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ISRAELI GIRLS

DAFY HAGAI
Photographer & Director
Location | Tel Aviv, Israel
Website | www.dafyhegai.com

Photographer Dafy Hagai has got this whole female self empowerment
thing down pat. In a nod to her own coming-of-age in Israel a place so
often soaked in horror stories from the Gaza Strip as over a decade of
tensions continue to simmer Hagais new work Israeli Girls captures a
gang of youths from her hometown, poised on the cusp of adulthood in
an Americana-teen tinged summer dream, transported to the dusty streets
of Tel Aviv. But behind the cheeky smiles and nostalgia-inducing snaps,
essentially, Hagai, who is often surprised to hear that people expect these
girls to be covered up and conservative, is championing a generation of
females exploring their sexuality, body ownership and the beauty of girl
power amongst an uncertain political and social climate.

Whats the concept behind Israeli Girls?

It actually started out as a zine, in which I tried to show suburban Israeli
youth culture. I live in Israel, and grew up as an Israeli girl in a small suburban
town outside Tel Aviv, and this is pretty much the way my childhood looked.
I thought most people dont really have an image of how youth culture
looks like in a place like Israel, and especially when you think about girls and
sexuality, so I wanted to show that.
How did the project come about?
I met Jurgen from APE at the LA Art Book Fair, where I was showing my
original zine, and he asked me if Id be interested in making it into a book. I
know the girls from a bunch of different places; some of them are friends,
some I stopped in bars and some I met scouting at my old high school. I
was looking for girls who reminded me of what I used to be like when I was
growing up. I shot all over the suburban parts of Tel Aviv and the center
of Israel, looking for places that didnt have a distinct cultural look and
reminded me more of those American teen films that I had seen growing
up.
Are there any political messages embedded in the pictures? Some of them
are quite provocative!
Its more of a cultural statement than a political one. For the most part, Tel
Aviv and the center of Israel arent conservative or religious, so these are
just girls dealing with growing up, learning about their body, ownership and
sexuality. These girls arent that different from girls growing up in Jersey, but
its funny that people are surprised to see Israeli girls the way I shot them, as
if they were supposed to be more modest or religious!
What does girl power mean to you?
Doing whatever I think is right for me without making compromises that are
gender related. Collaborating with other girls so we can create communities
and platforms where we can promote and support each other.

MRS MALONE

LOUIE BANKS
Fashion Photographer & Part-Time Drag Queen
Location | East London, UK
Website | www.louiebanks.com

Splashed in colour, tattoos, and peroxide in equal parts, 22 year-old

Louie Banks from East London has been on the radar for a while.
Iggy Azalea, Daisy Lowe, Kelis and Rita Ora have all been added to his
client list in the past year, whilst engaging with an ongoing chapter of
work focusing on his own friends beautiful men captured in drag.
Louie Banks is known to be big on pride, empowerment and fashion,
and captures this through his alter ego visage and a beautiful series of
photography titled, Mrs Malone.

Whats the concept behind Israeli Girls?

It actually started out as a zine, in which I tried to show suburban Israeli
youth culture. I live in Israel, and grew up as an Israeli girl in a small suburban
town outside Tel Aviv, and this is pretty much the way my childhood looked.
I thought most people dont really have an image of how youth culture
looks like in a place like Israel, and especially when you think about girls and
sexuality, so I wanted to show that.
How did the project come about?
I met Jurgen from APE at the LA Art Book Fair, where I was showing my
original zine, and he asked me if Id be interested in making it into a book. I
know the girls from a bunch of different places; some of them are friends,
some I stopped in bars and some I met scouting at my old high school. I
was looking for girls who reminded me of what I used to be like when I was
growing up. I shot all over the suburban parts of Tel Aviv and the center
of Israel, looking for places that didnt have a distinct cultural look and
reminded me more of those American teen films that I had seen growing
up.
Are there any political messages embedded in the pictures? Some of them
are quite provocative!
Its more of a cultural statement than a political one. For the most part, Tel
Aviv and the center of Israel arent conservative or religious, so these are
just girls dealing with growing up, learning about their body, ownership and
sexuality. These girls arent that different from girls growing up in Jersey, but
its funny that people are surprised to see Israeli girls the way I shot them, as
if they were supposed to be more modest or religious!
What does girl power mean to you?
Doing whatever I think is right for me without making compromises that are
gender related. Collaborating with other girls so we can create communities
and platforms where we can promote and support each other.

MAKE LOVE NOT WAR

STEVEN MEISEL
Fashion Photographer
Location | New York, USA

Splashed in colour, tattoos, and peroxide in equal parts, 22 year-old

Louie Banks from East London has been on the radar for a while.
Iggy Azalea, Daisy Lowe, Kelis and Rita Ora have all been added to his
client list in the past year, whilst engaging with an ongoing chapter of
work focusing on his own friends beautiful men captured in drag.
Louie Banks is known to be big on pride, empowerment and fashion,
and captures this through his alter ego visage and a beautiful series of
photography titled, Mrs Malone.

Whats the concept behind Israeli Girls?

It actually started out as a zine, in which I tried to show suburban Israeli
youth culture. I live in Israel, and grew up as an Israeli girl in a small suburban
town outside Tel Aviv, and this is pretty much the way my childhood looked.
I thought most people dont really have an image of how youth culture
looks like in a place like Israel, and especially when you think about girls and
sexuality, so I wanted to show that.
How did the project come about?
I met Jurgen from APE at the LA Art Book Fair, where I was showing my
original zine, and he asked me if Id be interested in making it into a book. I
know the girls from a bunch of different places; some of them are friends,
some I stopped in bars and some I met scouting at my old high school. I
was looking for girls who reminded me of what I used to be like when I was
growing up. I shot all over the suburban parts of Tel Aviv and the center
of Israel, looking for places that didnt have a distinct cultural look and
reminded me more of those American teen films that I had seen growing
up.
Are there any political messages embedded in the pictures? Some of them
are quite provocative!
Its more of a cultural statement than a political one. For the most part, Tel
Aviv and the center of Israel arent conservative or religious, so these are
just girls dealing with growing up, learning about their body, ownership and
sexuality. These girls arent that different from girls growing up in Jersey, but
its funny that people are surprised to see Israeli girls the way I shot them, as
if they were supposed to be more modest or religious!
What does girl power mean to you?
Doing whatever I think is right for me without making compromises that are
gender related. Collaborating with other girls so we can create communities
and platforms where we can promote and support each other.

THE WRONG TURN

RAJ SHETYE
Fashion Photographer
Location | Mumbai, India
Website | www.rajshetyestudio.com

Splashed in colour, tattoos, and peroxide in equal parts, 22 year-old

Louie Banks from East London has been on the radar for a while.
Iggy Azalea, Daisy Lowe, Kelis and Rita Ora have all been added to his
client list in the past year, whilst engaging with an ongoing chapter of
work focusing on his own friends beautiful men captured in drag.
Louie Banks is known to be big on pride, empowerment and fashion,
and captures this through his alter ego visage and a beautiful series of
photography titled, Mrs Malone.

Whats the concept behind Israeli Girls?

It actually started out as a zine, in which I tried to show suburban Israeli
youth culture. I live in Israel, and grew up as an Israeli girl in a small suburban
town outside Tel Aviv, and this is pretty much the way my childhood looked.
I thought most people dont really have an image of how youth culture
looks like in a place like Israel, and especially when you think about girls and
sexuality, so I wanted to show that.
How did the project come about?
I met Jurgen from APE at the LA Art Book Fair, where I was showing my
original zine, and he asked me if Id be interested in making it into a book. I
know the girls from a bunch of different places; some of them are friends,
some I stopped in bars and some I met scouting at my old high school. I
was looking for girls who reminded me of what I used to be like when I was
growing up. I shot all over the suburban parts of Tel Aviv and the center
of Israel, looking for places that didnt have a distinct cultural look and
reminded me more of those American teen films that I had seen growing
up.
Are there any political messages embedded in the pictures? Some of them
are quite provocative!
Its more of a cultural statement than a political one. For the most part, Tel
Aviv and the center of Israel arent conservative or religious, so these are
just girls dealing with growing up, learning about their body, ownership and
sexuality. These girls arent that different from girls growing up in Jersey, but
its funny that people are surprised to see Israeli girls the way I shot them, as
if they were supposed to be more modest or religious!
What does girl power mean to you?
Doing whatever I think is right for me without making compromises that are
gender related. Collaborating with other girls so we can create communities
and platforms where we can promote and support each other.

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