Catalog 2024: English Edition

Urban Impressions
Dolls and Dreams, Wadi Ara, Israel
Reality as a Collage, Tirana, Albania
Finding Light, Or Akiva, Israel
Georgia, the Picturesque Series
Georgia, The Urban-Apocalyptic Series
Graffiti

Intimacy
Dudu, Miss Cherry
Intimate Nude
Japanese Sushi Girls
Misha, Rita, and the Atzmon Restaurant, Haifa, Israel

Childhood
The Karate Kids

Artist’s Statement

As an artist, I am both absent and present. I avoid attempting to control or guide situations through photography or personal presence. I am interested in my subjective expression of the scene rather than a neutral reflection (as one might find in an anthropological, journalistic, or “documentary” perspective). What matters to me is the emotions, ideas, and understanding that the photographed situation triggers within me. This approach gives my photographs an artistic and personal quality, rather than a documentary or impersonal tone.
I typically choose to photograph people in their everyday surroundings, in their private space, without invading or intruding, but by participating and reflecting quietly, intimately, and empathetically. I observe and interpret without interfering with what is occurring, being both part of and apart from the dynamic. In a broader sense, I photograph human activities, including urban settings, fashion, and other human expressions, all from a personal perspective, filtered through my experiences, mental state, and values.
I focus on natural settings, which, by definition, are unique – just as my perspective is. it evolves through experiences and changes as I engage with reality and accumulate life experiences. The frames I capture are unique and cannot be recycled because both the external world and my internal world are in constant flux. This is how I visualize the shifting impressions and their impact on the fleeting moments of my life.

H.R.