JONATHAN CHERRY: Can you give two or three example of things that have inspired you in the last seven days?

YANIV WAISSA: My work is inspired by the sights that I visit during my photographic journys, and what I feel about them. I also insipred from reading photo blogs (such as Mrs. Deane, Conscientious, Tales of Light, Buffet, Loz, Urbanautica and many more). I always love to see works of different people from different places and of course my home library

JC: What was the last photography book you picked up and what did you like about it?

YW: A few days ago I got the new book of Simon Menner, a young photographer from Germany. The book contains 3 projects- “Camouflage”, “Murder Weapons” and “Boobytraps”. These different projects all try to deal with the nature of terror and the mechanisms that a used to spread terror and fear in peoples minds. I love his works because they make you shiver. I Also love the way he solves the problem of presenting three very distinct bodies of work on one kind of paper.

JC: What equipment are you currently using?

YW: My main cameras are Shen Hao 4x5 and Holga but I also used few polaroid and toy cameras

JC: What is ‘Disintegration of a Revived Nation’ all about and where did the ideas stem from?

YW: This project stem from my photographic journeys across various locations in Israel. I examine the relationship between man and nature and the constant tension between the past and the future. I deal with the urban revolution, manifested in the massive construction of buildings, roads, bridges and all kinds of huge concrete structures and the changing generations.

JC: Why did you choose to shoot in Black and White for ‘Disintegration of a Revived Nation’?

YW: I love shooting in black and white! I love the wide range of gray tones and the grain. I love to use color films/slides when the color is a main issue and important for the project and for this project I felt that b&w is better to express the overall atmosphere of the project.

JC: What are your hopes for 2010?

YW: I’m going to exhibit in the Time To Meet festival in Antwerp (March 2010) and hope to publish books with two new publishers so I hope to reach more people with my works. I also going to marry my girlfriend, Tal, so wish us the best of luck.