Ishay Lindenberg (aka Jesse)  is a german/ israeli visual artist and photographer

Bio

Born in Kfar Saba, Israel, he graduated from the photography department of the Art
Faculty, Beit Berl College (Hamidrasha) in 2007.
When living in South Tel Aviv and Jaffa he used to document the refugees seeking
asylum on the Neve Sha’anan street and the surrounding area. During this period he
developed his style in the field of street photography. Since 2014 he has shared his time
between Europe and Israel and focuses on documenting unique street scenes
throughout Europe and particularly in Berlin.


Work

His body of work deals with the urban reality and aims to capture the decisive moment
in an unstaged form. His photographs appear in exhibitions and websites around the
world. The series he created, “The Art of Coincidence”, has gained international
recognition and has been published in many Blogs, professional websites and
magazines.


Exhibitions

2012- ‘InstaArt2‘ – Hangar 2, Jaffa port
2013- ‘Promised land‘- The Roof, Jaffa
2015- ‘StreetART photography‘, Jaffa port gallery
2020- ‘Under the surface‘- BerlinMafia, Berlin
2020- ‘The Performer‘ -Millepiani gallery, Rome
2021- ‘Collective exhibition‘-Trieste photo days,Trieste
2023- ‘Father‘ Group exhibition . Kohltürpalast Dresden
2023- ‘Vater‘ Group exhibition. Legal department, City of Dresden
2024 –‘Happening happenstance’ In collaboration with NOICE Magazine . Ephemere Gallery, Tokyo 

Prizes

Winner -35Awards 2020 , Best street photo  (No.1 selection), 100 Best photographers of 2020 (ranked No.4)

Finalist -WPE-The european professional photography awards, Street photography
2020- Silver medal

Finalist -Street photography in the world, RICOH  Competition

Finalist -Bar tur Photo awards 2021

Selected work – Urban Photo Awards 2024

Honorable mention-Progress Street Festival 2024

 

Press

1. Andy Wells, The ‘coincidence’ moments where passers-by create perfect
pictures, Yahoo.com, 20.1.2021

2. Chris gampat, How Street Photographer Ishay Lindenberg Looks for
SurprisingMoments, The Photoblographer, 20/1/2021

3. Maria Titovets, Master of street photo and coincidence: How to develop
creative intuition, RosphotoMagazine, 4.12.2020

4. The Performer- Exhibition- millepiani gallery Rome, Exibart.com

5. Ricoh Competition 2020- Finalists,
www.streetphotographyintheworld.com, 29.10.2020

6. Jesse LIndenberg in Vogue italy, Vogue.it

7. Great coincidence! People from all over the world who jump into the
scenery of the city and participating in the picture, msn.com/ja-jp

8. Agnesa Eshrefi, Capturing The Art Of Coincidence, Earth wonders,
30.3.2021

9. Daniel Tchechik, Coincidence is the king of street photography,HAARETZ,
20.11.2020

10. Europa Press, La belleza de lo impredecible: 10 fotos sacadas en el momento
justo, lanacion.com.ar, 21.1.2021

11. Berlin in quarantine: Landscape photo project , Petapixel.com ,13.4.2021

12. ART AND COINCIDENCE: PERFECT EXAMPLES OF THE DECISIVE
MOMENT, diyphotography.net, 21.2.2021

13. Greg , 20 Coincidental Situations That for a Sensitive Artists Are Art
Themselves , handimania.com , 30.1.2021

14. Marcin Watemborski , Ishay Lindenberg shows how people and spaces fit in
street photos , Potoblogia.pl , 4.12.2020

15. SWNS PICTURE OF THE YEAR 2021,  100 of the most compelling images of swns agency  for the year 2021 ,images.swns.com , 12.2021

16. CATALOGUE 6TH 35AWARDS BEST PHOTOS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS , The best  Street photographs of 2020 (Page 422)

&more.

17. Photo Book  Happening Happenstance  , Tokyo 2024

Ishay (Jesse) Lindenberg