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DAFY HAGAI

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ISRAELI GIRLS

Photographer & DirectorLocation | Tel Aviv, IsraelWebsite | 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.

LOUIE BANKS

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MRS MALONE

Fashion Photographer & Part-Time Drag QueenLocation | East London, UKWebsite | 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.

STEVEN MEISEL

03.

MAKE LOVE NOT WAR

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.

04.

THE WRONG TURN

RAJ SHETYEFashion Photographer Location | Mumbai, IndiaWebsite | 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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