Morris Alkalay Personal RSS Feed http://www.behance.net/MorrisA http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Manka/130875 http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Manka/130875 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:17:01 -0500 ATTEMPTED SUICIDE It was only 10 minutes since the ferry set on its journey to the Princes Islands in Istanbul, when a figure was seen jumping into the waters. The captain was alerted. He immediately made a 180 degree turn and everyone on deck peered into the choppy, dark and cold waters expecting to spot her. The woman now reportedly seen being in tears while on the cell phone, then hanging up, refusing to answer the insisting rings and jumping into the water was finally spotted. She was floating on her back, pale, motionless and looked dead. If it was not for the passengers’ multiple watchful eyeballs and the one jumping into the threatening waters to bring her on board, the woman who probably passed out from the cold would have never survived another minute or two. The moment when she was spotted on the sea I decided to position myself on the bow, to my disappointment, the ferry maneuvered to haul her from the rear. I waited for another moment and when the ferry turned I got this frame, before I joined the crowd in the rear and managed to get a few more shots. Morris Alkalay http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Attempted-Suicide/130625 ATTEMPTED SUICIDE It was only 10 minutes since the ferry set on its journey to the Princes Islands in Istanbul, when a figure was seen jumping into the waters. The captain was alerted. He immediately made a 180 degree turn and everyone on deck peered into the choppy, dark and cold waters expecting to spot her. The woman now reportedly seen being in tears while on the cell phone, then hanging up, refusing to answer the insisting rings and jumping into the water was finally spotted. She was floating on her back, pale, motionless and looked dead. If it was not for the passengers’ multiple watchful eyeballs and the one jumping into the threatening waters to bring her on board, the woman who probably passed out from the cold would have never survived another minute or two. The moment when she was spotted on the sea I decided to position myself on the bow, to my disappointment, the ferry maneuvered to haul her from the rear. I waited for another moment and when the ferry turned I got this frame, before I joined the crowd in the rear and managed to get a few more shots. Morris Alkalay http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Attempted-Suicide/130625 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:29:15 -0500 Palm of the old Mideast scene http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Oriental-Palm-Charm/129560 Palm of the old Mideast scene http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Oriental-Palm-Charm/129560 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:27:28 -0500 Ongoing project of dogs, their masters and society http://www.behance.net/Gallery/The-People-Behind-dogs/129105 Ongoing project of dogs, their masters and society http://www.behance.net/Gallery/The-People-Behind-dogs/129105 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:38:33 -0500 Streets of Balat Balat in Istanbul, Turkey has been one of my favorite sites of photography for years. As the restoration of this town which had been abandoned by it's prosperous inhabitants mostly Non Muslims, long ago, now receiving the attention and support of UNESCO and The European Union, I felt the urge to bring my contribution portraying the lives of the recent inhabitants, working class migrants and multichildren families. Walking the streets of Balat with my camera where ropes with colorful laundry drawn from old balconies across the street, dance to the tunes of their folk music sounding through open windows is commonplace, happy children, nice to passers by, play their marble games on the dusty ground, as cars carefully navigate around them, before they are called home for dinner by anxious mothers. I observe: Balat has a magic where it's rich cultural past always reigns it is somehow passed onto the new dwellers regardless who they are. Morris Alkalay photographer http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Streets-Of-Balat-Istanbul/126595 Streets of Balat Balat in Istanbul, Turkey has been one of my favorite sites of photography for years. As the restoration of this town which had been abandoned by it's prosperous inhabitants mostly Non Muslims, long ago, now receiving the attention and support of UNESCO and The European Union, I felt the urge to bring my contribution portraying the lives of the recent inhabitants, working class migrants and multichildren families. Walking the streets of Balat with my camera where ropes with colorful laundry drawn from old balconies across the street, dance to the tunes of their folk music sounding through open windows is commonplace, happy children, nice to passers by, play their marble games on the dusty ground, as cars carefully navigate around them, before they are called home for dinner by anxious mothers. I observe: Balat has a magic where it's rich cultural past always reigns it is somehow passed onto the new dwellers regardless who they are. Morris Alkalay photographer http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Streets-Of-Balat-Istanbul/126595 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:19:59 -0500 The Woodward Dream Cruise on Woodward Avenue Michigan USA is held on the 3rd. Saturday of August every year. It is a classic car event. When WDC was inaugurated on August 1995, instead of 35,000 expected, 250,000 spectators showed up. Since then spectators as well as participant have been increasing and now the event is attended by more than 1 million people. 40,000 participating cars, classic, custom, and collector, cruising between Ferndale, Royal Oak, Huntington Woods, Berkley, Birmingham, Bloomfield, Bloomfield Hills, and Pontiac. Covering the events now for the second year, I decided to share some of the images representing a cross section of a relatively large body of work, color and B/W which I really enjoyed creating. Morris Alkalay http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Woodward-Dream-Cruise/128292 The Woodward Dream Cruise on Woodward Avenue Michigan USA is held on the 3rd. Saturday of August every year. It is a classic car event. When WDC was inaugurated on August 1995, instead of 35,000 expected, 250,000 spectators showed up. Since then spectators as well as participant have been increasing and now the event is attended by more than 1 million people. 40,000 participating cars, classic, custom, and collector, cruising between Ferndale, Royal Oak, Huntington Woods, Berkley, Birmingham, Bloomfield, Bloomfield Hills, and Pontiac. Covering the events now for the second year, I decided to share some of the images representing a cross section of a relatively large body of work, color and B/W which I really enjoyed creating. Morris Alkalay http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Woodward-Dream-Cruise/128292 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:45:25 -0500 Polarized beaches of Tel Aviv- Jaffa Jaffa South-Western part of the city, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, includes a port on the Mediterranean Sea, and it is also one of the most ancient port cities in the world. It is said that Jaffa Port hosted shipments of wood sent by King Hiram of Tyre on rafts, for the building of the first and second Temples. North of the port a beautiful beach stretches and connects the modern Tel Aviv It is in this from the port to the beach that a metamorphosis takes place, as the people vary in their appearance custom and behavior. These "Timeless" images are examples of such occurrences. http://www.behance.net/Gallery/A--Tale-Of-Two-Beaches/128158 Polarized beaches of Tel Aviv- Jaffa Jaffa South-Western part of the city, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, includes a port on the Mediterranean Sea, and it is also one of the most ancient port cities in the world. It is said that Jaffa Port hosted shipments of wood sent by King Hiram of Tyre on rafts, for the building of the first and second Temples. North of the port a beautiful beach stretches and connects the modern Tel Aviv It is in this from the port to the beach that a metamorphosis takes place, as the people vary in their appearance custom and behavior. These "Timeless" images are examples of such occurrences. http://www.behance.net/Gallery/A--Tale-Of-Two-Beaches/128158 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:22:12 -0500 http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Threatening-Stranger/127971 http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Threatening-Stranger/127971 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:51:03 -0500 Creating an event by altering POV for each shot. A photographic document might look different than wat was actually witnessed, as the angle you decide to shoot the event might have a life of its own. http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Thou-shalt-not/127968 Creating an event by altering POV for each shot. A photographic document might look different than wat was actually witnessed, as the angle you decide to shoot the event might have a life of its own. http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Thou-shalt-not/127968 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:52:58 -0500