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Lior Susana Photography
Lior Susana was born on September 12, 1982, the first of
five children, to a second generation Jewish family in Israel.
Even at an early age Lior was drawn to the arts, enjoying
painting and sculpting. Coming from an artistic family he
felt a very deeply rooted connection to art; his grandfather
excelling in photography and his father in painting.
It was in his early teens that he discovered photography
for himself. One day he came across the National Geographic collection held in his junior high-school library.
Going through hundreds of issues he became more and
more fascinated by the work of the great masters of photography.
Recognizing and encouraging his passion his parents
bought him his first analog reflex camera at the age of fifteen. He quickly began
experimenting with various photographic styles and techniques; working mostly with 35mm films and black and
white dark room techniques.
As an enthusiastic teenage photographer he began developing his skills in photography while working for the local newspapers in his home town and documenting family
events. Here he began training his artistic eye, capturing
mostly black and white street, reportage, and landscape
images.
Shortly after his military service of three years for the Israeli Air Force, at the eager age of 22, Lior discovered
his second great passion, travel. His wanderlust began in
2005 when he embarked on his first solo journey abroad,
traversing India and Nepal.
He traveled alone across the great expanse of the Himalayas for almosta year. Crossing from one challenging
and daunting side to the other. He covered more than 800
kilometers on foot, his camera always inseparable, at his
side, ready to capture the rare and mysterious secrets as
the mountain revealed them. As he trekked this infamous,
rocky land he came across and interacted with many of the
indigenous peoples and learned of their different cultures
and ways.