The following is an excerpt from “Israel: Democracy, Race, Ethnicity, and More” (Fragments #2).
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MATI MILSTEIN (he/him) grew up in the United States and Canada, working as a cowboy, jockey, and cartographer for travel guide books before moving to photojournalism. Initially based in New Mexico, he has been working as a photojournalist and documentary photographer in Palestine/Israel since 1997, with his images appearing in major media outlets around the world. Follow him on Instagram, @matimilstein.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT: The photographs are excerpted from Mati’s project, “Walking Through the Twilight.”