Miki Kratsman

Miki Kratsman is an Israeli photographer, photojournalist and activist.
Biography.
Kratsman was born in Argentina in 1959. He immigrated to Israel with his family in 1971. He studied photography in College of Kiryat Ono. He worked as photojournalist in "Hadashot" newspaper until 1993, when the newspaper was closed. Kratsman joined "Haaretz" newspaper, where he worked until 2012.
Kratsman is also active in photography education. He was teaching in Camera Obscura College of Photography in Tel Aviv from 1997 to 1999; School for Geographic Photography of Tel Aviv from 1998 to 2006; Department of Art in Haifa University from 2002 to 2006. In 2006 Kratsman was appointed the Head of the photography department in Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design and chaired the department until his retirement in 2014.
His spouse is Israeli fashion designer Dorin Frankfurt.
Works.
The main theme of Kratsman's work is the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Other dominant topics are architecture, space and borders. Kratsman collaborated with many artists, among others David Reeb and Boaz Arad. For years, Kratsman documented the Palestinian territories. He follows personal stories and brings into harsh focus the violence that became daily life in the Palestinian territories. In addition to exhibiting his own works, Kratsman also curates exhibitions in different galleries and museums in Israel.