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Aliza Auerbach, Israeli, 1940-2016.

Aliza Auerbach was born in Haifa. In the 1960s, after studying Philosophy and Bible, she worked as a high school teacher in Jerusalem. Initially self-taught, she later studied photography with Ephraim Degani. In 1972, she began to work as a press photographer for Haaretz and the Jerusalem Post. She also worked as a stills photographer for film companies. In 1978, she married the art critic and curator Gideon Ofrat.

Auerbach’s work is documentary in character. Her photographs immortalize the people and things around her. Much of her work is black and white, with a tendency toward high contrast. She often adds dark borders during the printing process. Auerbach has published several books of her work, among them "Pioneers" (1990) and "Mothers" (1997-98).

Education

1960-1964 Bible and Philosophy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Teaching

1965-1967 High school teacher in Jerusalem

Awards And Prizes

1989 Third place, NPCI (Nikon Photo Contest International)
1993 Second place, NPCI (Nikon Photo Contest International)
1993 Third place, UNESCO International Photo Contest
1995 American Express prize, UNESCO International Photo Contest
1996 First ans secend prize for China in Foreign Eyes, International Photo Contest
1998 Second place, NPCI (Nikon Photo Contest International)