Background
Gil Lavi was born in Jerusalem and raised in Yavne. He is the son of a Tunisian mother and a Czechoslovakian father and began publishing his writing and photography in his early teens.
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Career
In 2009 he was listed by Forbes as one of the 300 most successful and promising Israelis under 40. By the age of 16, he was working for newspapers, including the Israeli daily Maariv. After three years" compulsory military service, Lavi injured his knee during training and was reassigned as head of still photography for the Israel Defense Forces, serving under three chiefs of the ground forces.
Lavi opened a photographic studio in Tel Aviv in 2006 and undertook projects for a variety of commercial clients, such as Knorr and Orange.
At the same time, he continued to pursue his photojournalism and documentary work. His City of War project about the town of Sderot, close to the Gaza border featured on national television He has also produced images for the Brand Israel advertising campaign.
In 2011, Lavi relocated to New York, continuing to work on commercial, documentary and portrait photography. His portrait subjects have included Jay Hunter Morris, Mitt Romney and Natalie Jeremijenko.
He has also made a video for Israeli actress Sarai Givaty.
2013
Month of Photography Los Angeles, Robert Berman Gallery, Los Angeles, California
TLV Photo Fair, Tel Aviv, Israel
2012
Laurie M. Tisch Gallery, New York, New York
New York Photo Festival, Feast Your Eyes, New York, New York
Israel"s 2nd International Photo Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel
Month of Photography Los Angeles, One Shot: The City, Los Angeles, California.
