is named for Robert and Myra Kraft, owners of the NFL’s New England Patriots and one of the driving forces behind flag football in Israel. Sadly, Myra Kraft passed away this week of cancer at age 68. David has written more about this remarkable woman here.

It’s a point of great pride that IFL teams sing the national anthem, HaTikva, at every game.

Beyond the confines of the stadium, as he wanders through Jerusalem, Blumsack finds the encounters he seeks with people enjoying simple pleasures — like these two young men at rest, heads atop their cycle helmets…

Or this painter, working intently in the heart of Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda Market…

And children enjoying green spaces within the urban environment.

More works can be seen at Rick Blumsack’s website.

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