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Mati Milstein

Israel

Biography

Based in the Middle East, Mati Milstein is a freelance photojournalist contributing to NurPhoto. His photographs have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, Al Jazeera, Bild, Le Monde, El Pais, The Globe & Mail, Haaretz, Getty Images, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, Deutsche Welle, United Press International, Bloomberg News Photos, New York Post, Mother Jones, Foreign Policy, DPA-Picture Alliance, The Jerusalem Post, Al-Quds, Monocle, National Geographic News, Archaeology, and Ma’an Images.

Breaking barriers and cultural taboos in a conservative culture, Eman is Gaza’s only female photojournalist. Mati is an Israeli Jewish photojournalist who has been working in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel since 1998. Together, these two photojournalists shed light on how people on either side of the conflict have dealt with war in their everyday lives. Both photojournalists have their photos appearing in a wide range of international outlets including Le Monde, the Washington Post and Haaretz.

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“We find things in common, we find ways to raise our friendship above national dogma and deep-seated community hatreds. We ourselves rise above our own fears.”

Mati Milstein