Oren Ziv

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Oren Ziv
Born1985
Israel
Occupation(s)Journalist, Photographer and Videographer
Years active2003 - present
EmployerLocal Call & +972 Magazine
OrganizationActivestills Collective (Co-founder)

Oren Ziv (born in 1985) is an Israeli journalist, political commentator, and photographer. He reports for Local Call and +972 Magazine and is a freelance photographer for Haaretz , Agence-France Presse, and Getty Images. [1] He has won several awards and been a jury member at the 5th International Activist Award (issued by the PhotoPhilonthropy in 2014) for his work documenting social and political issues in Israel and Palestine since 2003. [2] [3]

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Ziv is the co-founder of The Activestills Collective, a photojournalism collection known for shaping the visual language of Local Call over the years. [4] He joined Local Call as a staff reporter in 2018, covering human and civil rights issues in a broad spectrum, including themes such as the occupation, affordable housing, socio-economic struggles, and protests against discrimination. Ziv's work has been published in the New York Times "Lens" Blog, Al Jazeera , Vice , Tablet , and other reputable platforms. [2] [5] [6]

Israeli settlers in occupied Hebron in Palestine's West Bank attacked Ziv, Breaking the Silence activist Yehuda Shaul and Irish writer Colm Toibin in 2016. [7] [8]

Education

Ziv has a Master of Arts degree in Research/Forensic Architecture from Goldsmiths University in London. [5]

Awards

He received the Curators' Choice Prize during the "Israeli Local Testimony" exhibition at the Eretz Israel Museum from 2011 to 2014. [5]

Works

Appearances as commentator

References

  1. ↑ "שיחה מקומית". שיחה מקומית (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  2. 1 2 Center for the Humanities (CUNY Graduate Centre). "Oren Ziv". Center for the Humanities. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Oren Ziv". Center for the Humanities. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  4. ↑ "Activestills Collective". www.activestills.org. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  5. 1 2 3 "Just Vision". justvision.org. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Lens". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  7. ↑ "Settlers attack Activestills photographer in Hebron". +972 Magazine. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "More Info". New Israel Fund Australia. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  9. ↑ Goodman, Amy (January 31, 2024). "Israeli Cabinet Members Join Settler Event of Thousands Calling for Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza". Democracy Now!. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Young Israelis refuse to join the Israeli army in protest of the occupation". Islam Channel. YouTube. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "Slideshow: Passover Seder Held Outside Migrant Detention Center in Israel". Tablet Magazine. 2014-04-11. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  12. ↑ "Israeli Cabinet Members Join Settler Event Calling for Ethnic Cleansing & Resettlement of Gaza". Democracy Now!. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  13. ↑ "The Mark Steiner Show: 'The fear is everywhere': Israel's fascist internal crackdown (Podcast)". Spotify. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  14. ↑ "Activestills: Photography as Protest in Palestine/Israel". Center for the Humanities. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
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