Benny Woodoo
Tel Aviv, israel - Israel
Benny Woodoo - Fine Artist
Member Since: 02/26/2012
my name is Benny 'Baboo' Woodoo, and I specialize in art photography. I was born in Ethiopia in the small village called 'Wezeva' in the Gondar region. In 1984 I came to Israel with my family after a difficut arduous trek with a l ong stay in squalid refugee camps in Sudan. Between 2005-2007, I studied engineering and majored in photography and digital media at Sapir College in Sderot. It was at Sapir I realized that photography would become a mission for me. In the first few months I began to understand that nobody photographed the traditional community of Ethiopian Jews in Israel - exhibiting this artistic side of photography. As a result, I acquired my first still camera (Nikon D70 second hand) and I started on that mission - to bring the vivid Ethiopian Israeli tradition, colors, customs and life to the mainstream world. In 2008 I bought the equipment for my first studio, and I began to photograph 'in studio' art in Rehovot City. Between my studio shots you can see the series 'Love Flowers', 'Self-Portrait' and 'White Point', which were Influenced by different artists in the world of photography. For my next major artistic undertaking I will photograph the portraits of Ethiopian Jews in my studio.
