Ilia Yefimovich

Ilia is a documentary photographer and photojournalist working both in Israel and the West Bank, covering day-to-day news while pursuing long-term photographic projects.

2025: Kolga Award , Tbilisi , Georgia, 

2024: Prix Bayeux , Finalist Photo category, France, 

2024: URI AVNERY AWARD FOR COURAGEOUS JOURNALISM, 

2024: POY Asia , First Place, General News, 

2024: POYI impact Gaza-Israel , Finalist Award, USA, 

2024: “Dark Day’s” , Kolga Award , Tbilisi , Georgia, 

2024: Communication Arts 2024 Photography Competition, 

2023: Roi Idan price for War coverage , Local testimony , Tel-aviv, Israel., 

2017: CMB Award, Under 30, Turin, Italy., 

2013: 7 International Arte Laguna Prize - Under25- 1st place Award , Venice, Italy., 

2011: Photo of the Year , Local testimony, Tel-Aviv, Israel., 

2011: Lead Award, Hamburg Germany. Photo of the year. “Auf crash kurs”, 

2011: POYI, (Picture of the Year International) Washington DC USA Spot News Award of Excellence. “Run down in Israel.”, 

• 2025: “Dairy of War” - Rotterdam Photography Festival
• 2021: “in-diebus-illis”, Perm , Russia.
• 2019:“in-diebus-illis” – Rotterdam Photography festival
• 2017: “A-local”, Froots Gallery, Beijing , China.
• 2016: “A-local”, Froots Gallery, Shanghai , China.
• 2016: “A - Local” , Tsekh Gallery,Kiev, Ukraine.
• 2016: “Once upon a time there was a light…” , Photo-Bibloeteka, Art-Play, Moscow, Russia.
• 2015:”Hard To Remember” Art-Villa Gallery. Toscana , Italy.
• 2014: “Once upon a time there was a light, light so bright that no one could see” - Agripas 12 Gallery - Jerusalem, Israel.
• 2013: ”Portraits in the Landscape” - MMOMA(Moscow Museum of Modern Art) as a part of a Photo Biennale, Moscow, Russia.
• 2012: “Searching Mode : Landscape #001” Tavi Gallery - Tel-aviv, Israel.

• 2024: “south album” , Petah Tikva Museum, Israel
• 2024: “October 7”, Anu Museum , Tel-aviv, Israel
• 2018: Le Forme dell’attesa , Areacretiva42, Turin, Italy.
• 2018: Transform Europe, Vienna, Austria.
• 2018: Stand P26 CBM, London Art Fair.
• 2017: CMB Art show, Turin, Italy.
• 2017: Without Boarders, Circle 1 gallery, Berlin, Germany
• 2017: Kolga award, Tbilisi , Georgia
• 2017: Transform Europe, Vienna, Austria.
• 2016: “A-local”, Shanghai Photo Fair, Shanghai , China.
• 2016: “Tabellae innocentium” International Photo Festival, Jaffa, Israel.
• 2016: “PhotoBook Melbourne”, Melbourne, Australia.
• 2015: “Untitled” Gallery, Barcelona, Catalan.
• 2015: Photo Art Fair, Port Gallery, Jaffa
• 2015: Tel-aviv Photo Fair 2015 - Exhibited “The Archive Magazine”
• 2014: Laura Haber art gallery, Buenos Aires Argentina.
• 2013: Iaab Residency exhibition , Basel , Switzerland
• 2013: 7 International Arte Laguna Prize - Under25 , Venice, Italy.
• 2013: Silver Camera Moscow, Russia.
• 2012: Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford, England .
• 2012: Foto8 Gallery - SummerShow, London.
• 2012: III Moscow International Biennale For Young Art, Moscow.

• Born in Moscow 1988
• Currently living in Israel, with Israeli and Russian citizenship.