Rafael Ben-Ari is an Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

i-born photojournalist and photographer. He is known for his war and combat zone photography. His work has appeared in magazines, books, newspapers and online around the world. Rafael Ben-Ari has exhibited his photography in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

, New Zealand

New Zealand

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 and France

France

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.

Awards

2007 Photo published in Doubletruck Magazine "World's Best News Pictures"

2006 Excellent Artist in photography from the Israeli government

2005 Excellent Artist in photography from the Israeli government

Exhibitions

2010 "Stories of Israel: A Photographed Journey to the Country's Soul" - Group Exhibition in Embassies Worldwide

2010 "Tel Aviv: The City that Emerged from the Dunes" - Mexican Senate Headquarters, Mexico City

2010 "Tel Aviv: The City that Emerged from the Dunes" - Fine Arts Metro, Mexico City

2008 "During the 60 years of Israel" - Marseille, France

2008 "live in Israel" - Marseille, France

2008 "Jerusalem- the heart of Israel" - Marseille, France

2003 "Untitled" - Paihia, New Zealand

2003 "The Decisive Moment" - Kerikeri, New Zealand

2002 "A Thin Line trade" - Melbourne, Australia

Published works

• Photo and biography published in Fotografos En La Calle "Photographers in Israel" Book
  
• Photography and article about Rafael Ben-Ari published in "Scoop Magazine"

External links

• Rafael Ben-Aris' Official website
• http://www.imj.org.il/artcenter/sname2_a.asp?artist=271610&artists=benIsrael Museum
  Israel Museum
  The Israel Museum, Jerusalem was founded in 1965 as Israel's national museum. It is situated on a hill in the Givat Ram neighborhood of Jerusalem, near the Bible Lands Museum, the Knesset, the Israeli Supreme Court, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem....
  
  , Jerusalem, Israel]
• photographers notes from the field on Digital Journalist
• Photos on the Israeli-France Government's official website
• "Story of the week" on Zreportage
• Photography guest of the week on Blog Catalog

Biographies

• Rafael Ben-Aris' Biography on Chameleons Eye Israel News Agency
• Photographers' Biography on Zreportage.com
• Biography on Lightstalkers
• Biography on Rafael Ben-Aris' official site
• Biography on Gaia Photos