Israeli photographer and journalist Alan Meerkin will discuss the nuances of everyday life in Israel through street photography. This will include material from his book ‘Distilling Jerusalem: Portraits of the City at Many Given Moments’. In addition, Alan will present images examining the feeling in the street, in Israel and abroad, in the face of current challenges.
Alan Meerkin is a Jerusalem-based photographer, journalist and blogger. He grew up in Melbourne before moving to Israel in 1990, where he worked as a litigator at Israel’s Ministry of Justice. In 2020 he began photographing the beautiful community gardens at Jerusalem’s Museum of Natural History and daily life throughout the country. Since then he has been invited to exhibit and speak about his work internationally.
Edinburgh Jewish Literary Society 