In his home country, he was a horologist. In the USSR, Lev Hidekel’s services were sought out by businessmen, gangsters, and commoners alike. When his son decided to join the Zionist enterprise in Israel, Lev was dismayed. He agreed to emigrate, but it pained him to leave behind the life that he had built. Like so many other Soviet experts and expats, Lev traded his prestige for anonymity, for a minimum-wage job in a grocery store. But unlike most, he never lost his trade; Lev fixed watches on the side, saving up his profits until he was able to buy a new store from another Soviet expat.
Maya Hed was born and raised in LA and moved to Israel in the late 90s, where she studied at the Kiryat Ono College of Photography.Maya specializes in portraiture, especially series of photographs captured over time. She uses natural lighting to capture genuine, raw emotion, and tell the subject’s story through their portrait. Maya showcased 3 solo exhibitions at the Israeli Opera,Hava Rosenberg gallery and The Scots Hotel.Her work won awards, appeared in print in several magazines & books. Maya also has extensive experience with film,and works as a freelance documentarian based in Tel-Aviv.
