Israel’s Top Athletes Do Nude Photo Shoot
September 16, 2015
Since 2009, ESPN The Magazine has released an annual issue that features photos of renowned athletes posing nude. The Body Issue has become a fixture of popular sports culture that celebrates the immaculate bodies that top athletes can achieve.
Now, Israel’s popular Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper has given the idea a try, photographing 14 of Israel’s best athletes nude in “a first” for the country. According to Israel21C, fashion photographer Gabriel Baharlia spent two and a half weeks with the athletes to produce the images. The results, published last weekend, are as startling as ESPN’s.
Ariel Harush, 27 (soccer)
Ariel Harush is a soccer goalkeeper for the Israeli national team and Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Israeli Premier League.
Amit Ivry, 26 (swimming)
Amit Ivry is an Olympic swimmer who holds several national records in Israel.
Gal Mekel, 27 (basketball)
Gal Mekel is a basketball guard who has played in the NBA and currently handles the ball for Serbian team Red Star Belgrade.
Ma’ayan Shahaf, 28 (high jump)
Ma’ayan Shahaf is a seven-time national champion high-jumper.
Maor Buzalgo, 27 (soccer)
Maor Buzalgo is a soccer midfielder for the Israeli national team and Hapoel Beer Sheva in the Israeli Premier League.
Meirav Dori, 29 (basketball)
Meirav Dori is a basketball guard who plays for the Israeli national team.
Donald Sanford, 30 (track)
Donald Sanford is an American-Israeli Olympian who holds the Israeli record in the 400-meter dash.
Similar posts
-
Women's Empowerment in Israel
December 15, 2023In recent decades, Israel has witnessed a remarkable evolution in the status and empowerment of wom...
-
Female Israeli Soldiers Who Defeated 100 Terrorists
December 6, 2023In the aftermath of the October 7 attacks, the valiant all-female unit of the Israeli Defense Force...
-
Israel's Remarkable Female Soldiers
July 26, 2023Introduction When we think of the Israeli military, we often conjure up images of well-trained s...
-
About Gal Gadot's Cleopatra Movie
July 18, 2023By Katy Rath Gal Gadot's new Cleopatra movie has been steeped in both anticipation and controver...
-
Israel is Leading the World in Women’s Health
July 20, 2022Femtech is a field gaining popularity. So much so that a conference for female technological innova...
-
Women to Serve in Combat Roles in Elite IDF Unit
May 27, 2022Unit 669 is one of the four special forces of the IDF. An estimated 90% of the positions in the IDF...
-
IDF Women Not Afraid To Go To Battle
December 14, 2021Sgt. Ofir Weingold, a technician in the IDF's 53rd Armored Battalion, in a tank | Photo: IDF Spo...
-
Record Number of Women to be Protecting Israel's Borders
August 5, 2021Over 300 young women to begin their Border Police training. Due to high demand, the corps is plannin...
Maor Buzalgo’s body is just almost exactly like mine. It’s amazing how great we both look!