Roie Galitz

Roie Galitz (Hebrew: רועי גליץ‎, born November 20, 1980) is an Israeli photographer, entrepreneur and environmental activist. He is known for his wildlife photographs, some of which have won international awards, especially those taken north of the Arctic Circle. Locally, Galitz founded Israel's largest school of photography, a photography-oriented travel company and the Israel Photography Conference.

Roie Galitz
Born	Hebrew: רועי גליץ‎ (1980-11-20) November 20, 1980
Nationality	Israeli
Occupation	photographer, entrepreneur and environmental activist

Galitz is a Greenpeace Ambassador and engages in conservation work around the world. He is recognized for his talks at the United Nations, the NYC Climate Week and TEDx talks in Helsinki University, Glasgow and Wexford alongside global conventions everywhere. Galitz is also an ambassador for Nikon, Gitzo, G-Technology, and Lowepro.

Galitz grew up in Netanya, and currently lives in New York City.[1] He has four children.[2]

Photography

Galitz started out as a photographer taking pictures of static objects such as jewelry. He then worked as a pension insurance salesman, before returning to photography.[3] His main interests are travel and wildlife conservation. In 2015, one of his wildlife photos, dubbed Run for Your Life, received an honorable mention at the Siena International Photo Awards.[4] In May 2015, on his third trip to Svalbard, Galitz was able to capture close-ups of polar bears.[5] One such image, where a polar bear catches a seal, received an honorable mention at the Siena Awards, 2016.[6] In 2017 he received first place at Siena in the Fragile Ice category for a photo of a sleeping polar bear titled Dreaming on Sea Ice.[7][8] Another honorable mention, as well as a remarkable artwork award, came in 2019 at Siena for additional polar bear pictures.[9][10] Additional awards received by Galitz's polar bear pictures include third place in the nature and wildlife category at the 2016 International Photography Awards.[11]

In 2017, Israeli daily Israel Hayom called Galitz one of the leading nature photographers in Israel and the world.[12]

Entrepreneurship

After taking a job teaching photography in 2007, Galitz opened his own school, which went on to become the biggest school of this kind in Israel. Until 2017, it had served about 23,000 students in 1,300 classes. Aside from the original Ramat Gan facility, the school opened additional branches in Jerusalem and Haifa.[12] In 2010, he founded PhotoTeva, a travel company specializing in photo travel. He also founded TalkMaster, a public speaking school. In 2018, Galitz was listed as one of 40 under-40 managers in Israel.[3]

Activism

Galitz has been campaigning to raise awareness to environmental issues, some of which he encountered in his travels and photo shoots.[3] He has signed on as Antarctic Ambassador for Greenpeace.[13] He gave multiple TEDx talks on the subject.[14]

Exhibitions

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Solo Exhibitions

• September – October 2015: single-artist exhibit at the Jaffa Museum[15]
• 2016: A Disappearing World, Tel-Hai Museum of Photography, Israel [16]

Group Exhibitions

• 2015: Beyond the Lens; Sienna Photography Exhibition, Sienna, Italy[17]
• 2016: Nature's Best Photography; Windland Smith Rice International Awards Exhibition, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC, USA
• 2016: Beyond the Lens; Sienna Photography Exhibition, Sienna, Italy
• 2016: Global Arctic Awards Photo Exhibition, Gogol Centre, Moscow, Russia[18]
• 2017: Beyond the Lens; Sienna Photography Exhibition, Sienna, Italy[19]
• 2018: Beyond the Lens; Sienna Photography Exhibition, Sienna, Italy
• 2018: Travel Photographer of the Year Exhibition, London Bridge City, UK

• 2019: Glanzlichter Exhibition of Nature Photography; State Museum of Natural History, Karlsruhe, Germany[16]
• 2019: Wild and Crazy, The Finnish Nature Center Haltia, Helsinki, Finland  [20]
• 2019: Memorial Maria Lucia; International Mountain, Nature and Adventure; Traveling Exhibition, Europe

Roie Galitz receives award in the 2017 Siena International Photography Awards for his photo titled: "Fragile Ice" (2017).

Roie Galitz Speaking in Israeli Photography Convention (2018).

Awards

• 2016: Olympic Photo Circuit, Nature & Open Color - PSA Gold[21]
• 2016: International Photographer of the Year - Second Prize[22]
• 2016: PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris, Professional Nature Wildlife - Third Prize[23]
• 2016: International Photography Awards, Professional Wildlife - Third Prize[24]
• 2017: Siena International Photography Awards, Fragile Ice - First Prize [19]
• 2017: Glanzlichter, Sleeping Animals - First Prize[25]
• 2017: Global Arctic Awards, Antarctica - GPU Gold Medal[18]
• 2017: Global Arctic Awards, Polar Bears - PSA Gold Medal[18]
• 2017: Nature Photographer of the Year, Comedy - Second Prize[26]
• 2017: International Photography Awards, Landscapes - Third Prize[27]
• 2017: One EyeLand Awards - 3 Bronze Medals
• 2018: GTC Awards for Excellence, BBC ONE's Snow Bears' Camera Team[28]
• 2018: One Eyeland, Nature and Editorial - 2 Bronze Medals[29]
• 2018: Outdoor Photographer of the Year, View from Above - Second Prize[30]
• 2018: Salon PhotoArt Celebration, Travel - CFFU Silver Medal
• 2018: Wildlife Photo Awards, Animal Behavior - Second Prize[31]
• 2018: Nordic Nature Photo Contest, Travel Photography - First Prize[32]
• 2018: Kyrgyzstan Photo Salon, Nature & Travel - 2 Gold Medals[33]
• 2018: Israel Photo Salon, Blue & White - FIAP Gold medal[34]
• 2018: One Eyeland, Nature, Aerial - Gold Medal[29]
• 2018: Natural World International Photo Contest, Gran Prix d'Estate - Best Author[35]
• 2019: ND Awards, Professional Nature Wildlife - 3rd Prize[36]
• 2019: DNSY Salon, Black & White - Silver Medal[37]
• 2019: NY Soho Salon, Nature - Silver Medal[37]
• 2019: WildlifePhoto, Animal Behavior - Second Prize [38]
• 2019: 4th Balkan International Exhibition, Water - FIAP Gold Medal[37]
• 2019: 4th Balkan International Exhibition - FIAP Blue Badge for Best Author[37]
• 2019: 7th Greek Photographic Circuit, Nature - PSA Gold Medal[39]
• 2019: 12th NBPC International Salon of Photography, Nature - FIAP Gold Medal[40]
• 2019: ROAM Awards, Lessons - 1st Place[41]
• 2019: Picture of the Year, Reportage, Science & Natural History - 2 Awards of Excellence [42]

Ted Talks

• 2018: TEDxWexford - A UNIVERSAL CROSSROAD THROUGH A WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER’S LENS[43]
• 2018: TEDxGlasgow - Our world is changing & so should we: A story to promote positive change[44]
• 2018: TEDxHelsinkiUniversity - A wildlife photographer's journey to the melting Arctic [45]

References

1. Berman, Ruti (October 21, 2018). "הדייט של רועי גליץ עם הטבע" [Roie Galitz's Date with Nature]. Blinker Local News (in Hebrew). Retrieved December 11, 2019.
2. "בסכנת הכחדה: עולם החי דרך העדשה של רועי גליץ" [In Danger of Extinction: Wildlife Through the Lens of Roie Galitz]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). December 27, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
3. Rozenberg-Kandel, Rina. "Roie Galitz". TheMarker (in Hebrew). Retrieved December 9, 2019.
4. Ehrlichman, Erez (November 2, 2015). "פרס לברדלס: ציון לשבח לצלם מישראל באיטליה" [A Prize to the Cheetah: Honorable Mention for an Israeli Photographer in Italy]. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved December 9, 2019.
5. Mizrahi, Yossi (May 24, 2015). כמה מילים שווה תמונה של דב קוטב? [How Many Words is a Polar Bear Picture Worth?]. Mako (in Hebrew). Retrieved December 9, 2019.
6. Ehrlichman, Erez (October 30, 2016). "פרס לצלם הטבע רועי גליץ בתחרות באיטליה" [A Prize Given to Nature Photographer Roie Galitz in a Competition in Italy]. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved December 9, 2019.
7. Ehrlichman, Erez (October 29, 2017). "הדוב המנמנם: פרס לצלם הטבע רועי גליץ" [The Sleeping Bear: A Prize to the Nature Photographer Roie Galitz]. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved December 9, 2019.
8. "Gallery: Fragile Ice" (in Hebrew). Siena International Photo Awards. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
9. Ehrlichman, Erez (October 31, 2019). "טבע מופלא: דוב קוטב עם מצלמה וקרנף באפילה" [Wonderful Nature: Polar Bear with a Camera and a Rhinoceros in the Dark]. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved December 9, 2019.
10. "Gallery: Journeys & Adventures" (in Hebrew). Siena International Photo Awards. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
    "Gallery: Animals in their Environment" (in Hebrew). Siena International Photo Awards. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
11. "Int'l Photography Awards" (in Hebrew). International Photography Awards. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
12. Bar-Yosef, Neta (October 3, 2017). "הצילום בטבע שלו" [Photography is in His Nature]. Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). Retrieved December 10, 2019.
13. "Antarctic Ambassadors". Greenpeace. July 9, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
    "Stars get on board to protect the strange things and fantastic beasts of the Antarctic ocean". Greenpeace (in Hebrew). February 8, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
14. • Roie Galitz TEDx Wexford on YouTube
    • Roie Galitz TEDx Glasgow on YouTube
    • Roie Galitz TEDx Helsinki on YouTube
15. "להתבונן לטבע בעיניים" [To Look Nature in the Eye]. Jaffa Portal (in Hebrew). September 19, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
16. "Photography Awards by Roie Galitz". www.roiegalitz.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
17. "פרס לברדלס: ציון לשבח לצלם מישראל באיטליה". ynet (in Hebrew). November 2, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
18. "פרס לצלמי טבע מישראל בתחרות צילום ברוסיה". ynet (in Hebrew). January 27, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
19. "Gallery | SIPAContest | Siena International Photography Awards". sipacontest.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
20. "Wild and crazy". Haltia. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
21. "2nd Salon "APHRODITE" - Acceptances". Olympic Photo Circuit, Greece - Olympic Photographic Circuit. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
22. "International Photographer of the Year 2017 - Photo Contest - WinnersGallery". iphotographeroftheyear.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
23. "Prix de la Photographie Winners". PX3 Photography Awards. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
24. "Winners". www.photoawards.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
25. "Glanzlichter Nature Photo Contest 2017 Winners". pixcontests.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
26. "NPOTY 2017 results". Nature Photographer of the Year. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
27. "Winners". www.photoawards.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
28. "The Guild of Television Camera Professionals : GTC Award Winners 2018 - GTC | The Guild of Television Camera Professionals". www.gtc.org.uk. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
29. "One Eyeland Photography Awards 2018 - Title Winners". oneeyeland.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
30. Guardian, The (February 28, 2019). "Outdoor Photographer of the Year 2018 – in pictures". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
31. "Animal Behaviour". Wildlife Photo. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
32. "Nordic Nature Photo Contest - Fotoreisen". www.nnpc.no. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
33. "AWARDS list.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
34. "Israel results - Google Drive". drive.google.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
35. "Invio Foto". cfoto.hiho.it. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
36. "ND Awards 2019 Professional Nature - Winners' Gallery". ndawards.net. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
37. "4th BALKAN EXHIBITION 2019" (PDF).
38. "User Profile". Retrieved April 16, 2020.
39. "4th Salon "RHODOS" - Awards". Greek Photographic Circuit. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
40. "12th NBPC International Salon of Photography 2019" (PDF).
41. "Awards". Roam Media. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
42. "Pictures of the Year | 76th Annual Competition | 2019 Winners' List". www.poy.org. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
43. "A UNIVERSAL CROSSROAD THROUGH A WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER'S LENS | Roie Galitz | TEDxWexford".
44. "Our world is changing & so should we: A story to promote positive change | Roie Galitz | TEDxGlasgow".
45. "A wildlife photographer's journey to the melting Arctic | Roie Galitz | TEDxHelsinkiUniversity".

External links

• Official website
• "Israel Photography Conference".