Pro fessio na l Ex p e rie n ce Ed u ca tio n Award s, R e co g n itio n

Education
Experience
Professional
Brooks Institute, Santa Barbara, CA
Bachelor of Science in Visual Journalism
05/13:
Photographer of The Peacemakers project- a collaboration with Portuguese
writer Margarida Santos Lopez. The project documents civil peace initiatives
in Israel and Palestine.
03/13- present: Staff photographer for Mejdi Tours, a travel agency specializing in dualnarrative tours in Israel and Palestine in collaboration with National
Geographic Expeditions.
04/12- 08/13: Travel photography instructor and Adobe Lightroom certified expert at Mentora photography and graphics college in Tel Aviv, Israel.
2008- present: Freelance photographer, videographer, travel photography instructor and
lecturer.
08/12:
Second camera operator- Conflict Zone, a National Geographic web series
filmed in Israel.
04-05/12:
Still photography for the documentary To Yael With Love, documenting a
bereaved husband's trip around Israel's borders on an old tractor 14 years
after the murder of his wife.
01/12:
Producer/co director and second camera operator - El Desemboque, Sonora,
a short documentary depicting the life and conflicts in a seemingly-quiet
fishing village in Northern Mexico.
09/11-11/11:
Intern with award-winning photojournalist Ziv Koren in Tel Aviv, Israel.
07/11:
Production assistant for National Geographic’s 2011 Geo Bee.
05/11-07/11:
Intern with National Geographic Television on the show Dangerous
Encounters. Assisted with writing treatments, research and logistics.
12/10-07/11:
Producer/director, camera operator and editor- Global HOPE Initiative
documentary/Rwanda. The film documented the organization’s first
international trip and is used for marketing and fundraising purposes.
11/10:
Second camera operator on Legalize It documentary by Dan Katzir.
& Exhibitions
01/14:
Awards, Recognition
Graduated: October 2011
Cum laude, 3.80
08/13:
10/12:
05/12:
11/11:
08/11:
08/11:
05/11:
03/11:
11/10:
03/10:
03/09:
Local Testimony, Israel’s annual photojournalism contest- Third place in the
Urbanism category.
Simplicity: a solo exhibit in Israel.
Featured in the group exhibit Balancing Act in The Visions Gallery, Ventura, California.
Featured in the group exhibit The Path in Gallery 27, Santa Barbara, California.
Winner of the Achievement Award, Brooks Institute’s highest honor for graduating
students.
Featured in the Brooks Institute Ventura Gallery group exhibit Observation and
Interaction.
The Re-Generation: a traveling solo exhibit, featured in the Brooks Institute Rotunda
Gallery and in The Chicago School of Psychology Los Angeles and Chicago campuses.
Featured in the Brooks Institute Mason Gallery student group exhibit.
Featured in the Brooks institute Ventura Gallery group exhibit Feet On The Ground.
Short documentary Visions official selection- Ojai Film Festival (cinematographer/editor).
Featured in the Ventura County Arts Council group exhibit.
Featured in the Brooks Institute Gallery 27 group exhibit.
Work
Yahoo.com: features part of The Peacemakers project.
Cristian Science Monitor website features part of The Peacemakers project.
Expresso, one of Portugal's most popular newspapers, features part of The
Peacemakers project in an article written by Margarida Santos Lopez.
09/13:
OpenDemocracy.net: homepage features The Peacemakers project.
08/13:
cafe.mouse.co.il- timelapse credit on Yehu Yaron's music video Bichlal Lo Amiti.
08/13:
walla.co.il- timelapse credit on Yehu Yaron's music video Bichlal Lo Amiti. The
video was first released on the walla.co.il website.
05/13:
Ynet.co.il- commercial work for Pizza Hut Israel published on the site.
01/13:
Calcalist.co.il- one of Israel's leading financial newspapers' website.
10/12:
BIU Today- Bar Ilan University's official magazine, 2012-2013 winter issue.
10/12:
Voices- The Magazine of Pacific Oaks Collage, 2012 winter issue.
08/12:
Automobil magazine- six page article (photographs only).
07/12:
Motocar.co.il- pictures only.
07/12:
Hege magazine- four page article (photographs only).
11/11:
Images used for publicity purposes for the Ojai Valley Nature Conservancy.
09/11:
Teva Hadvarim magazine- 13 page article about Rwanda (text and
photographs).
09/11:
Ynet.co.il- article about Rwanda.
07/11:
Channels- newsletter of Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, meant to protect and
restore the Santa Barbara Channel and its watershed.
05/11:
Voices- The Magazine of Pacific Oaks Collage, 2011 spring issue.
09/10- 08/11: Images used for various marketing purposes for The Chicago School Education
System and its affiliate colleges.
08/10Portraits used to accompany Michele Chapin’s exhibit in the Ventura County
Museum.
10/08Teva Hadvarim magazine- eight page article about Nepal (text and
photographs).
03/08We are in America magazine.
Skills
Lightroom 4- Adobe
Certified Expert
Premiere Pro
Final Cut Pro
DVD studio pro
Photoshop
Bridge
Microsoft suit
Languages
Published
10/13:
10/13:
09/13:
Hebrew and English: fluent in speaking, reading and writing.
Spanish: fluent in speaking, advanced in reading and writing.
Italian: conversational level of speaking, proficient reading and writing.
Work
Volunteer
01/12:
Olympus LS11
Dynamic/Lavaliere/Condenser
microphones
Canon, Nikon and Leica cameras
Red 1 camera system
Sony EX1
Panasonic HVX
CMAS DiveMaster certified
Volunteer photographer with Yala Young Leaders, an organization led by Uri
Savir, that promotes leadership and dialogue among young Arabs and Jews
throughout the Middle East.
05/12:
Volunteer photographer for the play The screen is a mask, put up by Gan Meir gay
community center in Tel Aviv.
08/10:
Volunteer photographer for the Santa Barbara Birth Center charity event.
01/09-12/09: Volunteer for the Santa Barbara JCC.
05/05:
Volunteer for the Inti Wara Yassi wild animal shelter in Bolivia.