ABOUT ODED WAGENSTEIN

Oded Wagenstein (born 1986) is a portrait photographer and educator who uses a collaborative approach to explore social themes such as aging and exclusion.

His work has been published, among other platforms, by National Geographic, The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, BBC, VOGUE and has been displayed internationally, including exhibitions presented in the National Portrait Gallery (London, UK) and the United Nations (NYC, USA). 

In 2022, he was one of the judges in the Pictures of the Year (POY) Asia Photo contest

 

Selected Publications

• The Washington Post | USA
  Opinion: Meet Israeli parents grappling with a shattered sense of security 
• The Washington Post | USA
  The Queer Quarantine: The Elders
• The Wall Street Journal | USA
  The Boycott Against Israel Is Spreading Into New Corners of Society
• VOGUE | Italy
  Like Last Year’s Snow
• The Guardian | UK
  Like Last Year’s Snow. 
• National Geographic Picture Stories | USA 
  Looking into the Eyes of Cuba’s Elderly, On the Verge of Change
• National Geographic Magazine | Israel
  Jewish World War ii Veterans.
• National Geographic | Italy
  Looking into the Eyes of Cuba’s Elderly, On the Verge of Change
• National Geographic Magazine | Israel
  New Starts; Ethiopian immigrants in Israel
• National Geographic Magazine | Israel
  New Starts; First Organic Kibbutz
• GEO Magazine | Germany
  Like Last Year’s Snow
• BBC | UK
  Like Last Year’s Snow.
• BBC | UK
  The New Revolution of Cuba’s Youth
• BBC | Brazil
  Like Last Year’s Snow
• Photo District News (PDN) magazine  | USA
  Like Last Year’s Snow. 
• Best of Lens Culture vol.3
  Like Last Year’s Snow
• Best of Lens Culture vol.2: 
  The void we leave
• Lens Culture
  The void we leave
• Lens Culture
  Like Last Year’s Snow. 
• National Geographic Traveler Magazine | Israel
  The Hidden Culture of Ethiopian Immigrants in Israel
• National Geographic Traveler Magazine | Israel
  To the Rhythm of Bachata. 
• National Geographic Traveler Magazine | Israel
  Tajikistan’s Mountain People. 
• National Geographic Traveler Magazine | Israel
  Migrating with the Rabari of India
• National Geographic Traveler Magazine | Israel
  In the Land of Nomads and Hunters – Kyrgyzstan
• National Geographic Traveler Magazine | Israel
  The other side of Ko Phi Phi. 
• National Geographic Traveler Magazine | Israel
  On the Road from China to Pakistan 

  Selected  Artist Talks and Workshops

  • B&H | NYC, USA
  • Head On Photo Festival | Sydney, Australia
  • The National Portrait Gallery | London, England
  • Google Campus | Tel Aviv, Israel
  • University of Art & Design BTK | Berlin, Germany
  • PHOTO IS:RAEL’s Photo Festival | Tel Aviv, Israel.
  • Workshops in: Cuba, Georgia, Japan, Armenia, Israel, Uzbekistan.

Selected Awards & Recognition

• UNICEF Photo of the Year 2024
  Nominated Photographer 
  
• Pictures of the Year (POY) Asia
  2024, two-time winner in the Portrait Category
• Pictures of the Year (POY) Asia
  2022, Member of the judging team
• Pictures of the Year (POY) Asia
  2021,  Portraits. Second-place Winner
• Lens Culture: Portrait Awards
  2021, Series. First-place Winner
• Welcome Photography Prize
  2021,  Managing mental Health Single. Shortlisted
• PX3 Prix de la Photographie de Paris
  2020,  Winner
• British Journal of Photography: Portrait of Humanity
  2020,  Winner
• Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize: National Portrait Gallery London
  2019, Exhibitor
• Photo District News (PDN): Photo Annual Awards
  2018, Personal Category Winner
• Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest
  2018, Single Portrait. First-place Winner
• Photo District News (PDN): Storytellers Awards
  2018, Daily Life Category Winner
• Lens Culture: EMERGING TALENT
  2018, Winner
• Critical Mass: Top 50
  2018, Winner
• AFAR Travel Photography Awards

   

Selected Exhibitions

• Banca Centropadana Credito Cooperativo S.C. venue | Lody, Italy
  2024, Festival of Ethical Photography
• Base | Milano, Italy
  2022, Photo Vogue Festival
• Caelum Gallery | NYC, USA
  2022, New Discoveries in Contemporary Photography, Lens Culture
• The Jewish Museum | Moscow, Russia
  2022, The Lonka Project
• Paddington Reservoir Gardens | Sydney, Australia
  2021, Head On Portrait Awards
• Cavallerizza | Lody, Italy
  2021, Festival of Ethical Photography
• Westermarkt | Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  2021, Pride Photo Award
• National Portrait Gallery | London, UK
  2019, Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize
• Paddington Reservoir Gardens | Sydney, Australia
  2019, Head On Festival 
• The Photography Show | Birmingham, UK
  2019, Atlas of Humanity
• PHOTO IS:RAEL’s | Tel Aviv, Israel.
  2019, PHOTO IS:RAEL’s Festival
• State Art Galler | Madhapur, India
  2019, Indian Photo Festival
• Sergei Palace | Jerusalem, Israel
  2019, Andrei Stenin International Press Photo
• The UNITED NATIONS | NYC, USA
  2018, Andrei Stenin International Press Photo.
• New South Wales Parliament House | Sydney, Australia
  2018, Head On Festival 
• The State Historical Museum of Russia | Moscow, Russia
  2018, Andrei Stenin International Press Photo.
• PHOTOKINA | Köln, Germany
  2018, Atlas of Humanity
• Klompching Gallery | NYC, USA
  2018, LensCulture Emerging Talent 
• Chavonnes Battery Museum | Cape Town. South Africa
  2018, Andrei Stenin International Press Photo.
• Pingyao International Photography Festival | Pingyao, China
  2018, Pingyao International Photography Festival
• Whitebox Gallery Kuala | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  2018, Kuala Lumpur International Photo Awards.