Mati Gelman is a self-taught commercial and fine art photographer. Born in
Hungary and raised in Israel, he first pursued deep knowledge of the
natural world through education, receiving a degree in Biochemistry from
the Israel Institute of Technology and Masters of Science in Organic
Chemistry from Bar Ilan University in Tel Aviv. He transitioned to full-time
photography after moving to New York City where he currently resides. His
work explores queerness and human integration with nature, through
composite and staged photography, evoking feelings of rapture, wonder,
and unmooring in equal measure. Once manipulating molecules, now
manipulating pixels, his work balances the granular and the grand. Awards
include the UMBRA International Photography Awards, FAPA (Fine Art
Photography Awards), and the International Color Photography Contest’s
Chromatic Awards, in addition to being a 2021 Finalist of Microsoft’s
“Original by Design” competition. His work has been showcased at “Artsy”
and “Dabart”, and the “More Art Please”, “Photoplace'', and “SMUSH”
galleries. His work is featured in “Dance Vision” from Abrams Books, as
well as “Painting with Light”, which showcases highlights from the last five
years of production. Mati has been featured in “Facing Creativity” web
series produced by SONY.
