Ilia Yefimovich

About me

Working experience:

2012 - now: Teaching photography at “Massa” Jewish Agency.

2011 – now: Freelance photographer for Getty Images.

2009 – now: Russian News agency ITAR TASS

Staff photographer covering Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

2006 – now: RTR Russian state News agency

Covering special projects:

Gaza operation “Summer Rains”, 2006.

Home front command during the 2-end Lebanon war 2006.

Christian religious holidays, 2006-2009.

Israeli elections, 2008.

Gaza operations, 2008 - 2009.

Post war series, 2009.

The house of peace in Hebron 2008.

Story of Naalin, Bilin villages, 2009 - 2011.

Arafat Knana, the story of 16 year old Palestinian cameramen, 2009.

2009: Zuza magazine

Project photographer “14 cities in 14 days”.

2006-2009: Russian Magazine “Ogonek”

Gaza operation “Summer Rains”, 2006.

Kosovo independence, 2008.

2 years after independence in Kosovo, 2010.

Awards:

2011: Photo of the Year , Local testimony, Tel-Aviv, Israel.

2011: Lead Award, Hamburg Germany. Photo of the year.

“Auf crash kurs”

2011: POYI, (Picture of the Year International) Washington DC USA Spot News Award of Excellence. “Run down in Israel.”

2009: Local testimony, Tel-Aviv, Israel. Curators choice.

Selected exhibitions:

2013: Group Exhibition -7° International Arte Laguna Prize - Under25 , Venice, Italy.

2013: Solo Exhibition - at MMOMA(Moscow Museum of Modern Art) as a part of a Photo Biennale, Moscow, Russia.

2013: Group Exhibition - Silver Camera Moscow, Russia.

2012: Group Exhibition - Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford, England .

2012: Solo Exhibition - Tavi Gallery - Tel-aviv, Israel.

2012: Group Exhibition - Foto8 Gallery - SummerShow, London.

2012: Group Exhibition - III Moscow International Biennale For Young Art, Moscow.

2011: Group Exhibition - Graduation Exhibition at Minshar Gallery, Tel-aviv.

2011: Group Exhibition - Russian Center for Peace, Moscow.

2010: Solo Exhibition - Israeli Cultural Center, Moscow.

Education:

2011:Minshar for art, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Citizenship:

Born in Moscow 1988

Currently living in Israel, with Israeli and Russian citizenship.

Language skills:

Hebrew, English, Russian.