The Tzuk Beach – Meetings in the Sea - Eretz Israel Museum

The Tzuk Beach – Meetings in the Sea
Photographs by Shmulik Livyatan

Photo: Shmulik Livyatan
Photo: Shmulik Livyatan
Photo: Shmulik Livyatan
Photo: Shmulik Livyatan
Photo: Shmulik Livyatan
Photo: Shmulik Livyatan

For numerous years and in all weather, Shmulik Livyatan comes to the Tsuk Beach in Tel-Aviv almost daily for a morning swim and with him a group of confirmed swimmers. Over the past two years Livyatan has been photographing the groups and individuals he meets in the water on his daily swim, using a special camera. His viewpoint from the water is unique. One can observe the aesthetics, body language, and the use of light which is not visible from the shore. In the water, Livyatan meets individual swimmers, swimming classes with an instructor, SUP surfers, people rowing in kayaks, sailboats, fishing boats, and of course – the sea, the sky, and the horizon.