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Palestinian Photojournalist Osama Silwadi
OSAMA SILWADI

is a Palestinian photographer born in Ramallah, Palestine. Silwadi began his career over 20 years ago during the first Intifada and has put his life in danger to document the ongoing violence and conflict with the true dedication and passion necessary of a hard news photojournalist. At the age of nineteen, Silwadi worked as a freelance photographer for various local newspapers and later worked for Agency France-Presse (AFP) for three years. He worked six years for Reuters and worked for the prestigious French photo agency GAMMA as permanent correspondent for Palestine

In addition to hard news, Silwadi touches on feature photography and documentary work.

He has published 6 books

Constant Giving and Creativity, a book on the lives of Palestinian women. 1998

“Here We Are”, a photo album featuring 10 years of Palestinian daily life. 2005

"Palestine … How Are You?” Featuring daily life pictures of Palestine, 2008

"The Siege " featuring the Siege of Late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat. 2008

"Al-Quds . Photos Of Jerusalem 2010

"The Queens Of Silk" Featuring the Palestinian Embroidery and Women Dress. 2012

His work has been on exhibit at the esteemed Sony Gallery for Photography in Cairo, Egypt, the Ohio Arts Council in Ohio, USA, Penile Group Exhibition in Italy, Rome, the Arab Students Club at Georgetown University, USA, and the Ministry of Culture in Ramallah,

In October 2006, Osama Silwadi was critically shot by two stray bullets fired in the air from an armed demonstrator walking in front of his office in downtown Ramallah. He was paralyzed from the waist down and would not walk again. Osama has embarked on a project to properly archive Palestinian visual history due to the multiple and continued Israeli military onslaughts against Palestinian lands, people and institutions in the occupied Palestinian territory, Osama’s work has been published around the world in countless publications, including TIME Magazine, Newsweek, USA Today, U.S. News and the International Herald Tribune.

Silwadi founded APOLLO Images (www.apollo.ps) in year of 2004.

He also created the first Palestinian Image Bank (www.osamasilwadi.ps) which documents different aspects of Palestinian social, political and economic aspects.

It is considered the bank which preserves the cultural and traditional heritage of Palestine and its context.

Exhibitions: July 1996  Participation in the Intifada in Photographs in Ramallah Ministry of Culture Palestine.

June 1998 Participation in Palestinian Photography in Memory of Al-Nakbah in George Town University Arab Students Club.

October 1998 Participation in Gallery, Mashahed “Daily Life of Palestinians” in Ramallah, Ministry of Culture Palestine.

February 1999  Participation in Series of documentaries focused on Palestinian Bedouin In Ramallah Birzeit University Palestine.

3rd of May -11th of May 1999  Participation in Portraits “Palestinian Bedouin’s Life” Group Exhibition included youth artists from Middle East and Europe in Italy, Rome –Penile.

12th December 2000 – 1st of February 2001 Participation in Intifada Al-Aqsa the Sony Gallery for Photography in The American University of Cairo –AUC  Egypt.

January 25th until April 8th 2001 Participation in Aspirations Toward A Future in the Middle East in The United States of America Ohio Arts Council/

24th December 2009 Participation in the Photos from Jerusalem in Cairo Egypt.

The most remarkable Coverage Events:

•	The establishment of the Palestinian Authority and its arrival to the cities in West Bank in 1994

•	Yasser Arafat first visits to the cities of West Bank after Oslo in 1994

•	The first Palestinian elections in 1996

•	Documentation of the Palestinian Bedouin life from 1997 until 2000

•	Documentation of the Palestinian tradition project from 1999 until present

•	The Israeli Occupation Invasion of Ramallah in 2002

•	The Siege on Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in 2003

•	The Sickness and death of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in 2004

•	The legislative elections in 2006

See Osama work at  www.osamasilwadi.ps