Yasmine Soiffer is an award-wining photographer. Her most recent work is on Israel and the
 Palestinian territories, including stories on settlers, on Bethlehem, and on Nightlife in Ramalah.  She
 was recently awarded 3rd place for an Editorial Photo Essay in the International Photography Awards
 and is also a Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Community Arts Grant Recipient.  She graduated
 from the General Studies program at the International Center of Photography in 2008, and has since
 had exhibitions in New York, Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv and worked on documentary, culture, and news 
 stories and singles in Tel Aviv, as well as photographing for various organizations and completing
 commissioned portraits.  Clients include CS Monitor, Time Out Magazine, W Magazine, Walla, and 
 Green Action. 
     Yasmine was born in Sri Lanka, and, as the child of diplomats, called Pakistan, Israel, Japan,
 Virginia, Paris, and Ivory Coast home by the time she settled in New York City to attend university.   
 Before turning her eye to photography, she worked as a performer in the theatre and taught
 English/ESL. 
     
     She is currently in New York City, and available for assignments worldwide. 
     
     For a look at more personal projects, please visit www.yasmines.net.  

 Education
 2007-2008   International Center of Photography, New York, NY
                                    • General Studies Certificate received June 2008
 1999-2003   Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, NY
                                    • Bachelor of Arts received May 2003
                                    • Double Major: English / French Literature and Translation
                                    • GPA: 3.4 (3.9 in major), Dean’s List 2001-2002, 2002-2003.
                                      Awarded distinction on Senior Requirement in English
                                    • Theses: “Imagining Holocaust: Postmemory and Representation”
                                                    “Desiring Salomé: A Psychoanalytic Look at the Myth of Salomé”
                                                    “Don Juan: Une Traduction Originale/An Original Translation”
 2001             Reid Hall, Columbia University in Paris, Paris, France.  Semester abroad
 1996-1999    International Community School of Abidjan, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
                                      • High school diploma, May 1999

 Selected Exhibitions
 2009     HOT PINK, La Barra, Siggy Cassel, curator, New York
              Shared Spaces, No Commercial Value, Natasha Chuk, curator
              Bussing It !!אוטובוסידע, Ulpan Gordon, Tel Aviv, Israel
                    Bussing It !!אוטובוסידע, Hadassah Art Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
 2008     Loisaida, Umbrella Arts / Curcio Projects, New York
              Reflect: ICP Full-Time Student Exhibition, School of the International Center of
                   Photography, New York
              New: Curated by SuperGlue, Broadway Gallery, New York           
 2007     Art as Anecdote, Brooklyn Arts Council, Brooklyn
              Metropoly, Makor, 92nd Street Y, New York
 2006     Visual AIDS: Postcards From The Edge, Sikkema, Jenkins, & Co., New York
              Disappearing Brooklyn, Object Image Gallery, Brooklyn
 2003     Collision, Columbia University, New York
              SNAP, Barnard College, New York
              Hartley Art Show, Columbia University, New York

  Grants, Residencies, and Awards
  2009            Editorial Photo Essay, 3rd Place, International Photography Awards / Lucie Awards
  2008            Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Community Arts Grant Recipient            
  2006-’07     Makor Artists-in-Residence (subsidiary of the 92nd Street Y), NY, NY

 Publications
 Sept. ’09                 CS Monitor
 Aug. ’09-present      Time Out Israel
 Aug. ’09-present      Yuval Sigler Publications
 Sept. ’08-Mar. ’09   Walla
 Oct. 2008                Green Action
 Sept. 2008               W Magazine
 May 2008                Shift, Volume 3
 Feb. 2007                Zeek Journal
 Sept. ’99-May-’00  Columbia Spectator, Daily Newspaper of the University and Community

 Relevant Experience
 2009-present            Photographer, CS Monitor
                                  Photographer, Time Out Magazine
                                  Photographer, Yuval Sigler Publications
                                  Photographer, Flash 90 Photo Agency, Israel
 2008-2009               Culture and News Photojournalist, Walla, Tel Aviv, Israel
 2008                         Photographer, Still Lifes, Studio #2, Tel Aviv, Israel
 2008                         Photographer, Green Action, Israel
                                  Regional Editor, Expat Arts Magazine, New York, USA
 2007                         Photo Assistant, Studio Eldad Rafaeli and Eyal Landesman, Tel Aviv, Israel
 2006                         Digital Asset Management (DAM) Freelancer for photographer
                                       Jorg Bardura, New York, USA 
 2005-present             Independent Freelance Photographer, New York, NY
 2006                         Darkroom Assistant, International Center of Photography, NY, NY
 2003-2004                Darkroom Monitor, Columbia University, New York, NY
 1999-2000                Staff photographer for Columbia Spectator, New York, NY

 Languages
 Fluent French, and some Hebrew, Japanese, Spanish

 Computer Skills
 Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Lightroom, InDesign, Excel, Word; Advanced Retoucher; 
 Macintosh and PC proficient