Now days, becoming an Olympic swimmer is not the best decision for an athlete in Israel. The profession is not at the top of budget distributions by the Ministry of Culture and Sports, there is no cheering crowd who come to competitions except family or friends, and almost no attention to this profession by the media unless there are political events that may happen during the championships or Olympic competitions (especially in Arab countries). Event like that will receive most of the attention, rather than the swimmer achievement.
In this project I decided to document the lives of the swimmers in less familiar places; around the pool, exhausting trainings and preparing for competitions.
I combined studio photography and documentary photography while following the athletes who will represent Israel and the upcoming Olympic games.
“Olympic Swimmers 1”
“Olympic Swimmers 2”
“Olympic Swimmers 3”
“Olympic Swimmers 4”
“Olympic Swimmers 5”
“Olympic Swimmers 6”
“Olympic Swimmers 7”
“Olympic Swimmers 8”
“Olympic Swimmers 9”
“Olympic Swimmers 10”
“Olympic Swimmers 11”
“Olympic Swimmers 12”
