Roie Galitz Explained

Roie Galitz
Birth Name:Hebrew: רועי גליץ
Birth Date:20 November 1980
Nationality:Israeli
Occupation:photographer, entrepreneur and environmental activist

Roie Galitz (Hebrew: רועי גליץ, born November 20, 1980) is an Israeli photographer, entrepreneur and environmental activist. He is known for his wildlife photographs, some of which have won international awards, especially those taken north of the Arctic Circle. Locally, Galitz founded Israel's largest school of photography, a photography-oriented travel company and the Israel Photography Conference.

Galitz is a Greenpeace Ambassador and engages in conservation work around the world. He is recognized for his talks at the United Nations, the NYC Climate Week and TEDx talks in Helsinki University, Glasgow and Wexford alongside global conventions everywhere. Galitz is also an ambassador for Nikon, Gitzo, G-Technology, and Lowepro.

Galitz grew up in Netanya, and currently lives in New York City. He has four children.

Photography

Galitz started out as a photographer taking pictures of static objects such as jewelry. He then worked as a pension insurance salesman, before returning to photography. His main interests are travel and wildlife conservation. In 2015, one of his wildlife photos, dubbed Run for Your Life, received an honorable mention at the Siena International Photo Awards. In May 2015, on his third trip to Svalbard, Galitz was able to capture close-ups of polar bears. One such image, where a polar bear catches a seal, received an honorable mention at the Siena Awards, 2016. In 2017 he received first place at Siena in the Fragile Ice category for a photo of a sleeping polar bear titled Dreaming on Sea Ice. Another honorable mention, as well as a remarkable artwork award, came in 2019 at Siena for additional polar bear pictures. Additional awards received by Galitz's polar bear pictures include third place in the nature and wildlife category at the 2016 International Photography Awards.

In 2017, Israeli daily Israel Hayom called Galitz one of the leading nature photographers in Israel and the world.

Entrepreneurship

After taking a job teaching photography in 2007, Galitz opened his own school, which went on to become the biggest school of this kind in Israel. Until 2017, it had served about 23,000 students in 1,300 classes. Aside from the original Ramat Gan facility, the school opened additional branches in Jerusalem and Haifa. In 2010, he founded PhotoTeva, a travel company specializing in photo travel. He also founded TalkMaster, a public speaking school. In 2018, Galitz was listed as one of 40 under-40 managers in Israel.

Activism

Galitz has been campaigning to raise awareness to environmental issues, some of which he encountered in his travels and photo shoots. He has signed on as Antarctic Ambassador for Greenpeace. He gave multiple TEDx talks on the subject.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Photography Awards by Roie Galitz. www.roiegalitz.com. 2020-04-16.
  2. News: פרס לברדלס: ציון לשבח לצלם מישראל באיטליה. 2015-11-02. ynet. he. 2020-04-16. ארליכמן . ארז .
  3. News: פרס לצלמי טבע מישראל בתחרות צילום ברוסיה. 2016-01-27. ynet. he. 2020-04-16. ארליכמן . ארז .
  4. Web site: Wild and crazy. Haltia. en-US. 2020-04-16.
  5. Web site: 2nd Salon "APHRODITE" - Acceptances. Olympic Photo Circuit, Greece - Olympic Photographic Circuit. 2020-04-16.
  6. Web site: International Photographer of the Year 2017 - Photo Contest - WinnersGallery. iphotographeroftheyear.com. 2020-04-16.
  7. Web site: Prix de la Photographie Winners. PX3 Photography Awards. en-US. 2020-04-16.
  8. Web site: Winners. www.photoawards.com. 2020-04-16.
  9. Web site: Gallery SIPAContest Siena International Photography Awards. sipacontest.com. 2020-04-16.
  10. Web site: Glanzlichter Nature Photo Contest 2017 Winners. pixcontests.com. 2020-04-16.
  11. Web site: NPOTY 2017 results. Nature Photographer of the Year. en-US. 2020-04-16.
  12. Web site: Winners. www.photoawards.com. 2020-04-16.
  13. Web site: The Guild of Television Camera Professionals : GTC Award Winners 2018 - GTC The Guild of Television Camera Professionals. www.gtc.org.uk. 2020-04-16.
  14. Web site: One Eyeland Photography Awards 2018 - Title Winners. oneeyeland.com. 2020-04-16.
  15. News: Guardian. The. Outdoor Photographer of the Year 2018 – in pictures. 2019-02-28. The Guardian. 2020-04-16. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  16. Web site: Animal Behaviour. Wildlife Photo. en-GB. 2020-04-16.
  17. Web site: Nordic Nature Photo Contest - Fotoreisen. www.nnpc.no. 2020-04-16.
  18. Web site: AWARDS list.pdf. Google Docs. 2020-04-16.
  19. Web site: Israel results - Google Drive. drive.google.com. 2020-04-16.
  20. Web site: Invio Foto. cfoto.hiho.it. 2020-04-16.
  21. Web site: ND Awards 2019 Professional Nature - Winners' Gallery. ndawards.net. 2020-04-16.
  22. Web site: 4th BALKAN EXHIBITION 2019.
  23. Web site: User Profile. March 12, 2019 . en-GB. 2020-04-16.
  24. Web site: 4th Salon "RHODOS" - Awards. Greek Photographic Circuit. 2020-04-16.
  25. Web site: 12th NBPC International Salon of Photography 2019.
  26. Web site: Awards. Roam Media. en-US. 2020-04-16.
  27. Web site: Pictures of the Year 76th Annual Competition 2019 Winners' List. www.poy.org. 2020-04-16.

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