Kobi Wolf

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Kobi Wolf
Born1975
Tel Aviv, Israel
Nationality Israeli
Known for photography
Movement photojournalism, documentary photography
Awards Local Testimony 2015. Best Series.
Website www.kobiwolf.com

Kobi Wolf is an Israeli photographer specializing in photojournalism.

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Biography

Kobi Wolf graduated from the Geographical Photography Academy in Tel Aviv. He traveled extensively within Asia and Africa for eight years after graduation documenting local life. After returning to Israel, Wolf mostly worked on the subjects of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and social protest. He has also documented the crisis of refugees from Africa. He works as a freelance news photojournalist for local and international news agencies, including Times of Israel , [1] Haaretz , Al Jazeera, [2] The Eye of Photography, [3] Time. [4]

Exhibitions

Kobi Wolf exhibits mostly in Israel. He is a regular participant in the Local Testimony exhibition at the Eretz Israel Museum, where he has exhibited every year since 2011. He held a solo exhibition "Pictures from Abarbanel" at the Masa Acher School of Photography in Tel Aviv, curated by Miki Kratsman. [5] He participated in Israel's International Photography Festival in 2012.

Awards

Kobi Wolf won numerous awards at Local Testimony, including first prize for best series in 2015. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kobi Wolf contributions". Times of Israel.
  2. ↑ Kobi Wolf (2016-10-01). "Life in a Jordan Valley firing zone". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  3. ↑ "Perpignan 2015 : ANI's picks, Kobi Wolf". loeildelaphotographie.com. 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  4. ↑ "The Battle for Jerusalem". Time. 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  5. ↑ Vered Levy-Barzilai (2006-11-06). "'If That's Madness, What Is Sanity?'". Haaretz. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  6. ↑ Ynet (2014-12-20). "Yedioth photographer wins Local Testimony exhibit". ynet.co.il. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
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