I went to my 1st Tel Aviv Tweetup yesterday evening with my work friends Eitan Burcat and Lilach Givaty.
It was great fun and I got a chance to meet loads of friends I haven’t seen in a while.
Yael Beeri (on my right in the picture below) has done a really great job turning this event into a tradition for a growing number of people here in Israel.
It was a good thing I came because it turned out Yoni Wiseman (on my left) had prepared an amazing gift basket (yes, it’s the one in the picture) to celebrate the birth of my baby daughter, Or. When I got home and showed the basket to my mate she was literally moved to tears.
Yesterday I had the great privilege to participate in a benefit organized by the “Vered’s Friends” group to raise money in order to fund the treatments Vered requires to help her combat the Cancer she is afflicted with.
Vered’s body might be sick but her spirit is strong and her mind is clear. It was touching and inspiring to hear her talk frankly and openly about the trials and tribulations she and her family are going through in the ongoing fight to help her vanquish Cancer and return her safe and healthy to her 3 year old son Nadav.
The photos below are from the benefit event.
It’s important to note that all the participants - models, designers, hairdressers, make up artists, caterers, DJs, photographers (and everyone else I haven’t mentioned) all volunteered to make this event happen - it was magic. I’m glad two of my prints were purchased at the auction. It’s the most meaningful sale I’ve made to date as all proceeds were donated to Vered’s cause : )
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I’ve had the good fortune to get my art featured in the July 2009 edition of DP - Arte Fotográfica - a Portuguese magazine dedicated to Digital Creativity.
My heart felt thanks to Jorge Guedes, DP’s editor, who found my crap worthy
I’m particularly pleased about the exposure this secures for my print “Ahmadinejad’s Daughter” which reflects my deepest fears at the thought that this maniacal tyrant is inches from getting his hands on an atomic bomb.
It amazes me that despite the recent horrific events in Iran, which exposed just how ruthless and brutal this regime really is, the nations of world remain largely indifferent at the thought of a nuclear Tehran.
Is the sacrifice of those poor Iranians who dared protest the massive fraud in the last “elections” truly meaningless? Have we learned nothing since 1939?
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