Born in Israel in 1970 Ziv Koren started his photographic career as a young military photographer in the Israeli army. He went on to become an official government press office photographer, attached to the Prime Minister’s office, and then spent six years as photographer and photo editor of the daily newspaper Yedioth Achronoth.
He has been freelance since 1998 and is currently affiliated to Polaris Images, having previously worked for the Sygma and Gamma agencies between 1995 and 2002. Perhaps best known for his award-winning 2003 project ‘Louai Mer’i, a sergeant, is going home’ documenting an injured solider he regularly lectures on photography and exhibits his work around the world.
In 2000 one of Ziv’s images was chosen by World Press Photo as one of the 200 best pictures from the previous 45 years. He has won numerous awards including Picture of the Year, World Press Photo and Photo District News awards. He is currently working on projects combining his stills work with video imagery.
