Jerusalem, Mea Shearim on Kodak_TX400 (Tri-X 400)
It was first time when i found myself got lost in Jerusalem. I really tried to remember where I’m going to, but after few turns during my walk around my lovely area to sit with beer or coffee, I put my attention that has don’t know where I’m. I continued taking pictures with my Ricoh GRii and agreed with this idea to get lost – not a big deal when a smartphone is in my pocket and I always have this possibility to pull it out and to find the right way back to the comfort zone. The new for me area was pretty interesting and at some point, everything just changed drastically and I got that I’m the only, not Orthodox man at the street that looked like something that I always wanted to find, but always worried about to take pictures there.
So, I continued taking pictures with the digital pocket monster, due to its small size I worried less about what the local with think about my doing, but in some moment, I realized how beautiful the light and how busy and unusual the area around me, so I continued walking and taking pictures with the much more big Fuji GA645 and finished these remaining 9 frames of the Kodak TX400.
Continuing to walk, to examine the happening around and to take pictures, I searched for some kind of sign with the name of the street but found nothing saying it. I asked the local supermarket workers and he said me the name “Mea Shearim street” – the hardcore of the orthodox community inhabiting Jerusalem. A few words about this place (from Wikipedia). Mea Shearim is “Hundred Gates” in Hebrew. It was established in 1874 as one of the earliest Jewish settlements outside the walls of the Old City. “Residents have been criticized for attacking police, and other government officials entering the area with stones, and blocking the streets, or setting fire to rubbish when they try to do so. “Modesty” posters in Hebrew and English are hung at every entrance to Mea Shearim. When visiting the neighborhood, women and girls are urged to wear what is deemed to be modest dress (knee-length skirts or longer, no plunging necklines or midriff tops, no sleeveless blouses or bare shoulders), men and boys are urged to avoid wearing shorts and sleeveless shirts, and tourists are requested not to arrive in large, conspicuous groups. During Shabbat (from Friday night at sundown to Saturday night at sundown), visitors are asked to refrain from smoking, photography, driving or using mobile phones (from Wiki).
This is a very short series mostly containing the images of the street, buildings, and balconies – everything is very busy, great highlighted and looks simple” in terms of architecture and design of the “modern” living. I promise to continue this post with another series, taken on Ricoh GRii and to show more people and life that is definitely boiling there.
Great series again Victor!
Hey Daniel ! thank you very much for the kind words. My memory card with the images i took this day and during the day of our meet somehow got damaged..It wasn’t recognized by computer and stopped working also inside of the camera. I was sure that i lost everything but managed to successfully restore everything 😉 now working on the next.post from.the.same area – as i said in this post -.most.of.images i took.witht the digital Ricoh and now selected the series.of images from.the repaired directory..;-)
I am glad you saved the files. Let’s meet again soon!
yes as we planned Daniel.
Hello Viktor. I suppose that those balconies are useful when it is time to celebrate Sukkot.
absolutely right Denis. its very easy to make a.closed Sukkah from an open balcony. many of them in these images. and even more is coming soon 😉 thank.you for your feedback !
What a shock that must have been, thinking you lost everything…ended well . Love the silhouetted photo of the man walking past as much as I like all the others, that is my fav of this post.
thank you Paula. also.my favorite as well 😉
Wow.. what a world! Sounds like a walking through the time tunnel to a hundred years ago, and perhaps even more. The last shot tells that kid is kid.. He looked at you.
Thank you for these wonderful shots!
Thank you for taking a look and such wonderful words Naomi. Time tunnel – great said.
hey hon, very interesting post and the idea of you getting temporarily lost while walking is quite amusing 🙂 let‘s go there together next time (if 3 and two halfs are not a conspicuous group already). the light matches the scenery so well, which makes me jealous while we already live in the flat grey season. also loved the second post of people of mea shearim but jumped back here since i missed the first part. xoxox trill
thank you for the kind words darling. about to go there. not religious woman walking with camera in this area is absolutely bad idea.
we will find another not less interesting and good highlighted place for your next visit. just come again plz. !
אני בטוח
it‘s out of question we come again. can‘t wait. mhm, not a good idea going there. bummer. perhaps without a cam? having the halfs with us would keep me busy anyway 🙂 but i really want to see more of jerusalem. i read a few books by amos oz recently and learnt more about jerusalems late history (after the zionist pioneers‘ settlement started), about the development of certain neighbourhoods etc and became more snd more curious. we gonna see. need to get up and kick the halfs out of their beds now. they are ׳bed girls׳ 😜
ביי
sure now you know the history of Israel much better than i know darling. you will explain me things during our walks together. take care and kiss your girls with the tall guy ;-)))
Victor, you really have a great eye my good man, I’m not just being flattering! Brilliant set of images!!