Oded Wagenstein (born 1986) is a photographer and educator.
He uses the photographic medium to explore the relationship between Aging and Exclusion.
A Sociology, Anthropology, and Film and Television graduate from Tel Aviv University.
His work has been published, among other platforms, by National Geographic, The Washington Post, BBC, The Guardian, VOGUE and has been displayed internationally, including exhibitions presented in the National Portrait Gallery (London, UK), the United Nations (NYC, USA), and the Red Square’s State Historical Museum of Russia (Moscow, Russia).
In 2022, he was one of the judges in the Pictures of the Year (POY) Asia Photo contest.
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Selected Awards & Recognition
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
2018, Winner
VOHH FOTO FEST
2018, Winner
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
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.
Burn Magazine
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
The Valley of Colors.
National Geographic Traveler Magazine | Israel
Discover Tashkent.
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
Discover Hong Kong.
National Geographic Traveler Magazine | Israel
On the Road from China to Pakistan
Calvert Journal
Like Last Year’s Snow.
My Modern Mett
Like Last Year’s Snow.
Ms.Magazine
Liliya Yamkina’s Love Song.
Haaretz News | Israel
The void we leave.
The Sydney Morning Herald | Australia
Interview
Selected Exhibitions
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.
Books
Stories and Faces
2016, Craft and Vision Publishing | Canada
SnapnTravel.
2015, DPS Publishing | Australia
The Visual Storyteller
2013, Craft and Vision Publishing | Canada
Selected Lectures | Artist Talks | Workshops
Pictures of the Year (POY) Asia
Visual Storytelling in Portrait photography
B&H | NYC, USA
Seeing the Light – Working with Natural Light
B&H | NYC, USA
Visual Storytelling in Portrait photography
The National Portrait Gallery | London, England
Gallery talk: Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize
Head On Photo Festival | Sydney, Australia
Regular Portfolio Reviewer
Google Campus | Tel Aviv, Israel
Visual Storytelling in Portrait photography
The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo | Tel Aviv, Israel
Aging Around the World
Head On Photo Festival | Sydney, Australia
The Travel Photography Toolbox
Wix | Tel Aviv, Israel
The Art of Storytelling
University of Art & Design BTK | Berlin, Germany
Visual Storytelling in Portrait photography
Salekhard’s Culture Center | Salekhard, Russia
Visual Storytelling in Portrait photography
Hadassah Academic College | Jerusalem, Israel
Visual Storytelling in Portrait photography
THE VISUAL STORYTELLING WORKSHOP (by Phototeva):
Cuba, Georgia, Japan, Armenia, Georgia, Israel, Uzbekistan.
Photos by Yarin Klein and Or Kaplan