Ultra Orthodox communities in Israel (a no holds bar look through the lens at rare ceremonies and gatherings which have never been photographed by ousiders before).
 
Gil Cohen-Magen is a photojournalist whose photographs have graced the front pages of some of the world’s leading newspapers and magazines. With a portfolio that ranges from the most violent scenes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, to the closed world of ultra-Orthodox Hassidim, Cohen-Magen has captured the many faces of the Holy Land through his lens. One of his photographs was selected as one of the top 100 photographs of the decade.  Since 2001, Gil has been working on a series of photo essays on the ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities in Jerusalem. Gil has been given exclusive access to observe and photograph the religious and cultural rites of these closed communities, ceremonies that have never been photographed before and have never been shown to the outside world. The Israeli photographer Gil Cohen-Magen has created an exclusive collection of photographs about the inside life of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel. Cohen-Magen speaks on the lives of the Hassidic communities in Israel, their rituals, beliefs and daily life. A graduate of the Hadassah College of Jerusalem’s Photography program, Cohen-Magen spent 10 years working with the Reuters news agency. Born in 1971, Cohen-Magen lives in the city of Modiin, Israel.  For more information about Gil land his work, visit http://www.gilmagen.com/.