Q I have had the pleasure of seeing many photos of yours to select the ones published here.

I have realized that many of your photographic series are built around trips.

But you also have a lot of work done where you live.

Do you find it different to take photos at home as opposed to when you are away from home?

A 

The main difference between photography abroad and photography in Israel is the level of involvement.

When I photograph abroad, I try to focus on people; how people live in different countries, at different economic levels, with different values ​​and living conditions.

My involvement in these photographs is as a person; but still, a person watching from the side.

In Israel, photography is much more personal; Many times they arise from the hardships of life in the country, from the different lifestyles, traditions and religions that try to exist in one subjugation.

This is a personal photography, sometimes painful, sometimes very painful, often concerning my beliefs, opinions and values.

It speaks in my voice. It concerns my existence.

Q For me, the camera is a perfect excuse to get closer to the people around us.

What do you think about this?

A

I agree with your feeling that the camera allows close access to people.

Many times I am asked about this closeness; And my answer – I’m a small woman with a small camera and a big smile… I mean, I’m not a threat.

For me too, the close-up is more comfortable with the distance between the lens and the subjects; It serves as a form of protection for me; I’m getting closer because I’m “a photographer”.

I don’t hide when I take pictures.

Most of the time my presence is hardly noticeable.

Sometimes people notice me and just move on, sometimes a conversation develops.

The relationship between the photographer and the photographed is an integral part of what is happening;

Sometimes eye contact is made, which in itself becomes the subject of the picture.