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Micha Bar-Am
Micha Bar-Am (Hebrew: מיכה בר-עם; born 1930) is a German-born Israeli photographer. Biography Micha Bar-Am is one of Israel's most senior photographers. For more than sixty years his photographs have played a central role in the construction of Israel's cultural memory, and have presented the country's image to the entire world. Born in Berlin 1930, Micha Bar-Am arrived with his family in Israel (then Palestine) in 1936, and grew up in Haifa. He worked at the port of Haifa and joined the Palmach Harel Brigade during Israel's War of Independence. He was a founding member of Malkia kibbutz on the Lebanese border. In the early 1950s, he participated in archeological expeditions in the Galilee and later in the search for scrolls in the Judean Desert, also, at that time, he began to photograph his surroundings and neighbors. In 1957 became a civilian photojournalist for ''Bamahane'' magazine, a Hebrew-language weekly magazine published by the Israel Defense Forces. In that c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of , with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnum Photographers
''Magnum'' is a Latin word meaning "great". Magnum may also refer to: Businesses and organizations * Magnum Research, a firearms maker * Magnum Semiconductor, a spin-off of Cirrus Logic * Magnum Photos, a photojournalist cooperative * Magnum Corporation, a Malaysian gaming company Art and entertainment Music * Jeff Magnum, former bassist of the Dead Boys * Magnum (band), English rock band * Magnum (musician) (born 1973), stage name of Sami Wolking * ''Magnum Force'' (album), the second album from hip hop duo Heltah Skeltah Other uses in arts and entertainment * Magnum, a fictional characters and commander of the Autobots * Magnum, a member of the Elementals in Marvel Comics *''Magnum, P.I.'', a 1980s American crime drama television series ** Thomas Magnum, the lead character ** ''Magnum P.I.'' (2018 TV series), its reboot * ''Magnum Force'' The 2nd of five Dirty Harry movies, starring Clint Eastwood as San Francisco policeman, Harry Callahan. The title refers to Harry's use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |