Foto Friday – Peaceful Vistas
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Tumultuous doesn’t begin to describe the week’s events. The Boston Marathon Bombing, the explosion of the chemical plant in Texas, and now the (still ongoing) manhunt after the bombers have pushed North Korea and Iranian nuclear threats off the headlines… for the moment. These are crazy days.
Time to take a break with some beautiful panoramic images of places we love.
Tel Aviv Coast. Photo by Dana Friedlander.
Wailing Wall and Temple Mount. Photo by Noam Chen.
Sea of Galilee. Photo by Itamar Grinberg.
Ramon Crater at Sunrise. Photo by Dafna Tal.
Acre (Akko); St. John church. Uncredited.
Night view from Mt. Carmel, Haifa. Uncredited.
All photographs courtesy of the Israel Ministry of Tourism.
Foto Friday – Wonderful Country!
Filed under: A New Reality, Art, design, Entertainment, Foto Friday, General, History and Culture, Holidays, Israeliness, Movies, Music, News, Picture of the Week, Politics, Pop Culture, Profiles, tv, War
In a speech on his recent visit of March 21, 2013, US President Barack Obama gave Israel’s favorite satirical TV show a big boost.
Obama said, “Now, I know that in Israel’s vibrant democracy, every word, every gesture is carefully scrutinized. (Laughter.) But I want to clear something up just so you know — any drama between me and my friend, Bibi, over the years was just a plot to create material for Eretz Nehederet. (Applause.) That’s the only thing that was going on. We just wanted to make sure the writers had good material. (Laughter.)”
Whether because of Obama or just because, Eretz Nehederet has decided to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Israeli independence — and its own 10 years of existence — with an unusual photo exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Unusual because the images by photographer Eldad Raphael provide a behind the scenes look at the art, artistry and hard work that goes into making comedy look easy.
So, here is resident wild man, Yaron Berlad, in a pensive moment…
Alma Zack ready to risk her life for an underwater gag…
Mariano Edelman getting in touch with his inner Bibi…
And the cast lining up onstage.
To get an idea of Eretz Nehederet’s brand of comedic satire, here’s a clip that went viral around the world. In it, a UN mediator tries to neogiate a peace treaty between Angry Birds, pigs and well… you’ll see…
The photo exhibition, We Have A Wonderful Country runs from April 10 through April 24 at the Tel Aviv Museum. Visit the official Eretz Nehederet page or join their Facebook fan page.
Foto Friday – Robin Terry at the Red House
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Fine art photographer Robin “Rani” Terry lives and works in Mata near Bet Shemesh. Mata (also Matta) itself is a small village of about 700 residents but its location — set among fields adjacent to the Mata Forest, the Israel National Trail, a Roman road and the Hanut, a ruined Mamluk structure that houses a Byzantine-era mosaic floor — provides Terry with endless inspiration.
British-born Terry will be presenting the latest in his ongoing photographic depiction of Mata in a new exhibition, “Rani Terry”, that opens today in south Tel Aviv’s Red House gallery. Terry — who studied photography at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem — uses a technique called orotone.
Gold pigment gives his photographs incredible detail and a red-brown hue that perhaps best represents our local climate, where the punishing summer heat causes everything, living or dead, to twist, wilt and wither in the bright sunlight…
Rocks and stones…
Thorns and brush…
Man-made iron objects rusting in the sun…
The exhibition “Rani Terry” opens tomorrow and runs through May 11 at the Red House gallery in Tel Aviv. Click here or on the small image above to download an invitation to today’s opening and for more gallery information.
Foto Friday – Haifa outdoor photo exhibition
Filed under: Art, design, education, Foto Friday, General, History and Culture, Picture of the Week, Pop Culture, Profiles, Travel
Art took to the streets of lower Haifa this week, with the opening of an outdoor photography exhibition of graduates of The Neri Bloomfield School of Design and Education — a.k.a. WIZO Haifa.
WIZO Haifa is an institution of higher learning in design that integrates cutting-edge in professional skills with a teacher-training program. WIZO Haifa awards academic degrees in five main disciplines: Graphic Design – Visual Communications, Architecture, Photography, Fashion Design, Non-Fiction Film, and Cultural and Educational Management.
The school also hosts cultural events, fairs and exhibitions throughout the year, and its Art Gallery is open to the public every day of the week.
This week, in time for the Passover holiday break, the school launched the outdoor exhibition of photographs by outstanding graduates from 1990 onward, including photographers specializing in art, editorial, fashion, architecture, travel and more.
Photo by Romy Lenel (Class of 2009). Model: Vanilla Queen.
Photo by Orly Perel Nir (Class of 2010)
Photo by Gilad Sasporta (Class of 2004)
Photo by Fiona Yaron Field (Class of 1991)
Yael Ilan (Class of 1998)
Photo by Stas Korolov (Class of 2009).
The WIZO Haifa Outdoor Photography Exhibition will run through May 30, 2013. Click here for a map of the outdoor gallery. More photos can be viewed on the school’s Facebook page.
For more information about The Neri Bloomfield School of Design and Education, visit their website.
Foto Friday – President Obama comes to visit
Filed under: coexistence, Foto Friday, General, History and Culture, News, Picture of the Week, Politics, Social Justice, Technology, War
US President Barack Obama leaves today and soon it will be all over but the shouting. Although, this being Israel, probably the shouting will continue.
In anticipation of Barack Obama’s first official visit to Israel since becoming US president over four years ago, Israel’s Government Press Office switched into high gear with new media applications such as a smartphone app — compatible with both iPhone and Android — featuring real-time updates, video, photographs and behind-the-scenes glimpses at the visit. (The app is available in Hebrew and English and will soon be available in Arabic as well).
The busy bees at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Office of the Prime Minister and the President of the State of Israel were working overtime to keep their Facebook pages, Flickr photo streams and Twitter feeds updated with news of the impending visit, starting with preparations on the Ben Gurion Airport tarmac…
Photo by GPO
There, an Dome Battery defense system was on display for the American president to review. President Obama was then whisked up to Jerusalem and the International Convention Center to deliver a speech on policy before an audience of students.
Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
Outside stood activists from all sides of the political and social spectrum, from the Green Peace activists climbing up Jerusalem’s Chords Bridge in protest of exploratory drilling in the Arctic Circle…
Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
While on the other side of the street were supporters of Jonathan Pollard, calling for his pardon and release from US prison after 28 years in jail.
Photo by FLASH90
The visit to Jerusalem include a stop at the Israel Museum for a remarkably Israel21c-like presentation of Israeli innovations that improve daily life for people around the world. Here, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Obama observe Radi Kioff, a Druze Israeli citizen who was wounded while serving in the Israel Defense Forces during the first Lebanon War. Kioff, a paraplegic, is aided by the ReWalk exoskeleton that enables him to walk upright. (You read it here first in 2008).
Photo by Kobi Gideon / FLASH90 / GPO
The welcome at the Palestinian Authority was a little less public protest, a little more Yanqui Go Home…
Photo by Issam Rimawi/FLASH90
All went well at the joint press conference with President Obama and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, held at the Muqata Presidential Compound.
Photo by Issam RImawi/FLASH90
And soon it will be time to bid our guest — laden with hopes, wishes and messages from all sides — goodbye.
Photo by GPO
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