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Fighting the Light
http://emil1369.wordpress.com
A behind the scenes type blog about the daily life of a Jerusalem, Israel based photographer.
- Author: Emil Salman
- Listed in: Photography Journalists
- Tags: Israel news photographer photojournalism palestinian west bank
Recent Posts
The lost war
Once again, the secular and the Orthodox worlds collide in Jerusalem. This time, the battleground is a school, which, although itself isn’t targeted by the Orthodox community, could be the tipping point as far as the future of this particular n...
Smoke gets in your eyes
And when it’s coming from a refugee camp, such as the Shoafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem, where two families started a war with each other killing at least one man and setting fire to multiple buildings with Molotov cocktails, the closest I...
If you build it, they will come
Or, if you pretend to lay down the foundations of a new sinagogue in a West Bank settlement after the government ordered a freeze on all new construction, gazillions of cameramen, photographers and reporters will come and you will have all the covera...
Simon says “Freeze!”
What’s truly ridiculous about Israel’s decision to freeze all new construction in the West Bank, is that nobody takes it seriously. Everybody made such a big deal out of it when the plan was announced, but even the biggest panickers, the ...
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Old people fascinate me. Especially friendly old people. Jack and Hetty came from South Africa a couple of years ago, which makes them even more fascinating with that funny accent they have, and they haven’t unpacked yet. They have family here,...
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The Schalits spent their Wendesday lobbying with different figures in Israeli politics – from ministers to rabbis. I always wonder if these meetings are really business meetings where the Schalits honestly try to convince the person they’...
