MEITAR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PHOTOGRAPHY

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Yuval Atzili, Black Swan (Paper Sheet from Porn Magazine), 2021, photograph

ABOUT

The Meitar Award for Excellence in Photography, a collaboration between PHOTO IS:RAEL and the Zvi and Ofra Meitar Family Fund, will be awarded for the ninth time this year for a body of work that demonstrates excellence in the field of photography. A professional independent jury of leading international professionals will review all shortlisted candidates anonymously and will select a photographer who demonstrates thought, quality, originality, and excellence in photography, as well as the potential to create a comprehensive body of work suitable for a solo exhibition.

The 20 finalists will be showcased in a group exhibition at the International Photography Festival in November 2025 in Tel Aviv. The award winner will be announced during the festival.

For more information on the submission process, please visit our FAQ page >> FAQ

20.05.2025

Early Registration Opens

03.06.2025

Late Registration

30.06.2025

Submission Deadline

02.11.2025

Selected artists notified

AWARDS

Finalists

Finalists
The 20 finalists will be showcased in a group exhibition at the International Photography Festival in November 2025 in Tel Aviv.

2023 finalists »

THE WINNER

The winner will be announced in November 2025. The award winner will receive a $14,000 grant, composed of a personal grant of $2,500, curatorial guidance, and the production of a solo exhibition that will be part of the 2026 International Photography Festival.

2023 Winner »
Natalya Saprunova, 2023 Meitar Award Winner

JURY

Dr. Wiktoria Michałkiewicz

Founder / Talent Manager / Curator, REZO Agency & REZO Art Advisory. Contributing Editor National Geographic and Vogue, Poland

מיה בנטון , אוצרת מייעצת, המרכז הבינלאומי לצילום (ICP), ניו יורק

Maya Benton

Curator, Art Historian and Visiting Professor at Yale University, USA

דפנה מיתר נחמד , קרן משפחת צבי ועפרה מיתר

Dafna Meitar Nechmad

Director General, The Zvi and Ofra Meitar Family Fund, Israel

Hannan Abu-Hussein

Interdisciplinary Artist and Educator, honored with the Rappaport Prize (Tel Aviv Museum of Art)

Said Abu Shakra

Founder and Director of Umm el-Fahem Museum of Art

Anne Leighton Massoni

Executive Director and Curator, Houston Center for Photography, USA

Enrico Stefanelli

Founder and Artistic Director, Photolux Festival, Italy 

Avi Sabag Sharvit

Founder and CEO of "Musrara", the Naggar School of Art and Society, Jerusalem

Sigalit Landau

Interdisciplinary artist honored with the Nathan Gottesdiener Foundation Israeli Art Award (Tel Aviv Museum of Art), the Sandberg Prize for Israeli Art (The Israel Museum, Jerusalem), and an honorary doctorate from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev  

Dr. Gilad Reich

Curator of Photography, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

2023 FINALISTS

Valery Poshtarov
Noga Kalinsky
Pierpaolo Mittica
Mor Elnekave
Mateusz Sarello
Or Sachs
Miki Koren
Sarah Mei Herman
Yael Ben-Yashar
Roei Greenberg
Linji Song
Jana Islinger
Teri Darnell and Alan Chimacoff
Tianhu Yuan
Tal Nahoum
Yuval Atzili
Valery Poshtarov / Father and Son

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