Members of Dushinsky Hasidic dynasty celebrate Purim holiday on March 2019 in Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem. According to the Jewish religion, Purim is a time for happiness. Most Israelis just have parties and wear costumes, but the Ultra-Orthodox community takes celebrations to the extreme, as men of the community heavily drink wine and can be seen dancing and singing loudly.
Gili Yaari is an Israel-based photojournalist specializing in documentary and news photography. In his work, Gili focuses on social and humanitarian issues as well as on contemporary Israeli issues.
Gili's works were published in New York Times, Time, Wall Street Journal, Le Monde, Corierra Della Serra, The Guardian and Financial Times among other international and Israeli magazines and daily papers.
Since 2007 Yaari is a contributing photographer for the Jerusalem based press photo agency Flash90. Since 2013 he is a contributing photographer to NurPhoto.
Awards 2015 - Selected for the professional shortlist in the Arts & Culture category at the 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
2017 - Shortlisted photographer of the 2017 Meitar Award for the project 'Stranded in Greece - Greece Refugee Crisis'.
2017 - The Lumiere Photo Awards - Honorable Mention Winner for the series 'Stranded in Greece'.
2016 - Tokyo International Foto Awards (tifa) - SILVER WINNER, Editorial-General News Category for the series 'Stranded in Greece'.
2016 - Selected for Photolucida's CRITICAL MASS 2016 TOP 50 with the project 'Stranded in Greece'.
2016 - Finalist at Siena International Photo Awards for the project 'Stranded in Greece - Greece Refugee Crisis'.
2016 - PX3, Prix De La Photographie Paris - HONORABLE MENTION, Press/Feature Story Category for the project 'Stranded in Greece - Greece Refugee Crisis'.
