PHOTO IS:RAEL Community
Added to the guide on August 25, 2026
The community of the PHOTO IS:RAEL organization: photography meetups, open calls, an active WhatsApp group and an annual international photo festival.
Photography looks like a solo pursuit — one person and a frame — but every serious photographer knows that without community, you dry up. The PHOTO IS:RAEL community, run by the organization behind Israel's international photography festival, is where photographers of all levels meet, exhibit and grow.
What's inside? Community photo meetups, open calls that offer a real chance to show your work — including at the annual festival that draws audiences and artists from around the world — and an active WhatsApp group flowing with updates, opportunities and shop talk.
Joining starts at the community page on the organization's site: sign up, join the WhatsApp group, and follow the open calls. Even if you still shoot only for yourself — a community like this is the shortest road from the drawer to the wall.