Behind The Camera

photo A.Krasnansky

Shai Ginott, a biologist by training, began her photographic career as a fine arts and landscape photographer at the Israel Nature Reserve Authority, where she was the Director of Photography. Her photographs have appeared extensively in newspapers, periodicals, calendars and books, including the bestseller "Echoes Of A Landscape", which won the Gold Prize at the Jerusalem International Book Fair; "A Place In The Heart, Jerusalem", "Israel Das Heilige Land", and "Spiritual Landscape". Shai Ginott teaches and leads various photography workshops and is a guest lecturer worldwide. Her photographs have been exhibited in Israel and abroad, including exhibitions at the Barbican Centre in London, the Olympus gallery in Tokyo, Europe Design Center in Rome, and the Photography and Design Center in Venezuela.

Traveling & perminant Exhibitions

"From The Beginning" Exhibition openning, Germany.

Shai Ginott's travelling exhibitionsare on show since 1992 all over the world by the Ministery for Foreign affairs.
"Israel- Land & Nature"- Spectacular views of the landscape of Israel.
" The Spirit of Jerusalem "- People, Religions and textures of the city .
"From The Beginning" -Spiritual Landscapes followed by text from the old testament.

In Israel her photographs are decorating BankHapoalim branches all over the country, as well as hospitals departments, comercial companies, government offices, institudes, hotells and privat collections.

My Journey

For two years I guided tours in the desert. An old German man, Toni Murbock, came to me and said: "I would like you to take me to photograph flowers in the desert in two years". It was all covered with rags of flowers. In Sodom cave our lights went off. After four hours, as we came out he said: For what you have given me I would like you to have a camera as a gift. I asked my Art teacher if I could do an audiovisual show and she said: Yes, if you have not done it before. After three productions I was invited to be the first photographer of the Nature reserves authorities. After 4 intense years I felt like working for myself. Since then I listen to my heart, walk my way and photograph whatever appears to be right to do on my journey.

Assignments

Mt. Carmel

Self Assignments led me to creating the Photo-Poetry books and Audiovisual shows.

Other people's assignments are involving mainly Nature & Landscape photography but they may start with an offer:" I know you are not doing it usually but I would like to have your eye in this project". This was how I was doing the book "Dining out in Israel" - Photographing top Israeli sheffs in their kitchens as well as gardening book, Fassion posters and Contact improvisation article.

The Spirit of Israel- Stock Photography

The stock collection includes over 60000 slides .Contact me for viewing images.

LIST OF SUBJECTS
Nature: Landscapes, National Parks, Flora, Fauna, Weather, Environmental Issues.
Culture: Archaeology & History, Architecture, Performing & Visual Arts, Jewish Religion, Christian Religion, Moslem Religion.
Rural & Urban Settlements, Jerusalem.
Worldwide Travel: Japan - Thailand - Greece - Turkey - England - France - Switzerland

"Nature Phenomena" -a weekley article and pictures in web magazin Y-net (Hebrew).
To view over 200 pictures click here.