Rafael Ben Ari

Rafael Ben-Ari is an Israeli-born international independent content creator master photographer and filmmaker, specialize in photojournalism and travel photography, known for his war and combat zone photos and on location travel photography from around the world. In 2019 he was named one of the top 10 Best Stock Photographers in the world by Pouted Magazine. Rafael's photography work is well recognized and his images appears in a large number of publications, magazines and websites on a daily basis all over the world. Among them: Time Magazine, The National Geographic, Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet, The New York Times, NBC News, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, Newsweek, The Guardian ,The Telegraph, Rough Guides, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides & Travel Books, Encyclopedia Britannica. Rafael Ben-Ari has exhibited his photography work in Israel, Australia, New Zealand, France, Mexico and Italy. Awards 2016 Awarded 3rd Place for Nikon Photo Day New Zealandr 2014 1st place Crowd vote and 2nd place Expert’s choice in "Crowds" photo contest by Nikon N-Photo magazine and Photocrowd 2007 Photo published in Doubletruck Magazine "World's Best News Pictures" 2006 Excellent Artist in photography Grant from the Ministry of Education and Culture of Israel Government Exhibitions 2011 "Unexpected Israel" - Milan, Italy 2010 "Tel Aviv: The City that Emerged from the Dunes" - Mexican Senate Headquarters, Mexico City 2008 "During the 60 years of Israel Education 2003 - Rescue diving and underwater photography from Padi Bay of Islands New Zealand 1999 - Studies Bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A) in Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design - Jerusalem 1995 - Professional photography and Photojournalism in New York Institute of Photography - New York USA

AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED, Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, Nikon 60mm f2.8 AF, Nikon Camera System 2 DSLR Pro bodies, Sony PXW-X70 Camcorder Nikon 1 J5

Travel, People, Urban, Editorial and Landscape