Us
Dublin Core
Title
Us
Shelfmark - 813.LOVE.BAR,AVSHALOM
Subject
Portraiture
Description
The project was Inspired by our personal relationship, which blossomed during the Covid-19 lockdown, but also out of a struggle with feeling stuck and uninspired with our personal work at the time.
For over two years we photographed couples in their homes, mostly around Israel but also in the UK and Europe.
Our aim is to represent couples that are often overlooked by mainstream media, by making the invisible - visible.
For us, the most special thing about this project is the experience of witnessing love, intimacy, and acceptance between the couples, which is beyond social norms, gender, body image, disabilities, age, culture, etc.
Each time we left a couples’ house after a shoot, we felt very lucky, inspired, and mostly thankful for the chance to witness and commemorate all of that through our photography.
You are invited to the lives and homes of 25 couples, depicting different settings and lifestyles.
For over two years we photographed couples in their homes, mostly around Israel but also in the UK and Europe.
Our aim is to represent couples that are often overlooked by mainstream media, by making the invisible - visible.
For us, the most special thing about this project is the experience of witnessing love, intimacy, and acceptance between the couples, which is beyond social norms, gender, body image, disabilities, age, culture, etc.
Each time we left a couples’ house after a shoot, we felt very lucky, inspired, and mostly thankful for the chance to witness and commemorate all of that through our photography.
You are invited to the lives and homes of 25 couples, depicting different settings and lifestyles.
Creator
Rona Bar and Ofek Avshalom
Publisher
Snap Collective Publishing K/S
Date
2022
Format
170g matt premium pages and a hard cover
Book Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
30.4 x 21.8 x 1.6
Number of Pages
116
Number of images
68
Edition Size
2
Place of Publication
Germany
Designer
Olena Bidnenko
Editor
Maria Łozińska
Printer
Snap Collective Publishing K/S
ISBN
978-1-915600-36-3
Website
https://www.thefotometro.com/
URL Link to project
https://www.thefotometro.com/personal
Where to buy
- The Photographers' Gallery book shop, London
- https://shop.snap-collective.com/en-gb/products/us-by-rona-bar-and-ofek-avshalom
- https://shop.snap-collective.com/en-gb/products/us-by-rona-bar-and-ofek-avshalom
Links to reviews
i-D - https://i-d.vice.com/en/article/bvzawv/photos-of-couples-in-love-at-home
Dazed - https://www.dazeddigital.com/art-photography/article/55443/1/love-behind-closed-doors-intimate-nude-photos-of-couples-baring-it-all
WÜL - https://www.wulmagazine.com/editorials/rona-bar-and-ofek-avshalom
British Journal of Photography -https://www.1854.photography/2022/03/rona-bar-and-ofek-avshalom-capture-love-in-the-home/
Dazed - https://www.dazeddigital.com/art-photography/article/55443/1/love-behind-closed-doors-intimate-nude-photos-of-couples-baring-it-all
WÜL - https://www.wulmagazine.com/editorials/rona-bar-and-ofek-avshalom
British Journal of Photography -https://www.1854.photography/2022/03/rona-bar-and-ofek-avshalom-capture-love-in-the-home/
Collection
Citation
Fotometro, “Us,” Photobook Cafe Archive, accessed July 7, 2025, https://photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/items/show/813.