Born in the Middle East to a family of migrants from the Balkans, Oded Wagenstein (1986) uses the photographic medium to explore the themes of Aging, Longing, and Memory.
Graduated both in Sociology and Anthropology and in Film, from Tel Aviv University.

Working with JDC-ESHEL, part of a global NGO advocating for the elderly, creating a ground for a better intergenerational understanding and bond.
He is also teaching at the Galitz School of Photography (largest photography school in the Middle East), based in Tel Aviv, where he teaches thousands of students, both Jews and Muslims to use their cameras as a bridge between them.

His work has been published in the BBC, National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler among others. He published three books.

His recent series “Like Last Year’s Snow” was awarded in the PDN Photo Annual 2018.