"Every picture leaves a souvenir": We visited the sports photography exhibition in question
A ping pong player who plays with his mouth, a hands-free swimmer and a sniper who shoots with his feet: We got to see up close the exhibition "Victory Album" by Gilad Kvalarchik, which documented the Paralympic athletes at the last Olympics.
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17/04/2022
Sunday, 17 April 2022, 07:25 Updated: 09:53
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In the video: "Victory Album": Gilad Kvalarchik's Sports Photography Exhibition (Edited by Gilad Mannheim)
Photographer Gilad Kvalarchik documented the great moments of the athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, and created "Victory Album" - an exhibition that provides a platform for Israeli and international athletes to tell the story of their lives and dealing with disabilities.
We got to see the amazing photos up close.
"Victory Album": Gilad Kvalarchik's Sports Photography Exhibition (Photo: Gilad Kvalarchik)
"My love is to shoot sports; to capture the crucial moment, the joy, the sadness," Kwalarchik said.
"I want to get my viewers excited because every picture leaves a strong memory. These athletes do amazing things and should be admired. Anyone who has a hard time in life should look at them."
Kwalarchik added: "I feel that for the first time sports photography can give people hope. The truth is that I was able to take pictures I never imagined I could do."
"Victory Album": Gilad Kvalarchik's Sports Photography Exhibition (Photo: Gilad Kvalarchik)
Olympic rowing champion Moran Samuel, who won a silver medal in Tokyo, added: "The truth is that I really connect to pictures at first glance do not see the limit at all; people who come here will see an athlete, then understand that he has no leg or hand. "His parts. Even when there is none or is missing - the ability to look at what is there brings us to the performance of excellence in sports. It is the place to live from what I have and it is a message to every person."
"The moment I remember most from the last Olympics was something like an hour after winning a medal," Samuel added.
"I got quite a few calls, but I turned off the phone and just broke up."
"Victory Album": Gilad Kvalarchik's Sports Photography Exhibition (Photo: Gilad Kvalarchik)
"I have been thinking for a long time about the subject of photographing Paralympic athletes, I am very connected to it," noted the esteemed photographer Ziv Koren.
"There's a term in photography called 'the right fraction of a second' and in sports photography you have to have it - to be the most accurate it can be. In Gilad's exhibition there is it - the moment in the air, the look, the jump. "We will believe in the human level. The exhibition has very important messages. It gives people strength."
"Victory Album": Gilad Kvalarchik's Sports Photography Exhibition (Photo: Gilad Kvalarchik)
Sports photography is by nature spectacular photography, full of movement and breathtaking, which centers on peak moments of excitement, determination, perseverance. This is strengthened dozens of times when it comes to photography of Paralympic athletes.
The "Victory Album" exhibition is a wonderful tool for strengthening the emotional intelligence of children and adults alike, and inspires and motivates us to overcome various difficulties in our lives.
And to discover that beneath everything we are all human beings, with difficulties, desires, dreams, determination and an emotional world.
The exhibition causes the viewer to see the person and transcend the initial impression of disability.
"Victory Album": Gilad Kvalarchik's Sports Photography Exhibition (Photo: Gilad Kvalarchik)
Mifal Hapayis has set itself the goal of promoting the world of culture and making it accessible to the general public, also out of a desire to raise awareness of the rights of people with disabilities and the importance of their integration into society equally.
This is an extraordinary and powerful exhibition, suitable for the whole family.
If you too are looking for a unique activity in the holiday season, do yourself a favor and do not miss one of the most special exhibitions held here in recent years.
The exhibition will be held at the Silvan Adams National Velodrome on 10A Bechor Shitrit Street, Tel Aviv-Yafo, between April 13-24 and admission is free.
"Victory Album": Gilad Kvalarchik's Sports Photography Exhibition (Photo: Gilad Kvalarchik)
Opening wax:
14/4 09:00 -21: 00
15 / 09:00 - 13:00
16/4 Saturday 16:00 - 21:00
17-20 / 4 09: 00- 21:00
21/4 09: 00- 13:00
Saturday, 23/4 16:00 - 21:00 24/4
09: 00- 21:00
Lectures:
14.4 hours 11:00 Dr. Osnat Felis Post - Head of the Science, Technology and Innovation Unit | In the Paralympic Sports 18:00 Gilad Kvalarchik on "The Stories of a Victory Album"
17.4 11:00 Nadav Levy - Bocha athlete - everyone and his Olympics - an optimistic lecture on life, inspirational, combines humor and cooperation with the audience 18.4
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11:00 Moran Samuel - Paralympic rower - won a silver medal in Tokyo - a story of rehabilitation, values, maturation and a positive outlook |
19.4 at 11:00 Michal Feinblatt - Paralympic and Olympic judoka - Participated in the Athens Olympics and the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games - the transition from Olympic to Paralympic.
20.4 Hour 10:00 Prof. Rafi Heruti, Head of the Rehabilitation Division at Reut Tel Aviv Hospital and leader of the medical support team for the swimming team.
Women in Paralympic Sports - A conversation with the Paralympic swimmer, European runner-up Erel Halevi.
20.4 Hour 11:00 Uri Mizrahi, goalie with visual impairment - Participated in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games - "Do not see the end" |
18:00 Gilad Kvalerchik on "The Stories of a Victory Album"
21.4 Hour 11:00 Dr. Ron Bolotin - Professional Manager, participated in 6 games as a swimmer and won 11 medals | Meet the Paralympic Sports
23.4 Hour 17: 00 Isaacson Foundation - Digital Director | The stories behind the pictures
24.4 hrs
Disabilities and Classification in Paralympic Sports
18:00 Gilad Kvalarchik on "The Stories of a Victory Album"
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