Noam Galai

Noam Galai was born in 1984 in Jerusalem

Noam Galai was born in Jerusalem on September 9, 1984. He is the son of Dan Galai, a professor of finance, and has three brothers.

He began taking pictures during his service in the IDF. Near the end of his service, in 2005, he started photographing for the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball club.

In January 2006 he moved to New York City and photographed NBA, WNBA and Euroleague games. He later turned to musicians, actors, celebrities and politicians, working with Getty Images and clients such as Disney, NBC and Paramount. In 2011 LIFE Magazine chose his photo of New York as one of its photos of the year, and in March 2016 his photo of Donald Trump appeared on the cover of Time.

In February 2006 he took a series of self-portraits showing himself screaming and posted them on Flickr. Without his knowledge, one image became a symbol of protests in countries including Iran, Spain, Argentina, Egypt, Iraq and Honduras, and companies used it on products such as shirts and book covers. His case became an example in debates on copyright online and entered college courses in the United States. He is married with 2 children.