Natan Dvir (b. 1972, Nahariya, Israel) is an emerging Israeli photographer who focuses on the human aspects of political, social and cultural issues. He received his MBA from Tel Aviv University and his MFA in Photography from the School of Visual Arts (NY). Natan is based in New York City and photographs around the world for Polaris Images. His work was published by numerous international magazines including the New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, Glamour, Le Monde, Journal de Dimanche, Stern, Focus, Die Zeit, Corriere Della Sera, Die Weltwoche and Wallpaper among others. Natan's main projects were exhibited in many solo and group exhibitions in the United States, Europe, South America and Israel including the Museum of Fine Arts (Houston), the Museum of Contemporary Art (Cleveland), Blue Sky Gallery (Portland, OR), Schneider Gallery (Chicago), Museo de Antioquia (Medellin), Christie’s (London), Kultur Bahnhof Eller (Düsseldorf) and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art (Tel Aviv). His work has received recognition wining many prizes including the Photo District News (PDN) Annual, American Photography Award, New York Photography Festival Award, Critical Mass top 50, Black and White Spider Award, and the Picture of the Year Award in the Israeli press.
Latest Main Awards
Photo District News (PDN) Annual 2011 - Best Personal Project
Critical Mass 2010 – Book Finalist & Top 50
FotoFest 2010, Houston – Discoveries of the Meeting Place
New York Photography Festival 2010 – Social Documentary Essay – 1st Prize
PX3 Prix de la Photographie – Honorable Mention
Houston Center for Photography – HCP Fellowship 2009
American Photography Award 2009 – Selected for AP25 Annual
Black & White Spider Awards 2008 – 1st prize Documentary
Local Testimony (Israeli Photojournalism) 2007, 2005 – Picture of the Year
Les Rencontres d'Arles 2007 – Prix de l'Edition
The London Jewish Museum of Art - International Jewish Artist of the Year 2007
Photo District News (PDN) Annual 2006 – Best documentary project
Latest Solo Exhibitions
“Eighteen”, Blue Sky Gallery (Portland, OR, USA), 2011
"Eighteen", Colombia University Bernard Hillel (New York, USA), 2010
“Shelter”, Festival de la Luz (Buenos Aires, Argentina), 2010
“Eighteen”, The Jewish Community Center (New York, USA), 2009
"Shelter", Houston Center for Photography, 2009
Latest Group Exhibitions
“Two Years After”, Museum of Contemporary Israeli Art (Ramat Gan, Israel), 2011
“Across the Divide", Photo Center NW (Seattle WA, USA), 2011
“The Right to Protest", Museum on the Seam (Jerusalem, Israel), 2010-11
“Either\And: The New Docugraphics", The Center for Photography (Woodstock, USA), 2010
“Anthropographia”, New York Photography Festival (New York, USA), 2010
“Home Less Home", Museum on the Seam (Jerusalem, Israel), 2010
“Hugging and Wrestling", Museum of Contemporary Art (Cleveland, USA), 2009
“2009 Tel Aviv Time", Tel Aviv Museum, 2009
“Photography from Israel", Kultur Bahnhof Eller (Düsseldorf, Germany), 2009
“2009 Tel Aviv Time", Tel Aviv Museum (Tel Aviv, Israel), 2009
Latest Main Awards
Photo District News (PDN) Annual 2011 - Best Personal ProjectCritical Mass 2010 – Book Finalist & Top 50
FotoFest 2010, Houston – Discoveries of the Meeting Place
New York Photography Festival 2010 – Social Documentary Essay – 1st Prize
PX3 Prix de la Photographie – Honorable Mention
Houston Center for Photography – HCP Fellowship 2009
American Photography Award 2009 – Selected for AP25 Annual
Black & White Spider Awards 2008 – 1st prize Documentary
Local Testimony (Israeli Photojournalism) 2007, 2005 – Picture of the Year
Les Rencontres d'Arles 2007 – Prix de l'Edition
The London Jewish Museum of Art - International Jewish Artist of the Year 2007
Photo District News (PDN) Annual 2006 – Best documentary project
Latest Solo Exhibitions
“Eighteen”, Blue Sky Gallery (Portland, OR, USA), 2011
"Eighteen", Colombia University Bernard Hillel (New York, USA), 2010
“Shelter”, Festival de la Luz (Buenos Aires, Argentina), 2010
“Eighteen”, The Jewish Community Center (New York, USA), 2009
"Shelter", Houston Center for Photography, 2009
Latest Group Exhibitions
“Two Years After”, Museum of Contemporary Israeli Art (Ramat Gan, Israel), 2011
“Across the Divide", Photo Center NW (Seattle WA, USA), 2011
“The Right to Protest", Museum on the Seam (Jerusalem, Israel), 2010-11
“Either\And: The New Docugraphics", The Center for Photography (Woodstock, USA), 2010
“Anthropographia”, New York Photography Festival (New York, USA), 2010
“Home Less Home", Museum on the Seam (Jerusalem, Israel), 2010
“Hugging and Wrestling", Museum of Contemporary Art (Cleveland, USA), 2009
“2009 Tel Aviv Time", Tel Aviv Museum, 2009
“Photography from Israel", Kultur Bahnhof Eller (Düsseldorf, Germany), 2009
“2009 Tel Aviv Time", Tel Aviv Museum (Tel Aviv, Israel), 2009
