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Micha Bar-Am
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Micha Bar-Am

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Documenting Israeli life and conflict through photojournalism.

Across Sinai · Israel: A Photobiography

Born
26 August 1930
Birthplace
Berlin

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Micha Bar-Am

Micha Bar-Am is a German-born Israeli photographer associated with Magnum Photos and The New York Times.

Early life

Origins

Born in Berlin, moved with his family to Mandatory Palestine in 1936 and grew up in Haifa.

Career

  1. 1957

    Press photography

    Joined the magazine Bamahane.

  2. 1968–1992

    New York Times

    Worked as its regional photographic correspondent.

  3. 1977–1992

    Museum department

    Led photography at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.

Selected work

Across Sinai

His first photographic book.

Israel: A Photobiography

A collection of historical and documentary images.

Beyond work

Family

Married artist Orna Bar-Am; they have three sons.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Tina Ruisinger. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.