Biography

 

Gali Tibbon is an independent photographer based in Jerusalem.

With more than a decade of experience in photojournalism in the Middle East, her work has taken her on assignments in Turkey, Cuba, Egypt, Jordan, Ethiopia, China, Spain and Ukraine.

 

In recent years Gali has been exploring the theme of religion

focusing on faith through pilgrimage and rituals, documenting the various Christian denominations in Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre, baptism in the Jordan River, the ancient Samaritans, Ethiopian Christianity and pilgrimages across Europe.

 

Her work has been projected and exhibited in several photo festivals and galleries including the International Photojournalism Festival of Gijon, Spain; Le Rencontres d'Arles Photographie, France; Visa Pour L'image, Perpignan, France; the Galway Arts Festival, Ireland; and War Photo Limited Museum, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Tibbon's images are published regularly in international magazines and daily press.

 

Gali has been the subject of two documentary films: "Mirrors of War" directed by Patrick Chauvel, which was widely screened in international film festivals, and "Women in Photojournalism" produced by the Knight Center for International Media.