Sami Ben Gad

Sami Ben Gad, born in 1940 and originally from Egypt, is a notable figure in Israeli visual culture and a pioneer of Israeli fashion photography. Beginning his career at the age of 25, he developed a powerful visual language that shaped the aesthetic of fashion imagery in Israel for over three decades, capturing prominent figures including beauty queens, models, and celebrities, while reflecting the evolving notions of femininity in the country.