Reality Changes Depending on Our Point of View

Over the years, I have carried my camera and lenses with me to various places around the world. Photography taught me to stop, to wait, to lie in ambush. To inhale the new, the wonderful, and the fresh. To discover beauty, power, and delicacy; and to preserve the moment, which by its very nature is fleeting.

This exhibition was born out of thousands of moments I collected along the way. It is not merely a summary of journeys or a collection of images; it is a personal diary of encounters, discoveries, and excitement. The landscape shifts, the light transitions, and what is before us now will change shape in just a moment; as Buddha said: the only constant in our world is change.

The exhibition was divided by curator Gali Dvir into four parts: "The Road Calls" – photographs taken on the go; "What You See from Here" – photographs that, upon second glance, take on a different meaning; "The World is a Stage" – interactions with people and scenes that appear as if they were staged; and "To the Edge of the World" – photographs from the North and South Poles.

On a screen behind a submarine-like window, a video loop was projected, featuring videos and photos captured both below and above sea level, including whales, polar bears, walruses, dolphins, landscapes, and more.

Additionally, the exhibition featured a photograph of a train on the edge of a cliff, which was digitally sliced into five depth layers and printed on five Perspex sheets, creating a 3D effect. Also on display was a photograph of a rubber tree plantation that resembled a painting and was therefore placed on an easel, as well as a black-and-white photograph of a chess game that was split in two and integrated into a real chessboard. Many of the photographs were sold (several of them multiple times), and all proceeds were donated to "For the Wildlife" (Lama'an Hayot HaBar), an organization that rescues injured wildlife, rehabilitates them, and returns them to nature.

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Itzik Garber is an El Al Dreamliner captain, who has been with the airline for about 29 years. Previously, he served as a C-130 "Hercules" pilot in the Israeli Air Force. He is married, a father of two, and resides in Hod Hasharon. His first photography book is scheduled to be published soon. In the meantime, you can check out his photographs on Instagram (garberi) and Facebook (Itzik garber).