Oren Ziv
Oren Ziv | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1985 Israel |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, Photographer and Videographer |
| Years active | 2003 - present |
| Employer | Local Call & +972 Magazine |
| Organization | Activestills 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]
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
[edit]Ziv has a Master of Arts degree in Research/Forensic Architecture from Goldsmiths University in London.[5]
Awards
[edit]He received the Curators' Choice Prize during the "Israeli Local Testimony" exhibition at the Eretz Israel Museum from 2011 to 2014.[5]
Works
[edit]- Video image credit on the "Israeli Cabinet Members Join Settler Event of Thousands Calling for Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza" story reported by Amy Goodman, Democracy Now, Jan 31st 2024 [9]
- "Young Israelis refuse to join the Israeli army in protest of the occupation", Islam Channel, November 2023 [10]
- "Seder Held at Migrant Detention Center in Israel", Tablet, April 2014 [11]
Appearances as commentator
[edit]- "Israeli Cabinet Members Join Settler Event of Thousands Calling for Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza", Democracy Now, January 2024 [12]
- "The fear is everywhere: Israel's Fascist Internal Crackdown", Marc Steiner Show, November 2023 [13]
- "Activestills: Photography as Protest in Palestine/Israel", Center for the Humanities, March 2017 [14]
References
[edit]- ^ "שיחה מקומית". שיחה מקומית (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ a b Center for the Humanities (CUNY Graduate Centre). "Oren Ziv". Center for the Humanities. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Oren Ziv". Center for the Humanities. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "Activestills Collective". www.activestills.org. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ a b c "Just Vision". justvision.org. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Lens". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "Settlers attack Activestills photographer in Hebron". +972 Magazine. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "More Info". New Israel Fund Australia. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Young Israelis refuse to join the Israeli army in protest of the occupation". Islam Channel. YouTube. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Slideshow: Passover Seder Held Outside Migrant Detention Center in Israel". Tablet Magazine. 2014-04-11. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "Israeli Cabinet Members Join Settler Event Calling for Ethnic Cleansing & Resettlement of Gaza". Democracy Now!. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "The Mark Steiner Show: 'The fear is everywhere': Israel's fascist internal crackdown (Podcast)". Spotify. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Activestills: Photography as Protest in Palestine/Israel". Center for the Humanities. Retrieved 2024-12-03.