Six Weeks In Israel
Jaffa, Israel – June 27, 2015 – Every day hundreds of people from different backgrounds flock to the Jaffa’s coastal beach to enjoy to the sand and surf of the Mediterranean Sea together. Photo by Louis Fine.
Jaffa, Israel – June 27, 2015 – Photo by Louis Fine.
Jaffa, Israel – June 27, 2015 – Photo by Louis Fine.
Jaffa, Israel – June 27, 2015 – Akahmad Abouk and his sons flip, flop and fly over the port rails and into the Mediterranean Sea. Photo by Louis Fine.
Jaffa, Israel – June 27, 2015 – Valentina Nurit, a folk singer from Argentina, let me wander around Jaffa with her as she looked for a spot to play. After running into another musician who let her borrow some sound equipment, she gave a beautiful performance for passersby. If you would like to see her work and upcoming projects, check out her facebook page at <https://www.facebook.com/Valentinanurit>. Photo by Louis Fine.
Jerusalem, Israel – June 28, 2015 – Photo by Louis Fine.
Jerusalem, Israel – June 28, 2015 – My Israeli friend Eliran, after seeing me take this photo, called these men “ערסים” (arseem), the Israeli slang word for what Americans call “guidos.” Photo by Louis Fine.
Jerusalem, Israel – June 30, 2015 – Photo by Louis Fine.
Jerusalem, Israel – June 30, 2015 – Shortly after being assigned my team for the documentary unit of the JFW, we were sent out to practice. While exploring Jerusalem, we came across an nearly-empty construction zone that extended many floors underground. As we descended lower and lower, we became increasingly cautious, borderline paranoid, from its cluttered, murky atmosphere, and our weakening sense of direction. Photo by Louis Fine.
Jerusalem, Israel – July 1, 2015 – An excerpt from a lecture we had on lighting. My friend Jason turned a bit ominous as he modeled for us. Photo by Louis Fine.
Yerucham, Israel – July 3, 2015 – Photo by Louis Fine.
Yerucham, Israel – July 3, 2015 – Stray cats roam the streets of Israel similar to the way squirrels do in the US. While on retreat in Yerucham, two of my friends nearly adopted this one. They named it Keshet. Photo by Louis Fine.
Jerusalem, Israel – July 16, 2015 – Photo by Louis Fine.
Jerusalem, Israel – July 18, 2015 – There were a lot of great experiences at the Jerusalem Film Festival, but perhaps the most amazing was on the last night when they screened The Godfather with a live orchestra. Photo by Louis Fine.
Unknown, Israel – July 19, 2015 – Daria (left) and Shmule (right) catch some z’s during an early morning bus ride to a hike at Masada. Photo by Louis Fine.
Masada, Israel – July 19, 2015 – Photo by Louis Fine.
Masada, Israel – July 19, 2015 – The Tristram’s Starling is a bird native to Masada, Israel and various other parts of the Middle East. It nests in rocky cliff faces. Photo by Louis Fine.
Unknown, Israel – July 19, 2015 – Photo by Louis Fine.
Jerusalem, Israel – July 23, 2015 – Photo by Louis Fine.
Jerusalem, Israel – July 24, 2015 – Photo by Louis Fine.
Unknown, Israel – July 24, 2015 – For security, Israel has a mandatory draft for it’s military and soldiers are always walking around major cities carrying large rifles quite casually. Here, a soldier rests on a bus headed to Tel Aviv. Photo by Louis Fine.
Tel Aviv, Israel – Jeremy Airbnb’d an apartment for us at 24 Geula street, several blocks away from the Mediterranean Sea. Photo by Louis Fine.
Jerusalem, Israel – July 26, 2015 – Photo by Louis Fine.
Tel Aviv, Israel – July 30, 2015 – Seconds before the doors close, a soldier draws a cute picture on another soldier’s arm so she has something fun for the long train ride ahead. Photo by Louis Fine.
Unknown, Israel – July 30, 2015 – Photo by Louis Fine.
Unknown, Israel – July 30, 2015 – Rita and I felt lucky to ride the train at sunset as we watched golden sunlight spill along the hills and mountains between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Photo by Louis Fine.
Jerusalem, Israel – July 30, 2015 – Photo by Louis Fine.
Jerusalem, Israel – July 30, 2015 – Photo by Louis Fine.
Jerusalem, Israel – July 31, 2015 – Photo by Louis Fine.