With U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee
2026Sharon Gabay with U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee.
In the Media
Articles, interviews and solo exhibitions in Israel and abroad — Sharon Gabay's coverage story in chapters: the book that reached the White House, the Knesset, world stages, the media, and photographing for the community.
Honor
Recognition from the President's Residence — for the book documenting Jerusalem's human mosaic.
An official blessing from President Isaac Herzog for the photography book "Jerusalemites", on the occasion of Jerusalem Day.
Recognition
Sharon Gabay is a portrait and headshot photographer and the author of six photography books. Hundreds of public figures — politicians, senior executives and professionals — have been photographed in his studio. His work has been exhibited at the United Nations headquarters in New York, the U.S. Congress in Washington and the Knesset, and his books are held in the permanent collections of the Library of Congress and the National Library of Israel.
Of the photography book "Jerusalemites," U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee wrote in an official recommendation letter: "You have the ability to photograph the soul of the people, and in this book, one can see the soul of Jerusalem. It is an amazing and important book that deserves to be distributed globally."
Chapter 1
Senior public figures and diplomats who met Sharon Gabay and his work — among them U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee, senior representatives from Argentina who visited the "Jerusalemites" exhibition, and the Chairman of the World Zionist Organization.
Sharon Gabay with U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee.
An official recommendation letter sent by U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee to Sharon Gabay, on U.S. Embassy Jerusalem letterhead (July 2026): "You have the ability to photograph the soul of the people, and in this book, one can see the soul of Jerusalem. It is an amazing and important book that deserves to be distributed globally."
Sharon Gabay with the Chairman of the World Zionist Organization, Rabbi Doron Perez.
Argentina's Ambassador to Israel and the President of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies at the "Jerusalemites" exhibition.
Chapter 2
Supplement covers, magazine features and studio interviews — a selection of media coverage over the years.
A feature in Arnon Segal's "Daf HaBayit" column in Makor Rishon on the photography book "Jerusalemites" (issue 1509, 10 July 2026).
A television interview on "Jerusalem Then, Now and Forever" with Amir Ivgi (2017).
From the mako feature "Art that reshapes reality" — Sharon's street photograph (2016).
The "Off the Rails" exhibition — Sharon hosting Ezra Landau, covered on Channel 1 (2016).
"Jerusalem Pictures" — Yosef Ehrenfeld's Arutz Sheva review of the "Off the Rails" exhibition at Yes Planet Jerusalem: a hundred photographs by Sharon and Ezra Landau, from the Western Wall to the city's social contrasts (April 2016).
Eliezer Hayoun's ynet feature on Sharon and Ezra Landau and the "Off the Rails" exhibition at Yes Planet Jerusalem — coexistence through the lens, with all proceeds donated to the city's needy before Passover (April 2016).
Coverage on the haredi news site Charedim 10 of the exhibition's Jerusalem launch: "an esteemed, renowned photographer", MK Yehudah Glick among the guests, and the proceeds going to charity (March 2016).
The photograph "Let Live" on the cover of Yedioth Ahronoth's "24 Hours" supplement (2015).
A ynet studio interview — "Shooting and giving back: an exhibition for Jerusalem's needy" (2015).
The printed feature "Nine Measures of Kindness" by Avigdor Paksher on the photography-and-charity initiative (2015).
The feature "Jerusalem Through the Lens" in the Mishpacha Hasidit magazine (2015).
Chapter 3
International Jewish content platforms feature Sharon Gabay's Jerusalem photography: IZZY — Stream Israel included him in two of its lists, and Humans of Judaism has published his photographs with full credit.
IZZY — Stream Israel featured Sharon Gabay in "Israel Through the Lens" — its roundup of the leading photographers documenting Israel, with a direct link to his website.
Sharon Gabay is included in IZZY — Stream Israel's "The Global Jewish 100", its list of one hundred notable figures in the Jewish world.
Humans of Judaism — the international Jewish content platform — published Sharon Gabay's Jerusalem photographs with full credit and a link to the "Jerusalemites" book.
Chapter 4
Exhibitions devoted to giving — from "Our Jerusalem" at the Cardo, through "At Eye Level" and "A Good Reason for Love" with SHEKEL, to "Holocaust in the Village".
"Holocaust in the Village" — a photographic testimony from Kibbutz Kfar Aza (October 2023) — was shown at the Jerusalem Theatre and in Rehovot, and is available for hosting. Full exhibition page:
The Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality invitation to "At Eye Level", with the SHEKEL association (2022).
The opening of "At Eye Level" in the lobby of Tel Aviv-Yafo City Hall (2022).
A feature by Hannah Brown in The Jerusalem Post (December 11, 2022): "Israelis with disabilities are focus in TA exhibit 'At Eye Level'" — on the portrait exhibition of people with disabilities, with the SHEKEL association, shown at Tel Aviv-Yafo City Hall.
Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar, Welfare Minister Meir Cohen and Mayor Ron Huldai visiting "At Eye Level" (2022).
"A Good Reason for Love", with the SHEKEL association, on the Jerusalem Theatre wall (2022).
The "Our Jerusalem" exhibition at the Cardo in the Old City — a wide view of the opening-night crowd (2015).
Chapter 5
From a large-scale Montreal exhibition, to the Museum of History and Geography in Santo Domingo, to the Montenegro exhibition — the work has been shown on international stages.
The solo exhibition "People" at the Museum of History and Geography in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — in the Israel Pavilion of the 25th International Book Fair (2023).
A feature by Lauren Jiménez in Listín Diario (29.8.2023): "Al entrar, se perciben imágenes realizadas por Sharon Gabay, un fotógrafo nacido en Jerusalén que a través de sus obras fotográficas refleja la vida y los 'paisajes únicos' de esa ciudad."
A feature by Daniela Pujols in Diario Libre (1.9.2023). The street photographs were shown on the pavilion's second floor — people of different faiths: Christians, Orthodox Jews and Muslims. The article singles out a man proposing marriage, a Jew jumping while playing guitar, and a couple at an overlook with the Israeli flag.
Sharon lying on the floor of Montreal's Kandy Gallery, the moment after finishing the installation of Jerusalem Now & Forever (2017).
A lecture to students at a Jewish school in Montreal during the exhibition week (2017).
The tour's stop at the Goldman Gallery, Bender JCC of Greater Washington, Rockville, Maryland (through 9.10.2017), organized by the Im Tirtzu movement. The feature described a 50-photograph collection shot "with a loving eye, creating charming juxtapositions."
The Jerusalem Now & Forever poster — Kandy Gallery, Montreal, November 2017.
Speaking at the opening of the "Montenegro" exhibition, behind the podium of Montenegro's Consulate General in Israel (2016).
Sharon with dignitaries in front of the Montenegro photographs at the exhibition (2016).
Printing the exhibition photographs on wood panels at the print house, ahead of the opening (2016).
The lake-and-boat print — the work Montenegro's Prime Minister asked for and received (2016).
The exhibition covered on RTCG, Montenegro's national television (2016).
Chapter 6
The photography book "Jerusalem — Then, Now and Forever" was presented to public figures in Israel and abroad; a copy was passed on to the U.S. President and entered the White House collection.
MK Yehudah Glick presents the book at a Knesset session promoting Bible study and marking 50 years of Jerusalem's reunification (2018).
Sharon signs copies of the book for members of an evangelical delegation at the Knesset (2018).
Latin pop star J Balvin browsing the book during his visit to Israel (2018).
Governor Mike Huckabee raises "Jerusalem — Then, Now and Forever" on stage at the World Mizrachi event at the ICC Jerusalem. Huckabee received a copy to pass on to President Trump, and the book entered the White House collection (2017).
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks receives the book on stage at the same ICC Jerusalem event (2017).
Naftali Bennett receives the book at the World Mizrachi event (2017).
Presenting the photograph "Let Live" to Mike Huckabee at The Israel Experience event (2017).
Singer Yehoram Gaon holding the book at the book fair (2017).
Chapter 7
The exhibition "Jerusalem, Then and Forever" was shown in the Knesset's Education, Culture and Sports Committee hall, marking 50 years of the city's reunification (2016–2017).
Mike Huckabee viewing the photographs at the Knesset exhibition (2017).
Huckabee shaking Sharon's hand at the Knesset exhibition (2017).
Sharon, Mike Huckabee and MK Yehudah Glick with the exhibition photographs behind them (2017).
IBA News (English) on the Knesset exhibition setting out on a world tour (2017).
The Education, Culture and Sports Committee's official sign for the "Jerusalem, Then and Forever" exhibition at the Knesset (2016).
A wide view of the committee hall wrapped in the exhibition photographs (2016).
"50 photographs, 50 cities, 50 years of reunited Jerusalem" — NRG's coverage of the exhibition launch at the Knesset's Education Committee, with remarks by Sharon and MK Yehudah Glick (December 2016).
A television interview at the exhibition opening at the Knesset (2016).
Exhibitions
A selection of solo exhibitions shown in Israel and abroad.
The Cardo · Jerusalem
The Knesset · Jerusalem
Shrover Cultural Center · Jerusalem
Jerusalem House of Quality · Jerusalem
Goldman Gallery, Bender JCC · Rockville, Maryland
Jerusalem Theatre · Jerusalem
Tel Aviv-Yafo City Hall · Tel Aviv-Yafo
Museum of History and Geography · Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Jerusalem Theatre · Jerusalem
Jerusalem House of Quality · Jerusalem
Exhibitions
Sharon Gabay's photography exhibitions are available for hosting at galleries, museums and cultural centers in Israel and around the world. The photographs are printed and framed to museum standard, ready to hang.
The “Jerusalemites” photography exhibition — a 15-year journey through the city — documents Jerusalem's human mosaic.
A portrait series of people with disabilities, in collaboration with the Shekel Association and the Tel Aviv-Yafo municipality. The series was shown on the windows of City Hall.
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