2nd International Photography Festival – Jaffa Port

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The 2nd International Photography Festival will take place from October 2 – 8, 2012 at Jaffa Port, featuring the works of Israeli and international photographers. The festival invites visitors to take a panoramic and in-depth look at photography and provides a platform for a diverse spectrum of works. Entrance is free for some exhibitions, for others, there is a 39 NIS entrance fee with family tickets (2 adults + 3 children) available for 78 NIS. Tickets may be purchased online  or call: *8780. The full daily schedule of gallery talks, tours and film screenings is available in English on the festival website.

Image by Antoine D’Agata courtesy of The French Institute in Tel Aviv

Highlights include:

French photographer Antoine D’Agata will give a gallery talk at the exhibition of his work on October 2nd (the time listed as 10:00 in one place and 11:00 in another, message the facebook page to check for updates ). D’Agata’s photographs deal with controversial subject matter – sex, addictions, drugs and the darker side of existence.

Yoni Hamenahem – 40 years of Israeli Cinema Through Still Photography, curated by Katriel Schory in cooperation with the Israeli Film Fund.
Images of Rock from the 60s and 70s

An exhibition of photographs curated by 14 leading Israeli photographers, including Eldad Rafaeli, Eyal Landesman, Avi Ganor, Boaz Arad and more.

Image by Barbara Probst courtesy of PR

The festival will host the SIP (Shpilman Institute for Photography) in Hangar 2, with several events and exhibits, including: What Really Went On, an exhibition by Barbara Probst, whose work questions photography’s manipulation of perception, using several cameras and tripods to create multiple views of an image; a new work of video art by Rami Maymon focusing on the image of artist (and mythological lover of Picasso) Dora Maar; Avi Ganor will launch his book of photographs Reality Trauma, published by The SIP; and the film LUMA – Modern Photography in the First Half of the Twentieth Century, will be screened at the entrance to Hangar 2, offering a look at the exhibition currently on display at The SIP, 27 Shocken Street, Tel Aviv.