Don't judge people by their jobs. The full story is at the end of this page.
60x90 cm printed on cotton paper
Ha'Tikva Market
Ha'Tikva Market
Final project- Shuk Ha'Carmel
Final project- Shuk Ha'Carmel
Final project- Shuk Ha'Carmel
Final project- Shuk Ha'Carmel
Final project- Shuk Ha'Carmel
Final project- Shuk Ha'Carmel
This is my high-school graduation project. At the beginning of my senior year, when the time came to submit the subject for my final project, I looked through my photography portfolio and the theme was there, running through many of the photos. It seemed that they all had one thing in common- my interest in the working class . Shuk Ha'carmel, a large daily market, is situated close to my house. I began by taking photos of the people who work there. Later on, I went to photograph at 3 other markets, and ended up with a lot of footage to work with. The issue which really interested me was not the market merchants, but rather the way people are judged by the jobs they hold. At the end of the year, I asked two friends to join me and help me build an improvised photographer's studio inside the market, using two broomsticks holding up a white fabric. The exhibition included 6 life-size studio-like photos, hung in two rows facing each other on the walls of a narrow corridor. Walking through the corridor was similar to a walk in a narrow market street, booths on each side. A 7th photograph appeared at the end of the corridor, revealing the true situation of the improvised studio in the market. The spectators' reactions after seeing the 7th photo were just as I had expected: They expressed their surprise upon realizing that the previous six subjects were also market merchants. At this point, their gaze was no longer neutral, but expressed everything they thought about "market merchants".