As a service to The Israel Project we thought we’d let you know about their new photo contest –
TIP Photo Competition
Send Us Your Best Shots of Israel!
1st Prize: $150.00
2nd Prize: $100.00
3rd Prize: $50.00
We are particularly looking for colorful photos that show the full variety of daily life in Israel. If you live there or if you are just visiting, give us your best shots and we’ll display them on our site with full credit!
Email your best photo to: info@theisraelproject.org
Please submit your photos as .jpg and write “PHOTO CONTEST” in the subject line.
Just a warning though. The fine print says “No submission may depict harmful or illegal activity or substances, or offensive subject matter as determined in the sole discretion of TIP.” So that might narrow your options some. Good luck!
You ought to offer a “Rejects” contest.
A number of people have already sent us their photos – both ones they sent to the Israel Project and others they didn’t. Send us your best shots and we’ll post some on the site – mondoweiss@gmail.com.
Israel is like Britney Spears, once that false facade wore off, it became nearly impossible to maintain the image, and so we started seeing an Israel that beat up people, spat on them, chain smoked, binge drank, got into fights and drove drunk.
Meanwhile, Israel’s 13 year old groupies are still enchanted by her image and fame.
And those 13 year olds may never grow up. They’re stuck with their delusions in perpetuity .
I’ve got a few ‘good’ shots of Israel. They consist mostly of demolished homes of innocent civilians, mutilated bodies of women and children and pools of blood and urine.
I bet if I sent in a collage of these images, they’d make a postcard out of them.
No? No, I guess not.
PR is all about image and so Israel and its two-faced bi-polar Zionist supporters in the U.S. prefer to see Israel the GQ Magazine. And much in the same way that exterior facade is superficial, so is Israel and its supporters, shallow and primal.
I’ve got some great photos of the Apartheid wall, the illegal Moskowitz-funded buildings, graffiti that says “Death to the Arabs,” and a bunch of pictures of Hebron. Anticipating the need for more hasbara, I even made a little ad for the Israelis:
link to ehrens.files.wordpress.com
Did I win?
Well, technically those are depictions of harmful and illegal activities. So.
I read that as “harmful or illegal activities… as determined in the sole discretion of TIP”. So bring on all the occupation pictures! After all, none of it is really harmful or illegal in TIP’s eyes.
The phrase “Best Shots of Israel” did not make me think of shooting with a camera.
We should set up a contest depicting Israeli occupation and set up a prize for the best three pictures.
Nothing illegal you said? Hmm that kind of narrows it down a bit.
Well it depends,
Does Israel = Greater Israel?
I assume that includes life in the IDF. How about some shots from Eden Abergil’s photo album “Army… the most beautiful time of my life. :)”?
DARN….I haven’t been there in 6 years. I’d like to offer these suggestions.
Some are recent PR opportunities
APPRECIATION of HISTORICAL RESIDENCES: settlers happily sitting in the doorway of their “new residence” an old house taken by force from Palestinians ….caution, settlers guns must be hidden; no Palestinians in photo, especially if they are crying; no guards, police, military visible
GREEN ISRAEL and FAMILY TOGETHERNESS: multi generational shot…proud grand parents and parents supporting their children as they enthusiastically plant trees for a new forest…. caution: make certain no remnants of destroyed homes or Palestinians are in view Enhancement …photoshop some larger trees in background…indicating an on going family project
TRANSPORTATION: Happy Israelis zipping along on their convenient new highway to their settlement. caution: this may be a tough shot: no Palestinian roads (they look like dirt paths) in view, Palestinians, their homes, or orchards … they may be included if they are in good shape…no evidence of fire, up-rooting or destruction on surrounding land…almost forgot, hide the guns
RECREATION; Relaxing settlers sitting abound the swimming pool, children cooperating with each other as they frolic and play in the pool; include green lawns and in the background sprinklers watering lawns…this will dispel any worries of water shortages in the settlements…caution, do not include any evidence stolen Palestine water is used.
COMMERCE: Happy workers in a settlement factory making cosmetics…. display products, model applying them. caution: no evidence of connection with Red Sea…some viewers may have heard unfair criticism, best not to remind them
Come to Israel
Come to Israel Advertising Campaign
Maybe we could use this PR stunt to contrast, through pictures, the easy and merry life of Israelis with the suffering of the Palestinians.