Neta Dekel
a street photographer who loves people
Photography has been my passion since I started studying it in the early 80's when I was 20-year old. In the early years, I have studied in “Camera Obscura” – a well-known photography and art school in Tel Aviv.
In those days, I worked with a film-based camera (Nikon FE2) and printed my photography in my own home laboratory. Since then, I specialized in geographic and cultural photography – people, places, nature and landscapes. Although I sometimes experience with other fields of photography, this is my main and most preferred area of photography. Today I shoot with a Nikon D800, with several lenses. The main lens is Nikon 28-70 F2.8. It gives me the quality of a prime lens with some flexibility to the rapid changes of my subjects. In cultural photography, I believe that if you are not close enough to your subject, the photo cannot be good enough.
For street photography, I usually use the Fujifilm X-T2 with 23mm f2 prime lens. I found this small and amazing camera fits the best for the situations I faced in the streets. Beyond the technology, Photography is an art, a passion, a way to express myself. When I am holding a camera in my hands, the whole view of the world is changing. I am seeing the world as a sequence of singular frames, instead of a continuous motion. Frames of impressions, lights, textures and situations - frames of special moments.
I am sure that the people are aware that I am there and taking photographs. A smile is very helpful.
Kidnapped’s Square, Tel Aviv. Exhibitions
Group Exhibitions
