About Me

Maya Hed was born and raised in Los Angeles and moved to Israel in the late 90s, where she studied at the Kiryat Ono College of Photography. Maya specializes in portraiture, especially series of photographs captured over time. She uses natural lighting to capture genuine, raw emotion, and tell the subject’s story through their portrait. Maya showcased three solo exhibitions at the Israeli Opera, Hava Rosenberg gallery and The Scots Hotel. Maya's work also appeared in six group exhibitions around the world . Her work has appeared in print in several magazines and books. Maya also has extensive experience with film, and works as a freelance documentarian based in Tel-Aviv.

Maya is available for bookings in Israel and worldwide.

Solo Exhibitions

  • Israel 2023: Our Year of Chaos, Resistance & Outrage, Or-Akiva Protest, September 2023.
  • A Momentary Lapse of Reason: The Scots Hotel, Tiberius, September 2022 March 2023.
  • A Momentary Lapse of Reason: The Israeli Opera, Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center, November-December , 2011.
  • A Momentary Lapse of Reason: The Hava Rosenberg Gallery, Kfar Shmaryahu, May- June, 2011.

Group Exhibitions

  • Paris Photo Prize Exhibition, 24b Gallery, Paris, France, November 7th-12th, 2023.
  • The IPA Annual Best of Show Exhibition (Opening Night), Splashlight Studios, October 28th, 2023.
  • Budapest International Foto Awards: House of Lucie, Silver Winner, Ephraim’s Repair Shop: Peace, Love, and Cars, 2022
  • Tokyo International Foto Awards, Tokyo, Japan, Kashan and Budapest, Silver Winner, Ephraim’s Repair Shop: Peace, Love, and Cars, 2022
  • Budapest International Foto Awards: House of Lucie, Bronze Winner, Welcome to Boris’ Express Shoe Repair Shop, 2021
  • PCK Group Exhibition: The Kiryat-Ono College of Photography, July-August 2008. Exhibition Curators: Noa Ben-Nun Melamed, Naomi Leshem.
  • 60th Anniversary of Israel’s Independence: The University of Basel and moving around, 2007. Exhibition Curator: Yoram Wienberg.
  • On The Warm Sand: The National Maritime Museum in Haifa. January 2007. Exhibition Curator: Avraham Eilat.

Awards

2023:

Won a Silver Award from Tokyo International Foto Awards in Editorial/Political for Israel 2023: Our Year of Chaos, Resistance & Outrage. https://www.tokyofotoawards.jp/winners/social/2023/23-43140-23/

Won a Bronze Award from Tokyo International Foto Awards in Editorial/Political for Bring Them Home Now! https://www.tokyofotoawards.jp/winners/social/2023/23-44135-23/

Won a Gold Award from Budapest International Foto Awards in Editorial/Political for Bring Them Home Now! https://budapestfotoawards.com/winners/social/2023/93-31452-23/1703528229/

Won a Honorable Mention from Budapest International Foto Awards in Editorial / Press/ Political for Israel 2023: Our Year of Chaos, Resistance & Outrage. https://budapestfotoawards.com/winners/social/2023/93-29658-23/1703528229/

Won a Honorable Mention from Budapest International Foto Awards in People-Lifestyle for Lev: The Endless Tick of The Timekeeper. https://budapestfotoawards.com/winners/social/2023/93-29546-23/1703528229/

Won a Honorable Mention in Editorial Photo Essay / Story from ND Awards for Lev: The Endless Tick of The Timekeeper. https://ndawards.net/winners-gallery/nd-awards-2023/professional/photo-essay-story/hm/18961/

Won 2nd Place in IPA- International Photography Awards 2023 in Editorial / Press/ Political for Israel 2023: Our Year of Chaos, Resistance & Outrage. https://www.photoawards.com/winner/zoom.php?eid=8-1686642396-23

Won a Honorable Mention from IPA- International Photography in People / Lifestyle Awards for Lev: The Endless Tick of The Timekeeper. https://www.photoawards.com/winner/zoom.php?eid=8-1686642255-23

Won a Gold Award from PX3 - Prix de la Photographie, Paris 2023 in Press/ Politics for Israel 2023: Our Year of Chaos, Resistance & Outrage. https://px3.fr/winners/hm/2023/1-113199-23/

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