Shaul Schwartz

Shaul Schwarz was born in Israel and moved to New York in1999 as a freelance photographer. Today he is still based in New York and is represented by Getty Images.

Schwarz’s work has appeared in major international publications such as Life, Time, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, Focus, Paris Match, The New York Times, Le Monde II, L'Espresso Magazine, and Stern, among others. He has covered the Israeli-Palestinian conflict extensively in the last eight years. His photo essay “Transvestites in Juchitan,” “ Nature or Nurture” has appeared in magazines worldwide. Shaul has covered stories in the United States, Senegal, France, Jordan, Mexico, Israel, Haiti and Afghanistan.

Schwarz started developing interest in filmmaking in the last three years. He has completed a few short reports that were aired on Israel’s channel 2.  “The Block” is his first feature film, which was completed in June 2006. Schwarz has just won the highly acclaimed Arthus Bertrand Visa d'Or News award announced at this year's Visa Pour L'Image international photojournalism festival in Perpignan, France for still photography from the Gaza pullout that is show in his film.

Recognitions have included:

PDN’S 30 list – 2006

POY 2006 - First place magazine feature story

World Press Photo 2005 – Second place, spot news singles

World Press Photo 2005 – Third place, people in the news.

POY 2005 - First place magazine feature story

POY 2005 - First place magazine news picture

Communication Arts, 2003, 2004, 2006

American Photography, 2003,2004,2005

Time magazine pictures of the year: 2001, 2003,2004

Photo District News, Photo Annual, 2003