An Award Winning Photo
Nitzan Hefner's Photo of a Purim Seuda involving Harav Chaim Shlomo Leibovitz zt"l wins second place in a photography competition.
- Aharon Rabinovitz
- ז' תמוז התשע"ו
ניצן הפנר
In an interview with Bechadrey Charedim Nitzan share the story behind the winning photo.
"I went to photograph Purim in Meah Shearim with a friend of mine. A number of Yeshiva Bachruim came over to us and asked if we wanted to photograph the Yeshiva. This was back in 2009, when the Rav was Rosh Yeshiva of a small yeshiva. We went up to take some pictures."
As a secular Jew what drew you to Meah Shearim on Purim?
"In general I find all religious ceremonies fascinating. I love shooting these events. Like Lag Baomer in Bnei Brak and other ceremonies. We were there for maybe all of ten minutes. We went into the toom, everyone was in a great mood- real Purim spirit. They were drinking, happy, dancing. They gave us to drink. There was a good atmosphere there."
How did this photo surface now after all these years?
"Truthfully this photo disappeared for a while and just two years ago I suddenly found it again. I said," Wow, how'd I miss this? Now I decided to present this photo to the competition. It's like a painting, the lighting, the hands in the air…"
"I went to photograph Purim in Meah Shearim with a friend of mine. A number of Yeshiva Bachruim came over to us and asked if we wanted to photograph the Yeshiva. This was back in 2009, when the Rav was Rosh Yeshiva of a small yeshiva. We went up to take some pictures."
As a secular Jew what drew you to Meah Shearim on Purim?
"In general I find all religious ceremonies fascinating. I love shooting these events. Like Lag Baomer in Bnei Brak and other ceremonies. We were there for maybe all of ten minutes. We went into the toom, everyone was in a great mood- real Purim spirit. They were drinking, happy, dancing. They gave us to drink. There was a good atmosphere there."
How did this photo surface now after all these years?
"Truthfully this photo disappeared for a while and just two years ago I suddenly found it again. I said," Wow, how'd I miss this? Now I decided to present this photo to the competition. It's like a painting, the lighting, the hands in the air…"
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