Itai Anghel and Amos Nachoum – On Fear and Creation

About: On Fear and Creation

90 minutes | Accompanied by a presentation | Required equipment: projector, screen, sound system, microphone or Madonna headset

In Times Like These, When Fear Becomes an Inseparable Part of Our Lives – Itai Anghel and Amos Nachum, Face to Face in a Conversation about Fear and Creation

Itai Anghel, winner of the Sokolov Prize for Journalism, has been reporting from the front lines of the world's toughest human conflicts since the early 1990s in Bosnia, Syria, Iraq, Gaza, Ukraine, and elsewhere, as the only Israeli journalist that ever did it.

Amos Nachum, a two-time winner of the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year award (in the animal behavior category) and the fresh winner of the 2023 NOGI Award for Art, photographs large predators such as the polar bear, the killer whale, the Nile crocodile, the anaconda, and the white rhino – from zero distance and without protection, and how all this is related to the trauma he experienced in the Chinese Farm battle in the Yom Kippur War.

A special and fascinating encounter between two people who manage to create out of fear and uncertainty, and who touch with their creations – each in their own special way – the hearts of many.

Speakers Biography: Itai Anghel and Amos Nachoum

Itai Anghel is an Israeli correspondent and documentary filmmaker. He is a staff reporter for Uvda, a television news program on Channel 12. He mainly covers conflict zones all over the world. Anghel is also a lecturer of history and international relations. He teaches a course about world conflicts in universities in Israel.

In 2010, Anghel received a Cutting Edge prize from the International Council for Press and Broadcasting at the sixth annual International Media Awards in London to celebrate high standards of analysis and reporting in the Middle Eeast.

In 2017 Anghel won the 'Sokolov Award' which is the highest award for journalism in Israel. In the reasons for the award it was written: "The award for excellence in journalistic work is given to Itai Anghel on bringing Israeli viewers a real picture from war zones and remote conflicts with a considerable degree of personal risk. In all his years, Anghel has been very successful in highlighting the human aspect of wars.”

Itay has also won 5 times the ‘Best TV documentary’ award by the ‘Israeli forum of documentary filmmakers' in the past 7 years.

2011 – The revolution across the border – The revolution in Egypt

2012 – Human trafficking of Eritrean refugees in Sinai peninsula

2013 – The Syrian rebellion in Edlib

2015 – The front line against ISIS and the women guerrilla fighters

2017 – Invisibles in Mosul – The battle for the capital of ISIS in Iraq

Amos Nachoum has lead great expeditions for individual adventurers and institutions like Apple, IBM, Microsoft, Discovery Channel, Armani, Disney, and Colombia Pictures. For National Geographic, he was team leader for separate photo expeditions to document the Red Sea, Great White Sharks, and Killer Whales.

His photos and essays have appeared in hundreds of publications around the globe, including National Geographic, Time, Life, The New York Times, Condé Nast Traveler, Le Figaro, Terra Sauvage, Airone, Mondo Somerso, Der Spiegel, Unterwasser, and many more. His work has also been included in the books The Living Ocean, The World of Nature, and Oceans. He has appeared on National Geographic Explorer, Today, and Good Morning America and featured in People, Esquire, and Money magazines. Amos’s photography has won Nikon, Communication Arts, and BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards.

Above all else, Amos loves people as much as wildlife. His concern for both inspired him to co-found Israel’s Marine National Park on the Red Sea.

Though his interest in conservation began with sharks, he looks to bring attention to the most fragile regions of the underwater realm with preservation of the environment foremost in his mind. His favorite way to raise awareness and stimulate passion for the ocean is to help guests experience it first-hand. For those unable to join him on his adventures, he brings the oceans to the world through his photography and public speaking engagements.

In 2019 Amos was honored to be selected as 2019 Sea Keeper of the year!

:Reviews

Picture of My LifeI had to share with you the feelings of the company's employees and managers after Amos's lecture at our place. There was a real sense of upliftment, a real connection to Amos, to his love for the big creatures in nature. Through the moving photographs and, of course, the completion of his mission – the one picture that was missing from his amazing arsenal – a picture of a polar bear underwater. Amos is an exciting and towering figure that I think every company should introduce to its employees. I highly recommend getting excited with Amos.

Picture of My LifeDear Amos,I returned home yesterday very excited by your special personality, the amazing photographs, your life's journey and your achievements, but no less by the thought that somehow you must pass on the "Picture of My Life" that you have created to future generations. Your dedication to your dream and its fulfillment should be a guiding light for others to embark on a path of action for a better and healthier world, for the protection of the environment and especially for the animals that connect us by an invisible thread to the circle of life.I would be happy to respond to your requests, but with your permission I would like to ask for a few days to think about the right words in order not to diminish the importance of the request. My personal dream of wandering and "the picture of my life" became more "focused" yesterday thanks to you, and I hope that I can learn a thing or two from you about dedication, creativity and purpose.Thank you,

Picture of My LifeWhat a lecture!!! We all wanted to buy tickets for Amos' next trip with one of his expeditions. Amos dedicates his life to the big animals in nature and took us on an exciting journey of visual richness that I can't remember seeing before. Amos, thank you very much for the lecture on other lives, on wild animals, your utmost importance and your commitment to authenticity. Thank you!