Noam Galai (born September 9, 1984 in Jerusalem)[1] is an Israeli photographer based in New York City. He is best known for his case of global intellectual property theft of his iconic scream images.[2] He is married and has two children.
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Career
editNoam Galai started taking pictures professionally when he served in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), and then in 2005 began photographing for Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball Club. In January 2006 Noam moved to New York City and pursued his photography career. He continued shooting sports, photographing mainly NBA, WNBA, and Euroleague games; He moved on to work with celebrities, musicians and politicians in the studio and at live events.[3] In 2011 a photo of New York City taken by Noam was Chosen by LIFE Magazine as one of the best photos of the year.[4] In March 2016 Noam Galai's photograph of Donald Trump was used for the cover of Time Magazine.[5]
He currently works with Getty Images[6] and formerly worked at AOL.[7]
The Stolen Scream
editIn February 2006, Noam took a series of self-portrait images showing himself screaming and posted them online to a photo sharing website. His screaming self-portraits gained popularity, and artists used the self-portraits as inspiration for their own art. Unbeknownst to Noam, his image was used as a symbol of civil unrest appearing on posters and graffiti in many countries such as Iran, Spain, Argentina, Egypt, Iraq and Honduras.[8][9][10][11] Companies also misappropriated the use of his face for financial gain, selling T-shirts, books, magazines, and other paraphernalia.[12][13][14] This story was used by news outlets and college textbooks[15] to exemplify the growing debate between the dissemination of intellectual property online and copyright issues.[16][17] As the story gained notoriety Noam received recognition as the man behind the face of "The Stolen Scream".
See also
editSome photographs by Noam Galai
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References
edit- ^ "The primal scream". Frankfurter Rundschau. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ "6 People Who Had No Clue Their Faces Were World-Famous". Cracked.com. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
- ^ "Foto divulgada na internet vira símbolo de rebeldia e inspira artistas". Globo News. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
- ^ "2011 Pictures Of The Year". LIFE Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-01-08. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ "In the Latest Issue". Time. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
- ^ "What it's like to work backstage at the Global Citizen Festival • Stories and Trends | Getty Images". Getty Images - Stories and Trends. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- ^ "The Stolen Scream". FStoppers.com. 6 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
- ^ "The Shout Heard Round The World". American Photo Magazine. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
- ^ Kenan, Ehud (9 August 2010). "Israeli's portrait travels from NYC to Tehran". Ynetnews. YnetNews.com. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
- ^ "The Man Behind the Scream: Noam Galai". GoodMenProject.com. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ^ "انطلاق تظاهرة يوم المظلوم في الناصرية وسط هتافات تندد بالظلم". قناه السومرية العراقية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ "He became the face of revolution - because his picture was stolen". MSNBC. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
- ^ "The Photograph That Became an Unintentional Cultural Icon". Gizmodo.com. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
- ^ Doctorow, Cory (16 June 2011). "Networks are not always revolutionary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
- ^ Emerging: Contemporary Readings for Writers (3 ed.). Bedford/St. Martin's. 2015-11-13. ISBN 9781457697968.
- ^ "The Future of Photo Sharing". Chase Jarvis LIVE. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
- ^ "Noam Galai – Beyond the Scream". MegaPixel.co.il. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-13.