Abba Richman

I was born in the UK and have been living in Israel since 1967. (I'm still a new immigrant).
I studied Graphic Design and Photography at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem.
My waking hours are spent in front of a computer (far to much) photographing for a living (trying to), photographing for pleasure (not enough), teaching photography (love it) and as a volunteer Magen David Adom Medic/Ambulance driver (sorry, no pictures).
There is nothing to be invented in the visual world, it's all there and been photographed a million times.
I don't photograph glorious sunsets, fantastic landscapes, flowers, animals or beautiful things (or people).
I find myself again and again looking at ordinary everyday things, at rubbish, backyards, at the man in the street, looking at things really close up and trying to find beauty in their colour and form. Sometimes I find that beauty, more often I don't. Now and then I am satisfied with what I have photographed, occasionally very satisfied and sometimes well, I just start again and keep on looking.
In my search I constantly thank God for giving me the eyes to see.

I live in Efrat near Jerusalem, with my wife Liliana.
We have six children and 14 grandchildren.

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Graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Art, Graphic design and Photography

Exhibitions
2013 - Ta'amon Cafe Jerusalem "Special Delivery"
2013 - Beit Naima "Naclaot"
2012 - Tel Aviv Art Fair
2010 – A Personal Vision, AACI Gallery, Jerusalem
2007 – A Day in the Jerusalem Central Bus Station at the Bus terminal, Jerusalem
2005 – "Identification Marks" Exhibition, The New Gallery, Jerusalem
2005 – "Lovemarks" Exhibition, Tel Aviv
2005 – "Visual Collections" (solo exhibition) at the Windows Gallery, Azrielly Mall, Tel Aviv.
2005 – New Artists 2005, Jerusalem Artist's House
2005 – Salute to Gush Katif, Neve Dekalim, Gush Katif
2005 – Municipal Gallery, Efrat
2004 – "Artists of Light", Neve Daniel
2004 – "Jerusalem", Jerusalem House of Quality
1985 – Israeli Knesset
1974 – One of six national prize winners "Israel '74". Portfolio exhibited at the Israel Museum.