MOTTY LEVY is an Israeli photojournalist who has worked for a variety of newspapers and magazines, including Hadashot, Maariv, Haretz, and The Jerusalem Post. Since moving to Canada, he has freelanced and puts his energy into projects inspired by photojournalism greats Henri Cartier-Bresson, W. Eugene Smith, and Bruce Davidson. Motty’s more recent work has been published in Canadian newspapers and magazines, including The Globe and Mail and Now Magazine, and has been showcased in art shows and galleries. His current obsession is with photo-story called, “In the Footsteps of Mark Twain in The Holy Land”. Starting with Mark Twain’s 1860 diary of his trip to the Middle East, he has decided follow Twain’s journey through The Holy Land, now partly Israel and partly the West Bank, to document the transformation and allure of each of the magnificent landmarks he visited during his documented journey, while displaying the impact and aftermath of the countless wars that have occurred since Mark Twain’s journey.
