About Me





"Self Portrait in Mirrors"
Warsaw, Poland, 2018
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The great American philosopher Yogi Berra said, "You can observe a lot by watching."  I agree.

I strive to capture poignant, humorous and beautiful images from simple encounters in real life.  We should never take for granted the forms and meaning we see all around us.

While there are many examples of fictional images in the photographic art world today, I prefer the truth of genuine life experiences.  Aside from a self-portrait, none of the depicted scenes was staged or designed on a computer.

I've been privileged to have my work recognized internationally.  My photo "Two Men Getting off the Bus" won Honorable Mention at the international Artist Gallery 2025 Street Photography Awards.  My work was profiled on ArtistCloseup.com in June 2024.  I was the Write Haus "Sunday Showcase" artist on 9 April 2023.  My photo "Night Snowfall" was awarded Honorable Mention at the 2022 Annual Photography Awards.  

I've been a featured photographer in numerous arts and photography magazines, including Lens Magazine and the Visual Poetry Journal.

My photographs have been exhibited in other numerous and diverse settings, such as:

     The Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow, Scotland (numerous exhibitions)
     Harmony Cultural Center, Jerusalem, Israel (Fourth Biennale of Graphic Art and Photography)    
     First Station, Terminal Cafe, Jerusalem, Israel (solo exhibition)
     Beit Yehudit Cultural Center, Jerusalem, Israel (solo exhibition)
     Holzer Books, Jerusalem, Israel (solo exhibitions)     
     Krakow Jewish Community Centre, Krakow, Poland (solo exhibition)
     Warsaw Jewish Community Centre, Warsaw, Poland (solo exhibition)
     March of the Living, Warsaw, Poland (solo exhibition)
     Cafe Smadar, Jerusalem, Israel (solo exhibition)     
     Studio Coffee, Arad, Israel (solo exhibition)
     Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel, Jerusalem, Israel
     The Vermont Center for Photography, Brattleboro, VT, USA
     The Stebbins Gallery, Cambridge, MA, USA
     Gallery 1581, Brookline, MA, USA
     Johnny D's Uptown, Somerville, MA, USA (solo exhibition)
     Harvard University
     Numerous Shutterhub exhibitions
     Numerous other online exhibitions
     The Jerusalem Post
     The Times of Israel
     Haaretz 
     
             
I live in Jerusalem, Israel.


Images and Text Copyright Rick Blumsack 2000-2026. All Rights Reserved.